Tag: Ridley Scott
Companion’s Iris Owes a Debt to Blade Runner’s Rachael
In one of the first trailers for Companion, Drew Hancock’s directorial and screenplay debut, little is revealed about the “big twist” of the movie. It’s only [Read More…]
Mescal/Pascal: Gladiator II, Or: The Return of the Gladiator Sausage Party Arrives at Yet Another Timely Moment in U.S. Political History
When Gladiator arrived in theaters in May of 2000, there was about to be a changing of the guard in U.S. politics. That is to [Read More…]
Alien: Romulus: Rain Lacks the Grit of Ripley
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another installment in the Alien franchise, “20th Century Studios” goes and releases Alien: Romulus. In fact, it [Read More…]
Quel Choc: Napoleon Falls Short
Of all the numerous and controversial French political figures, it is Napoleon Bonaparte who remains foremost in the minds of the French and non-French alike. [Read More…]
Dick Is the Root of All Evil: Thelma and Louise As Eerie Smoke Signal for #MeToo
When one watches Thelma and Louise, at least one of the cinephile persuasion, all that can be thought is: who is the woman that wrote [Read More…]
The Divide Between American & European Views on Family Underlines All the Money in the World
An impressive feat in moviemaking alone for the quickness with which Ridley Scott was able to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer (a much more [Read More…]
Golden Globes 2016: More Interesting Than Last Year
Award shows can always go one of two ways: utterly drab or a complete shit show. In the case of this year’s Golden Globe Awards, [Read More…]
