Category Archives: Film

The True Lies of True Lies

Posted on December 24, 2021 by JC

I would usually make more effort in thinking of a title but there really isn’t a better way to discuss a film that reveals itself so openly. True Lies was released in 1994 which was seven years before the events … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Politics, Society | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The True Lies of True Lies

The Last Years of America

Posted on October 30, 2021 by JC

Top Gun was a a staple movie of my household growing up. It was one of the first VHS tapes I remember my father buying and he used to play it over and over again — but I don’t remember … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Society | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on The Last Years of America

Dated Relevance

Posted on September 11, 2021 by JC

Idiocracy is a film by Mike Judge who is well known for the animations Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill and his other cult classic film Office Space. I was only vaguely familiar with these properties and only came … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Politics, Society | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Dated Relevance

The Fascinating Backdrop

Posted on July 9, 2021 by JC

Lost in Translation is a 2003 film directed by Sophia Coppola and starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. From 1998’s Rushmore onwards, Murray transitioned into more dramatic roles and this is already one of his best remembered since this transition. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Japan, Personal, Society | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on The Fascinating Backdrop

The Setting of the Rising Sun

Posted on May 9, 2021 by JC

Rising Sun by Michael Crichton, Alfred A. Knopf Inc, January 27th, 1992 Rising Sun is a novel written by Michael Crichton while he was still at the height of his literary powers. It was published after Jurassic Park and before … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Film, Japan, Literature, Society | Tagged | Comments Off on The Setting of the Rising Sun

Financial Success versus Cultural Legacy

Posted on April 8, 2021 by JC

Though I can’t now remember where I read it, I  read somewhere that the 2009 film Avatar, despite it’s immense financial success has not left any sort of cultural legacy. When thinking about it, it is hard not to agree. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Ramblings | Tagged , | Comments Off on Financial Success versus Cultural Legacy

The Academy Awards were Always Trash

Posted on March 29, 2021 by JC

I read a post on the Arkhaven Comics blog by The Dark Herald arguing that the Academy Awards (or the Oscars) lost credibility when The English Patient won in 1997, though he did allow for previous mistakes including the snub … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Society | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Academy Awards were Always Trash

Disney and Reality

Posted on March 23, 2021 by JC

In which I respond to the lyrics of  ‘Colors of the Wind’ from Disney’s Pocahontas. A song supposedly written from the perspective of a Powhatan woman but actually written by two Jewish men. Disney typically isn’t concerned with following the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Religion, Society | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Disney and Reality

Battlestar Galactica: Rewatching the Reimagining

Posted on June 14, 2020 by JC

Late last month I finished a re-watching of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining which began as a miniseries in late 2003 and ran for four seasons from 2004 until 2009. I often mention that I don’t watch TV on this blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Politics, Religion, Society, Television | Tagged , | Comments Off on Battlestar Galactica: Rewatching the Reimagining

All You Need Is Kill

Posted on April 18, 2020 by JC

More and more when I watch films I find myself opting to watch something I’ve already seen. This may be due to my age, my changing interests or something else entirely. But I mostly think it is because films are … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Japan, Video Games | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on All You Need Is Kill