‘Babylon’: The Biggest Movie Nobody Watched
The year 2022 in film, looking back, was a year of Grandiosity. Yes, Grandiosity, with a capital G. In this year’s Best Picture category, we have such hits as ‘Avatar 2: The Way of Water,’ ‘Elvis,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘All Quiet on the Western Front,’ and ‘Everything...
Whimsy and Chaos: A Review of ‘Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat’
When the live-action adaptation of ‘The Cat in the Hat’ premiered in November 2003, it primarily targeted late Millennials and early Gen Z viewers. As a young audience, they were mostly oblivious to the film’s many adult jokes. Instead, they delighted in the memorable...
Werner Herzog: Treasures From a Lifelong Cinematic Quest
Werner Herzog: Champion of the Outsider When I tell you that Werner Herzog once held an actor at gunpoint upon that actor’s refusal to act, you may wonder how he hasn’t been canceled (Herzog denies pulling the gun but not threatening his star’s life). When I tell you...
Are In-Person Experiences the Next Streaming Wars? And What’s a Netflix House?
It’s no secret that Hollywood has undergone significant changes in the digital age. Eight- and nine-digit budget films somehow struggle to bring audiences into theaters; cable television, once a prized cash cow, has been all but abandoned by consumers and producers...
