It’s no secret that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull faced resistance from star Harrison Ford and director Steven Spielberg on the long road to its 2008 release, and that George Lucas’ insistence that aliens could be a viable plot device in the movie was a big
‘LEVITICUS’ Is Australia’s Queer Riff on ‘It Follows’
I’ll be honest: I had to look up the biblical significance of the word Leviticus. While I knew it carried religious connotations, I couldn’t have told you much beyond that. For my fellow heathens out there, the Book of Leviticus is largely concerned with ideas of purity, impurity, sacrifice, sin,
Tennant, Coughlin, Whitaker Join “Only Murders”
Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” continues fleshing out its sixth season British cast, and has recruited two former Time Lords to do it. “Doctor Who” stars David Tennant and Jodie Whitaker lead an impressive new collection of UK talent joining the show for the new run in recurring guest
The Weekly Round-Up #862 w/ Detective Comics, Green Lantern, Vampirella, and the Justice League
Best Comic Of My Week: The Peril of the Brutal Dark #3 & 4 – I love this odd mashup of hardboiled detective novels with Indiana Jones adventure archeology. Ezra Cain is getting closer to figuring out what ‘The Brutal Dark’ is, as he investigates the German-owned clock factory, and
Gladiator Is a Movie for Women, Argues Russell Crowe
If you’ve ever watched Letterboxd’s Four Favorites video series on social media, you’ll be more than aware that a lot of men really love Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, which remains understandable in a decade where “my Roman Empire” has been trending. Scott’s crowd-pleasing, awards-hogging, fist-pumping action-adventure flick explores themes of honor,