By The post Monday Movie: Full Metal Jacket, by Kyle Anderson appeared first on Battleship Pretension. Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Full Metal Jacket originally ran as part of Kyle Anderson’s Kubrick in Reverse series. Stanley Kubrick’s penultimate film, 1987’s Full Metal Jacket,
Home Video Hovel: To Die For, by Scott Nye
The post Home Video Hovel: To Die For, by Scott Nye appeared first on Battleship Pretension. To Die For certainly isn’t shy about its ripped-from-the-headlines nature; it practically gives you the headlines in its opening credits. Coming off four poetic, wandering films about people on the lower rungs of society,
4K UHD Review: The Ring Collection
Are you old enough to remember VHS or even Beta cassettes in your house? I only ask since it’s been almost 25 years since the arrival of a DVD player in my living room. And the DVR has been recording your TV shows for at least 15 years. When was
The Weekly Round-Up #745 w/ Helen of Wyndhorn #1, Napalm Lullaby #1, Wolverine #45, and more
The Best Comic of the Week: Helen of Wyndhorn #1 – When I saw that Tom King and Bilquis Evely, who worked so well together on the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow series, were collaborating again on a book at Dark Horse, I never read the solicitation text, and instead immediately
Episode 887: Film and Fashion with Rico Gagliano
The post Episode 887: Film and Fashion with Rico Gagliano appeared first on Battleship Pretension. In this episode, David and Scott Nye are joined by MUBI Podcast host Rico Gagliano to discuss the history of film and fashion. Film and fashion movies discussed in clude Spike Lee’s Do the Right
