New series alert! As many of you know, I started a summer internship at an awesome place and as such my commute has me taking three trains to get to work. I feel like this is the closest I’ll get to being a New Yorker living in LA. Anyways, being on those trains has allowed
There is much discussion about ideas and amazement in Tomorrowland, the new Disney film directed by Brad Bird. And for all intents and purpose, this is an wonder driven movie. Wonder in different worlds, wonder in humanity’s purpose, wonder of technology, all of these come up in the film.However, these ideas never settle into more than words and the scenes in this film fail to cohere into a film. In short, Tomorrowland spends its time concerned about the concept of amazing without actually amazing its audience.
Sometimes you hit on a podcast topic that happens to be pretty topical which is what happened when On the Floor decided to talk about Hollywood’s sequel and remake obsessed culture right after Pitch Perfect 2 made $70 million and Poltergiest is about to open. We get into a pretty animated discussion about what this
This week are learn from flashbacks how Vanessa came to be who she is now with the help of someone called the Cut-Wife of Ballentree Moor, we learn that the past never leaves us no matter how hard we try and how it is who we are like Sembene once told Vanessa. And can I just say that Patti LuPone was just fantastic in this episode! So let’s begin because something wicked this way comes.
At what point does the credit you give a film for being progressive and different override a thin story and themes that feel on the surface? If you are like me and you have just seen Mad Max: Fury Road this is a question you feel yourself wrestling with.
On the Floor is back this week and we have an incredibly animated podcast wherein we discuss what gets us to rewatch or not rewatch a film and the recent Hollywood Reporter interview and our thoughts on diversity in Hollywood. We also spoil portions of movies such as Perks of Being a Wallflower and Weekend so…yeah. Enjoy!