For the second time in the span of one month, I have encountered a movie that was not made for me. Ready Player One, along with A Wrinkle in Time, both offer valid interpretations of their very popular books. However, both movies left me cold and in many instances actively worked against me getting into
My most anticipated thing at WonderCon didn’t happen till the final day, but it was truly awesome to get to speak with Ruth Carter, the costume designer for Black Panther. I spent two feverish weeks working on this W’Kabi cosplay so that I could interview her in it and as you can see that it
Who is Batman without his technology? Many, not me…today, would say that it makes him completely irrelevant as a character. Others would say that it allows the character to show off his incredible determination and detective skill. Regardless of what approach you think, this is certainly a central thesis that informs the narrative of Batman
Love, Simon is a breath of fresh air in so many ways. It’s the first major studio film that stars a gay protagonist, its impeccably cast with three queer actors, and perhaps most importantly, is a wonderful film that manages to improve on it’s source material, Simon v. the Homosapien Agenda. The story is about
One of the rare things in movie history is about to happen, a gay film gets a wide release. This weekend sees Love, Simon, based on the book Simon vs. The Homosapiens Agenda, premiere and a lot has been made of the fact that it’s the first major studio release with a gay love story
Sometimes in the world of watching movies you encounter films that just don’t feel like they were made for you. Sadly, one of those movies is A Wrinkle in Time, directed by Ava DuVernay, which for all it’s elements, can’t cohere into anything more than a messy exercise in making a movie.