Archive for the ‘Film’ Category

The Thing That Should Not Be

Why? Why does Disney feel the need to recreate a classic? Disney remaking Yellow Submarine in 3D It just isn’t necessary, and it won’t be improved. This makes me so angry, I could just blast Metallica! Take that! (Horrible thought: Do you think one day Disney could acquire the rights to Metallica’s music? Then we’d [...]

Old Cheese

I have a new rule of thumb – the more time has passed since I saw a particular movie, the less reliable my assessment of it. This weekend, we rented Dead Again, the Branagh/Thompson/Jacobi thriller of ’91. I had recalled enjoying the movie a lot, remembering the intriguing past-life drama and impressive and picturesque black [...]