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Ghostbusters (Dissenting)

July 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

"Yes, there is no urgency in its direction, the plot is a replica, it didn’t need a gender swap or even a bog standard reboot... but on this occasion, I found myself thoroughly unoffended by the re-tread. In fact, I was joyfully entertained." [...]

Ghostbusters

July 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

"Ghostbusters"' awfulness has nothing to do with the gender of its cast but everything to do with how unfunny and flat out boring it is." [...]

Reboots and the Safety of Your Childhood

June 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

Kids look up at the monolith and say, “Yay! Ghostbusters!” and “That looks so cool!” In their enthusiastic awes is where I see something special: The part of me—and indeed all lovers of any fandom—that still marvels at the wonder of the movies. [...]

Mad Max: Fury Road

May 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

"'Max' is like a symphony of fire and metal on crack, propelled through the harshest landscape on Earth at 200 miles an hour." [...]