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Get Off My Plane and Lawn: <i>Air Force One</i> Turns 20

Get Off My Plane and Lawn: Air Force One Turns 20

Jul 25th, 2017 Eric D. Snider
One of the music cues Donald Trump used during his presidential campaign  was from the soundtrack for Air Force One, a movie in which America's core institutions are taken over by a man whose only loyalty is to Russia. There's also a point in the movie when the clear best choice is to overrule...
The Uncomfortable Legacy of the <i>Revenge of the Nerds</i> Franchise

The Uncomfortable Legacy of the Revenge of the Nerds Franchise

Jul 17th, 2017 Jeremy Herbert
There’s aging badly and then there’s Revenge of the Nerds. What passed for collegiate underdog hijinks in 1984 goes by different terms today — like rape, unlawful surveillance, and revenge porn. We’re supposed to cheer when Robert Carradine’s head nerd, Lewis Skolnick, beds a cheerleader...
Consider This: <i>Jurassic Park</i> a Feminist Remake of <i>Jaws</i>

Consider This: Jurassic Park a Feminist Remake of Jaws

Jul 12th, 2017 Daxson Hale
I love rewatching my favorite movies. When you sit down to view any film, you approach it with your own experience and meet it in the middle. Then, over time, you change and your viewpoints change and you can derive and add new meaning by rewatching something that, unless George Lucas was involved,...
<i>Neighbors</i>: John G. Avildsen's Uncomfortable Journey into Suburban Hell

Neighbors: John G. Avildsen's Uncomfortable Journey into Suburban Hell

Jun 28th, 2017 Jeremy Herbert
At face value, 1981’s Neighbors is The Blues Brothers Take Suburbia. The yellowed cover of my VHS copy calls it “A Comic Smash” and promises “Belushi and Aykroyd are at it again and the results are uproarious!” without a hint of attribution, making both statements about as legally binding...
<i>Innerspace</i>: Joe Dante's Badly Titled Fantastic Voyage Turns 30

Innerspace: Joe Dante's Badly Titled Fantastic Voyage Turns 30

Jun 26th, 2017 Jeremy Herbert
Joe Dante knew he’d made it in Hollywood when a grip on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) pointed out which corner of the soundstage Errol Flynn once used as his own personal bathroom. His career has always walked that same line between profound and profane. Dante got his start as one...
The Beguiling Case of Art-House Remakes

The Beguiling Case of Art-House Remakes

Jun 20th, 2017 Zach Vasquez
One of the most anticipated films in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival was Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled. The Civil War period piece — which centers on the drama caused by the appearance of a wounded Union soldier at a secluded girls’ school deep in Confederate territory —...
Michael Baywatch Part IV: Gains and Losses (2013-2016)

Michael Baywatch Part IV: Gains and Losses (2013-2016)

Jun 19th, 2017 Craig J. Clark
As the world teeters on the brink of Transformers: The Last Knight, Craig J. Clark has finally reached the end of the road that led Michael Bay — and the rest of us — here. Craig called the tune. It’s time to pay the piper. Part IV: Gains and Losses (2013-2016) After directing three...
13 Actors Who Did Better as Screenwriters

13 Actors Who Did Better as Screenwriters

Jun 14th, 2017 Rob Hunter
This week marks the 30th anniversary of John McTiernan’s action/sci-fi blockbuster Predator. It was the first credited movie role for the actor who plays the dirty-joke-obsessed Hawkins, but his excitement about that may have been overshadowed by something else. His name is Shane Black, you see,...
Michael Baywatch Part III: Transform and Roll in the Dough (2007-2011)

Michael Baywatch Part III: Transform and Roll in the Dough (2007-2011)

Jun 12th, 2017 Craig J. Clark
As the world edges closer and closer to the release of Transformers: The Last Knight, Craig J. Clark is mapping the road that led Michael Bay — and the rest of us — here. Here’s the rub: Before he embarked on this project, Craig had never seen a Michael Bay movie. And it’s too late for him...
The Politics of <i>The Mummy</i> in 1932, 1999, and 2017

The Politics of The Mummy in 1932, 1999, and 2017

Jun 8th, 2017 Kristen Lopez
Fictional monsters have often been used to examine the “other” within ourselves. But the various incarnations of The Mummy — in 1932, 1999, and now 2017 — have touched on America’s interactions with foreign, exotic “others.” In a nutshell, each version follows the same narrative:...
<i>Con Air</i> & <i>Face/Off</i>: The Summer of Cage Turns 20

Con Air & Face/Off: The Summer of Cage Turns 20

Jun 7th, 2017 Tom Lorenzo
Nic Cage wasn’t always a walking punchline. But after winning the Best Actor Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he started choosing roles that allowed him to work with interesting filmmakers, regardless of whether the movies would be any good. His first post-Oscar film, Michael Bay’s frenetic...
Michael Baywatch Part II: Sneak Attacks (2001-2005)

Michael Baywatch Part II: Sneak Attacks (2001-2005)

Jun 6th, 2017 Craig J. Clark
In the lead-up to Transformers: The Last Knight, Craig J. Clark is mapping the road that led Michael Bay — and the rest of us — here. There’s just one catch: Craig had never seen a Michael Bay movie before now. Things are about to get real. . Part II: Sneak Attacks (2001-2005) It...
<i>Patriot Games</i>: The Jack Ryan Do-Over at 25

Patriot Games: The Jack Ryan Do-Over at 25

Jun 3rd, 2017 Jeremy Herbert
Alec Baldwin does not like Harrison Ford. In his recently released memoir, Nevertheless, Baldwin isn’t content to merely insult the man, but deconstructs his entire image with the speed and ferocity of a prison-yard shanking. He describes Ford, Indiana Jones himself, as “a little man, short,...
The Injuries of Indiana Jones, Cataloged

The Injuries of Indiana Jones, Cataloged

May 31st, 2017 Derek Faraci
Whether Nazis, Communists, or Thuggees, Indiana Jones fights them all, and he gets his share of bruises and beatings. But just how much damage does he take in the course of his adventures? How many concussions has the great archeologist suffered while fighting the most evil of evil jerks...
Michael Baywatch Part I: Humble Beginnings (1995-1998)

Michael Baywatch Part I: Humble Beginnings (1995-1998)

May 30th, 2017 Craig J. Clark
Of all the directors who graduated from music videos and commercial work to feature films in the 1990s — a roll call that includes such luminaries as David Fincher, Antoine Fuqua, Spike Jonze, Brett Ratner, Dominic Sena, Gore Verbinski, and Simon West — the reigning king of the summer popcorn...
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