The Punisher #30, The Slavers, Part 6 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 1, 2019
Ennis keeps it tight for the last issue of The Slavers. Frank’s perspective, lady cop Miller’s perspective, no one else. Other characters get significant moments—the other cop, Parker, gets some material, the dirty cop gets a big part in a scene, the old man has his showdown with Frank, Jen Cooke read more
Free Solo (2018, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 1, 2019
Free Solo is ostensibly about rock climber Alex Honnold’s obsession to free solo (climbing alone without ropes, maybe falling to a gruesome death) Yosemite’s El Capitan mountain. You know, from Star Trek V. Does Honnold beat Captain Kirk’s time? You could watch and find out. Or Google. Only it’s read more
The Punisher #29, The Slavers, Part 5 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 30, 2019
This issue has an Ennis Punisher “wow” moment. It ends with it. Two of them actually. One in Frank’s handling of Vera, the woman who handles… the Human Resources department for the trafficking ring. One in Frank’s narration. The moments leave you with a feeling of emptiness and profound sadness. read more
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019, Lee Won-tae) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 29, 2019
According to the opening titles, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil is based on a true story, which is—I assume—why it takes place in 2005. The story, about a cop (Kim Mu-yeol) and his least favorite gangster (Ma Dong-seok) teaming up to take down a serial killer, comes off like a seventies update read more
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019, Lee Won-tae) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 29, 2019
According to the opening titles, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil is based on a true story, which is—I assume—why it takes place in 2005. The story, about a cop (Kim Mu-yeol) and his least favorite gangster (Ma Dong-seok) teaming up to take down a serial killer, comes off like a seventies update read more
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019, Lee Won-tae) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 29, 2019
According to the opening titles, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil is based on a true story, which is—I assume—why it takes place in 2005. The story, about a cop (Kim Mu-yeol) and his least favorite gangster (Ma Dong-seok) teaming up to take down a serial killer, comes off like a seventies update read more
The Punisher #28, The Slavers, Part 4 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 29, 2019
This issue moves real fast. Most of the expository scenes take place in a page, sometimes two, sometimes packed pages, sometimes just splash pages. There’s action for both the evil old man and Frank. Evil old man is contending with the assassins his son has sent after him, Frank is deal with the so read more
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019, Lee Won-tae) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 29, 2019
According to the opening titles, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil is based on a true story, which is—I assume—why it takes place in 2005. The story, about a cop (Kim Mu-yeol) and his least favorite gangster (Ma Dong-seok) teaming up to take down a serial killer, comes off like a seventies update read more
The Punisher #27, The Slavers, Part 3 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 28, 2019
It’s a bridging issue but in the best possible way. Since Ennis is now writing so much narration from Frank, the functional bridging feels a lot more organic. Frank’s got a problem—his leads have run dry because of the cluster last issue—and he needs to figure out a way to move forward. Literal read more
Chimes at Midnight (1965, Orson Welles) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 27, 2019
Chimes at Midnight opens with Orson Welles and Alan Webb, both aged men in the Medieval Ages, bumbling (probably at least somewhat drunkenly) in for the night; they sit at a fire and gently reminisce about their youth. The scene gives a first look at screenwriter, director, star Welles in all his g read more
Chimes at Midnight (1965, Orson Welles) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 27, 2019
Chimes at Midnight opens with Orson Welles and Alan Webb, both aged men in the Medieval Ages, bumbling (probably at least somewhat drunkenly) in for the night; they sit at a fire and gently reminisce about their youth. The scene gives a first look at screenwriter, director, star Welles in all his g read more
Chimes at Midnight (1965, Orson Welles) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 27, 2019
Chimes at Midnight opens with Orson Welles and Alan Webb, both aged men in the Medieval Ages, bumbling (probably at least somewhat drunkenly) in for the night; they sit at a fire and gently reminisce about their youth. The scene gives a first look at screenwriter, director, star Welles in all his g read more
The Punisher #26, The Slavers, Part 2 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 27, 2019
The comic opens with Viorica telling Frank what happened to her back in Moldova. Enslaved sex work. Escape. Family (father) rejecting her. Recapture. Ennis splits it into two doses, both for the reader and the characters. In between he introduces the father. Last issue he introduced the son, along read more
Chimes at Midnight (1965, Orson Welles) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 27, 2019
Chimes at Midnight opens with Orson Welles and Alan Webb, both aged men in the Medieval Ages, bumbling (probably at least somewhat drunkenly) in for the night; they sit at a fire and gently reminisce about their youth. The scene gives a first look at screenwriter, director, star Welles in all his g read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e03 – The Schooling of Apes (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 26, 2019
So the last episode ended with the Queen (Norma West) giving birth to a son, making the King (James Maxwell) feel more secure in his reign. Because now he had an heir and something something. British royalty nonsense. But Maxwell was overjoyed about it to the point it was disturbing to think about read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e03 – The Schooling of Apes (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 26, 2019
So the last episode ended with the Queen (Norma West) giving birth to a son, making the King (James Maxwell) feel more secure in his reign. Because now he had an heir and something something. British royalty nonsense. But Maxwell was overjoyed about it to the point it was disturbing to think about read more
Alien: Containment (2019, Chris Reading) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 25, 2019
For the first few minutes—say, three of the short’s nine minute runtime—it seems like Alien: Containment is going to work out. The acting is good. Gaia Weiss is a fine lead, Theo Barklem-Biggs is an okay freaking out guy (he’s in an Alien movie, someone’s got to freak out), but Sharon Duncan-Brewst read more
Alien: Containment (2019, Chris Reading) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 25, 2019
For the first few minutes—say, three of the short’s nine minute runtime—it seems like Alien: Containment is going to work out. The acting is good. Gaia Weiss is a fine lead, Theo Barklem-Biggs is an okay freaking out guy (he’s in an Alien movie, someone’s got to freak out), but Sharon Duncan-Brewst read more
Alien: Containment (2019, Chris Reading) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 25, 2019
For the first few minutes—say, three of the short’s nine minute runtime—it seems like Alien: Containment is going to work out. The acting is good. Gaia Weiss is a fine lead, Theo Barklem-Biggs is an okay freaking out guy (he’s in an Alien movie, someone’s got to freak out), but Sharon Duncan-Brewst read more
Alien: Containment (2019, Chris Reading) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 25, 2019
For the first few minutes—say, three of the short’s nine minute runtime—it seems like Alien: Containment is going to work out. The acting is good. Gaia Weiss is a fine lead, Theo Barklem-Biggs is an okay freaking out guy (he’s in an Alien movie, someone’s got to freak out), but Sharon Duncan-Brewst read more