The Flying Fish (2019, Murat Sayginer) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 9, 2019
It’s a little hard to describe The Flying Fish. At least without describing it in relation to other things. It’s what happens when Dr. Manhattan leaves, it’s a Boris Vallejo sexy robot painting turned into a movie, it’s like if early nineties POV-Ray renders looked real, it’s… It’s often read more
The Punisher #23, Up is Down and Black is White, Part 5 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 9, 2019
Lots happens this issue. Lots. Also not lots. It’s a very particular kind of comic, where the heroes find out what the villains have been plotting. A revelation issue… but for the characters. There’s probably a term for it. Sort of a diegetic revelation issue. Anyway, it also has Frank getting read more
The Flying Fish (2019, Murat Sayginer) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 9, 2019
It’s a little hard to describe The Flying Fish. At least without describing it in relation to other things. It’s what happens when Dr. Manhattan leaves, it’s a Boris Vallejo sexy robot painting turned into a movie, it’s like if early nineties POV-Ray renders looked real, it’s… It’s often read more
The Punisher #22, Up is Down and Black is White, Part 4 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 8, 2019
The issue opens with one of those good Ennis ideas not explored; two guys breaking into a closed jewelry shop and terrified by the thought The Punisher, who’s (apparently) never cared about the non-violent street criminals, now does cares about them. Since he’s gone spree. Spree-er. But it’s just read more
The Three Musketeers (1973, Richard Lester) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 7, 2019
The Three Musketeers is so much fun, you barely notice when the film takes a turn in the last thirty or so minutes. The Musketeers are on a mission—they’ve got to deliver a letter to England to save at least one lady’s honor, possibly two—and just as the film reunites them all with the promise read more
The Three Musketeers (1973, Richard Lester) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 7, 2019
The Three Musketeers is so much fun, you barely notice when the film takes a turn in the last thirty or so minutes. The Musketeers are on a mission—they’ve got to deliver a letter to England to save at least one lady’s honor, possibly two—and just as the film reunites them all with the promise read more
The Three Musketeers (1973, Richard Lester) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 7, 2019
The Three Musketeers is so much fun, you barely notice when the film takes a turn in the last thirty or so minutes. The Musketeers are on a mission—they’ve got to deliver a letter to England to save at least one lady’s honor, possibly two—and just as the film reunites them all with the promise read more
The Three Musketeers (1973, Richard Lester) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 7, 2019
The Three Musketeers is so much fun, you barely notice when the film takes a turn in the last thirty or so minutes. The Musketeers are on a mission—they’ve got to deliver a letter to England to save at least one lady’s honor, possibly two—and just as the film reunites them all with the promise read more
The Punisher #21, Up is Down and Black is White, Part 3 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 7, 2019
Every once and a while I wonder if I’m too liberal in my use of the term “bridging issue” to quickly describe how a writer uses an issue to set up the second half or next part of an arc. Then I’ll read a comic like Punisher MAX #21 and it’s exactly what I’m talking about. There have been read more
Wildcats (1986, Michael Ritchie) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 6, 2019
Wildcats is supposed to be about a woman coaching high school football but it ends up being an unintentionally thorough examination of patriarchy, misogyny, and racism. There’s a lot to unpack; more, actually, than its worth. Because Wildcats isn’t just a failure of a female empowerment picture, read more
Wildcats (1986, Michael Ritchie) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 6, 2019
Wildcats is supposed to be about a woman coaching high school football but it ends up being an unintentionally thorough examination of patriarchy, misogyny, and racism. There’s a lot to unpack; more, actually, than its worth. Because Wildcats isn’t just a failure of a female empowerment picture, read more
Wildcats (1986, Michael Ritchie) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 6, 2019
Wildcats is supposed to be about a woman coaching high school football but it ends up being an unintentionally thorough examination of patriarchy, misogyny, and racism. There’s a lot to unpack; more, actually, than its worth. Because Wildcats isn’t just a failure of a female empowerment picture, read more
Wildcats (1986, Michael Ritchie) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 6, 2019
Wildcats is supposed to be about a woman coaching high school football but it ends up being an unintentionally thorough examination of patriarchy, misogyny, and racism. There’s a lot to unpack; more, actually, than its worth. Because Wildcats isn’t just a failure of a female empowerment picture, read more
The Punisher #20, Up is Down and Black is White, Part 2 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 6, 2019
It’s the Nicky Cavella origin story, complete with his original crew (from the first Punisher MAX arc) appearing again in fun little cameos. Well, as fun as a Punisher MAX cameo is going to get. Because Nicky Cavella has a very rough origin story. He’s the psychopath born to the family of sociopath read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
Mindhunter (2017) s02e08 – Episode 8 (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 5, 2019
Do you know why Anna Torv got a girlfriend story arc this season? Why we’ve been getting to know Lauren Glazier since the first episode? Is it to give Torv some character development? Because… there isn’t any. I mean, not enough—given how all of the characters function when they’re at work—so read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
Mindhunter (2017) s02e08 – Episode 8 (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 5, 2019
Do you know why Anna Torv got a girlfriend story arc this season? Why we’ve been getting to know Lauren Glazier since the first episode? Is it to give Torv some character development? Because… there isn’t any. I mean, not enough—given how all of the characters function when they’re at work—so read more