[This post began as a response to some comments made by Douglas Storm on Amber’s most recent post.] The name…
A D & Jeremy Talk about Movies: X-Men: First Class
A D: Much like how you hated The Tree of Life, Jeremy, I hated Bryan Singer’s two X-Men films. Hated…
A D & Jeremy Talk about Movies: Mel Gibson’s Hamlet, all films Kenneth Branagh, Sleuth, Joseph Mankiewicz, Thor, and superhero movies (every one)
[You want to read the earlier installments, and we want to help you: Part 1, Part 2] [Drumming our fingers…
Announcing a New Big Other Series: “A D & Jeremy Talk about Movies”
In two days, I’ll be posting the first installment of a new ongoing series at Big Other: conversations I’ve had…
My Favorite New Movies of 2010
Hello and welcome to 2011. Time to make a list of what I liked and didn’t like in 2010. A…
Seventeen Ways of Criticizing Inception (AKA, All Knowledge Isn’t Equal)
[This can be considered a response to this post, and its comments thread.] 1. You’ve just become the fiction editor…
More on Inception: Shot Economy and 1 + 1 = 1
Some good questions came up in the comments section of my lengthy Inception critique (“Seventeen Ways of Criticizing Inception“), and…
Scott Pilgrim vs. Inception for the Future of the Cinematic Imagination
Regarding my impassioned critique of Inception, many have asked me: “What could Nolan have done differently?” Which is one way…