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Popeye: Robert Altman—De-Animator

Popeye: Robert Altman—De-Animator

By M.C. Myers  / June 10, 2020
Chaotic elements curdle in Altman's serious silly world. There are worse films but few larger failures.
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Latest Features

Avengers: Endgame: Fan Reservice

Avengers: Endgame: Fan Reservice

By M.C. Myers  / April 8, 2020
The 22-film climax delivers on fireworks but passes up its themes. Here's my full analysis.
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The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s

The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s

By M.C. Myers  / March 7, 2020
This decade saw new studios created and old ones bought. Here's my pick for the 100 Best Movies of the 2010s.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Price of Ambition

Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Price of Ambition

By M.C. Myers  / December 19, 2019
With The Rise of Skywalker coming out, I wrote my final evaluation, for good and bad, of one of the most debated movies ever.
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Reaction: Nostalgia Manipulation

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Reaction: Nostalgia Manipulation

By M.C. Myers  / December 9, 2019
I'm not buying what this trailer is selling. Here's why.
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The Matrix: Re-Examining a Milestone

The Matrix: Re-Examining a Milestone

By M.C. Myers  / August 21, 2019
The sequels changed this movie. Its ego now shows through its history, though its action still satisfies.
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The Final Word: It’s Time to Retire the Term “Mary Sue”

The Final Word: It’s Time to Retire the Term “Mary Sue”

By M.C. Myers  / May 1, 2019
The talk of what it means to be a Mary Sue has gotten so emotional that I think it's time for the term to disappear. But not before my final word.
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Avengers: Infinity War and the Power of Change

Avengers: Infinity War and the Power of Change

By M.C. Myers  / April 24, 2019
An ensemble cluster of action and color anchored by one of the best villains in the genre. The series' most essential film.
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Gender Horror in The Witch

Gender Horror in The Witch

By M.C. Myers  / April 11, 2019
A movie so scary it's worthy of study. Eggers is a name to watch.
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Dumbo (1941): The First Disney Film to Fall Short

Dumbo (1941): The First Disney Film to Fall Short

By M.C. Myers  / March 29, 2019
Beautiful animation complements a pretty bare story about proving yourself even when you have nothing to prove. Not the studio's best.
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Dark City: Solving the Us Illusion

Dark City: Solving the Us Illusion

By M.C. Myers  / March 24, 2019
An extravagant mystery, deeply brilliant. Where mainstream meets noir and makes them both seem like a good idea.
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Recent Reviews

Interstellar: Feeling Machine
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No shortage of mechanical beauty and a heart full of intent. This doesn't stop it from being loud.
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Brooklyn: Cautious Fairytale
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A well-meaning take on worse movies. It's pretty but it's not brave.
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Avengers: Endgame: Fan Reservice
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The 22-film climax delivers on fireworks but passes up its themes. Here's my full analysis.
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Midsommar Director’s Cut: Relationship Horror
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A queazy exploration of love that doubles as genre comfort. Don't expect more.
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Gretel & Hansel: Flop Fable
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A new direction doesn't kill the magic. The complete lack of creative energy does.
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The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
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This decade saw new studios created and old ones bought. Here's my pick for the 100 Best Movies of the 2010s.
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1917: Tech Epic
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A gorgeous technological obsession matched to a sparse story. Exactly what meets the eye.
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Only God Forgives: Violent Delusion
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Refn is suffering from a sex and violence delusion. After this, you might be too.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Abrams returns to Star Wars to make the most pandering, convoluted, and purposeless entry in the entire saga.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Price of Ambition
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With The Rise of Skywalker coming out, I wrote my final evaluation, for good and bad, of one of the most debated movies ever.
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Possum: Inner Terror
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As small as horror gets. Images survive a plot that fails them.
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Reaction: Nostalgia Manipulation
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I'm not buying what this trailer is selling. Here's why.
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The Lone Ranger
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What a dark horse! Has any movie been more hated for being fine?
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Ad Astra: Space Melodrama
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A family drama and a space movie, with little enough ambition to fail them both.
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28 Days Later
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Stylish and scary. Zombie horror with a modern twist.
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The Tree of Life: Memory Epic
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An epic of intimate proportions. The most personal film of its decade.
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The Revenant: Locating Realism
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As much a study in the intensity of its filmmaker as a story. This movie bares all.
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Bronson
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A director matched to a star matched to a subject. None of them want you to accept them, and that's why you can't help it.
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Recent Reviews

Interstellar: Feeling Machine
Brooklyn: Cautious Fairytale
Avengers: Endgame: Fan Reservice
Midsommar Director’s Cut: Relationship Horror
Gretel & Hansel: Flop Fable
The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
1917: Tech Epic
Only God Forgives: Violent Delusion
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Price of Ambition
Possum: Inner Terror
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Reaction: Nostalgia Manipulation
The Lone Ranger
Ad Astra: Space Melodrama
28 Days Later
The Tree of Life: Memory Epic
The Revenant: Locating Realism
Bronson