Musings and Curio
Tenet is a movie that I had been anxiously awaiting for since the first teaser dropped. I'm something of a Christopher Nolan fan. While some his ambitious, high concept films are among my favorites (Inception, Interstellar) and Dark Knight is a classic genre-blending piece of cinema, I haven't seen all of his movies. Thus far,... Continue Reading →
Murder-mystery mashed with sci-fi? Sure. (Source: Reddit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwSECw0U9N8
The Star Wars Sequel trilogy is over, and just like the Prequel trilogy that came before it, there is no end of debate over whether the movies were any good, if they were "really" Star Wars or if they even should be - blech - canon. Whether you loved them, liked some of them or... Continue Reading →
Star Trek Beyond finds itself in an unenviable position in the hotly-contested Summer blockbuster season. It's not that the movie celebrates the 50th anniversary of the franchise - in of itself a significant milestone that matters very little to anyone outside of ardent fans and pop culture enthusiasts. It's not just the skepticism surrounding the... Continue Reading →
Avengers: Age of Ultron is a surprising film. Not because of the solid script or impressive action sequences. It's not because rarely have we seen a comic book spectacle on this scale (are you taking notes, DC?). No, Age of Ultron is surprising because, for a decent chunk in the middle of the film, the... Continue Reading →
This was the track that made me a Raveonettes fan, and one of my favorites from the "garage rock revival" from the early 2000's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gQEvupSrRY
On Christmas Day in 2008, my brothers and I got together on one of those rare days that we all had off, and went and saw The Spirit. Ah, the innocence of youth. Before we went to see the movie, I had already caught some of the reviews, and they weren't positive. When I met my... Continue Reading →
Let's get this out of the way right now: Guardians of the Galaxy is a hell of a lot of fun. Marvel wisely chose to play Guardians differently than its other franchises. With the explosion of quality super hero films in the past decade, it would have been easy to look at Guardians of the Galaxy as a... Continue Reading →
Hercules, the summer action vehicle for pro wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, is an easy movie to dismiss. Aside from being released during a quiet period in the summer movie season, the marketing for the film is misleading. The trailers lead you to believe the film is akin to Clash of the Titans (an egregious example is a scene... Continue Reading →
Julio Angel Ortiz | Writer 