Film
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #25: Ran [King Lear] (1985)
25. Ran [King Lear] (1985) Shakespearean tragedy can be something of a downer. To give you some idea of the moody fuck I was before the age of 30, this observation had never quite occurred to me. I remember enticing my friend Numisiri to watch the Zeffirelli Hamlet with me and our friend Sam Van… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #126: Captain America II: Death Too Soon
The Curator of Schlock #126 by Jeff Shuster Captain America II: Death Too Soon How did they get Christopher Lee to star in a TV movie? So it’s just one more week until Captain America: Civil War, one more week until the Capsicle gets the taste slapped out of his mouth by the Invincible Iron… Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #17: Unwind, Part 2
21st Century Brontë #17 by Brontë Bettencourt Unwind, Part 2 So Alex asked me for clarification on why last week, I stated that I’d prefer to see the Unwind series as a TV show rather than a set of movies. Also, I learned that a movie is indeed in the works for Unwind. The script… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #23: Macbeth (1971)
#23: Macbeth (1971) Early on, this Roman Polanski film from 1971, the year of my birth, looks like every non-Shakespearean’s nightmare about what Shakespeare is like: forgettable characters braying gibberish that is meant to set the scene, but in essence makes us not especially want to watch the story at all. Jon Finch, our Macbeth… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #125: Captain America (1979)
The Curator of Schlock #125 by Jeff Shuster Captain America The Weener Soldier Oh my. Everyone is obsessing over the new Captain America Civil War movie. It’s Captain America vs. Iron Man. Which side will you choose? Well, you can either choose to side with America or you can side with Captain America because let… Continue reading
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McMillan’s Codex #33: Videogame Movie, Silent Hill
McMillan’s Codex 33 By C.T. McMillan Videogame Movie: Silent Hill Adaptation is double-edged sword. Seeing your favorite works in another medium can be exciting, but there is always the possibility it will not do the source material justice. Information gets lost in translation, details will not make the transition, and your favorite parts may be… Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #14: Overhyped Heroes
21st Century Brontë #14 by Brontë Bettencourt Overhyped Heroes Last Thursday was the premiere of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. I’ve been asked by numerous friends my thoughts on the movie, as if I obviously led the charge on opening night. I haven’t seen the movie, nor do I intend to. The instant that… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #19: Coriolanus (2011)
#19. Coriolanus (2011) If, like me, you’re an American with a functioning cortex, then the current political climate looks dire, with presidential candidates presented to the public precisely like any other capitalistic commodity by public relations and branding firms, with an almost absolute loathing for polysyllabic words or anything resembling actual ideas, plans,or philosophies about… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #7: The Ten Best Films of 2015
Aesthetic Drift #7 by Brett Pribble The Ten Best Films of 2015 With the Oscars dropping on Sunday night, I’ve decided to hurl out my own opinion about the best films of the Trumpian Year of the Pig: 2015. I didn’t include documentaries or foreign films because I didn’t have time to watch enough of… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #17: Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000)
#17: Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000) Oh fuck. Fuck. I mean: shit. Don’t see this movie. Don’t see this movie unless you are totally high. Okay, let’s consider what Branagh tried to do with Love’s Labour’s Lost. This adaptation presented the Shakespeare comedy as a Hollywood musical from the late 1930s, in which Shakespeare’s language is interrupted… Continue reading
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