The Emperor Has Arrived

Trump won the election and seeing the Democrat and globalist meltdowns over it is quite funny. But, as they said in South Park, the most important thing after a disaster is finding out whose fault it is. Aside from the near-universal stubbornness of every mainstream news network besides Fox to call the election after it … Read more

The Best In Hell, But Not Anywhere Else

the best of hell

I finally got around to watching the 2022 Russian war film The Best In Hell, and was underwhelmed. Not unexpected, but disappointing nonetheless. A thoughtful and poignant Ukraine war film would actually be valuable now. The Best In Hell parades itself as such a film, but underdelivers and focuses on all the wrong things. The … Read more

Joker: Folie à Don’t—Filmmaking as Penance

A burning clown

Seldom is a sequel widely recognized as superior to its predecessor, with most follow-ups struggling to recapture the relevance or dynamism of the original. There are exceptions—Aliens comes to mind. But they are few and far between. As often as not, a sequel is a shameless and hamfisted cash grab, with remakes typically no better. Yet … Read more