An American tourist in Russia
I watched the Amazon’s Fallout series when it first came out and just now got around to reviewing it. Bottom line, it is a fun nostalgia trip for people who played the game but really has nothing to say. For readers who are unfamiliar, Fallout is based on the popular post-apocalyptic video game series of … Read more
I recently re-visited the iconic 1996 alien invasion movie Independence Day. This was my first watch-through an adult, and I’m glad to say it was just as enjoyable as when I was a kid. My verdict for Independence Day is that most of the negative professional criticism is unfair, but I must also admit that … Read more
I find the most recent Star Wars trilogy significant because it demonstrates an empire with the aesthetics of rebellion, which mirrors real life American tropes. In the previous movie, The Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia and her oligarch friends successfully regime changed the entire galaxy and put themselves in power. 20 years later in The Force Awakens, we … Read more
Alex Garland’s Civil War takes place in a dystopian world where telescopic camera lenses have been outlawed and journalists have to take photos of war five inches away from the soldiers. Basically, the movie is a 100 minute answer to the nail-biting theme “What if there was a war in a civilized white country?” But … Read more
I’m going to share with you a classic 1947 American Christmas movie, Miracle on 34th Street., an excellent case study for propaganda in opening days of the Cold War. Miracle on 34th Street is a great romantic comedy and I love this movie, but I have to recognize that all the moral lessons are really terrible. And … Read more