The Wicker Man is the name of a 1973 film directed by Robin Hardy, about an uptight Christian policeman (Edward Woodward) whose search for a missing girl takes him to an island where citizens practice Celtic paganism under the direction of a charismatic leader (Christopher Lee). Tension builds slowly as the self-righteous officer discovers too…
Tor.com: The Self-Mocking, Self-Destructive Masculinity of the Predator Franchise
I love Predator. I love the creature designs, I love the violence, and I love the over-the-top machismo. That seems like a weird thing to say today, when we’re beginning to see the fallout of the type of chest-beating, hyper-muscular masculinity celebrated in 80s action movies. But the Predator movies never seemed to take that…
Review: Hell Fest Features Scared People, Forgets to Scare Audience
As I exited my showing of Hell Fest, I quickly googled the phrase “Hell Fest.” Not because I found Hell Fest so exciting that I just had to learn more about Hell Fest, but because I was certain that I had not watched a movie called Hell Fest, but a 89 minute advertisement for a…
Review: Christopher Robin is a Movie About Whimsy, Not a Movie With Whimsy
There’s an irony to Disney’s Christopher Robin, the latest entry in the “adults remember their childhood” genre, because it constantly reveals itself to be the work of adults who have forgotten what childhood is like. Wes Anderson may have pulled it off in Fantastic Mr. Fox, but if even master of awe Steven Spielberg failed…
