Robert Zemeckis Films Ranked: #3 – ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ (1988)
#3 in my ranking of Robert Zemeckis films. This movie is a joy. It’s a technical achievement, a wonderful callback to a lost era in…
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Laughable Outrage at Chris Pratt’s Super Mario Cartoon Casting
Breitbart’s reporting that a new animated film based on Nintendo’s famous mascot is being criticized by Italians for casting the non-Italian Chris Pratt to voice…
From Russia With Love? Twelve Movies Set in the Former USSR
With Russia back in the news yet again, it’s interesting to note how comparatively few English language movies are set in the country. Admittedly in…
Dictator Hagiographies: Air-Brushed Totalitarianism On-Screen
Armando Iannucci’s comedy Death of Stalin (2017) depicted a farcical version of the final days of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili…
The Long Good Friday at 40: Best British Crime Thriller Ever Made?
John Mackenzie’s classic British crime thriller The Long Good Friday will be 40 years old (or 41, bearing in mind that it was completed in 1979) this…