Christopher Nolan’s Films Ranked: #2 ‘Dunkirk’ (2017)
#2 in my ranking of Christopher Nolan’s films. This is the work of a very clever genius, a filmmaker in complete command of…
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Conspiracy (2001): Frank Pierson’s Intense Dramatization of ’42 Wannsee Conference
BBC/HBO’s WWII picture used the only surviving transcript of the infamous Wannsee Conference outside Berlin, where Nazi bigwigs covertly planned the ‘Final Solution of the…
Nice Day for an Auto-da-fé: Best Recent Films About Coups d’État
It is ironic that a nation that has never experienced a coup d’état should be so obsessed with the idea of conspiracy. Gore Vidal (Sex,…
MCU Postponed: Black Widow, Shang-Chi and Eternals All Pushed Back
Disney has postponed the release of fall blockbusters such as Marvel’s Black Widow, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile by several months.…
Conservative Review of Thor 2: As The Dark World Turns
As many visitors to BleedingFool are aware, I’ve written reviews for all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Phase One films. I started working…
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…
Dr. Andy: A Conservative’s Review of Thor (2011) “King of Hearts”
I’ve been rewatching Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies lately, looking for the inflection point where they suddenly became liberal. I don’t remember it happening until…
Bloody Well Write! Authors Who Acted (or Thought They Could!)
Bloody Well Right (Remastered)Watch this video on YouTube Yes, this title is a very feeble pun I know, but my cheeky twisting of…
MCU Movies Ranked: #9 Thor (2011)
#9 in my Ranking of The MCU Phases 1-3. Finally, a good movie from Marvel, and most people don’t seem to like it very…