Last year, I revealed the five filmmakers that mean the most to me, based on either their approach to filmmaking, their storytelling prowess or simply the personal impact they’ve had on my love of movies. However, just as certain writers or directors instantly make a film a must-watch for me, there are a handful of film franchises that will always have a special place in my heart.
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Crooked Table Podcast: Episode 0 – An Ocean of Gray
After many discussions and some delay (including technical difficulties), the time has finally come to unveil the first episode of the Crooked Table Podcast. Labelled “Episode 0,” this particular show serves as a test episode and therefore lacks the polish that will accompany future episodes. It was also recorded a couple weeks back. So please be forgiving with the fact that the material is slightly dated.
In this one, Robert Yaniz Jr. and Freddy Yaniz talk about why they love movies, discuss recent releases like A Million Ways to Die in the West and X-Men: Days of Future Past, and generally touch base on pretty much whatever pop culture-related subject they can think of. Continue reading Crooked Table Podcast: Episode 0 – An Ocean of Gray
Review: ‘The Wolverine’
Hardcore comic book fans and casual moviegoers alike need to know one thing about The Wolverine right from the outset: the film is a hell of a lot better than the cinematic travesty that was X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
That 2009 release – which told the story of how Logan (Hugh Jackman) lost his memory and gained an adamantium-laced skeleton (complete with six bitchin’ razor-sharp claws) – is renowned for being the nadir of the X-Men franchise, rivaled only by Brett Ratner’s X-Men: The Last Stand. Unlike either of those films, The Wolverine manages to tell a cohesive, mostly satisfying tale that sees its lead character confront his emotional demons and emerge a more fully realized, better-developed and more beloved character because of it. In short, something Ratner could only dream of achieving onscreen. Continue reading Review: ‘The Wolverine’