Category: Genre Criticism

What makes a movie GOOD? – David Stewart

This Old TV Show Has Better Directing Than Anything Today – Moviewise

Indiana Jones and the Weight of Glory – Hannah Long (Plough.com)

Perhaps no cinematic frame better encapsulates the insight that “the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom” – certainly not in the tomb-raiding adventure genre – than one near the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

H/t: WDW Pro

Frodo and True Heroic Masculinity – Pilgrims Pass

Aragorn’s Tax Policy is Irrelevant for the Story – Pilgrims Pass

Why Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Has the Best Space Battle Ever! – Rowan J Coleman

Robyn Hood – The Greatest Show On TV | The Critical Drinker

Why the Lord of the Rings will be REMEMBERED and Game of Thrones FORGOTTEN – Pilgrims Pass

(Minor note: Given Russia’s poor showing against Ukraine, and China’s recent economic & demographic headwinds, Pilgrim’s contention that, “The East is rising,” is questionable at best.)