Anghus Houvouras on Rick and Morty… What are the best animated series ever produced? It’s something I’m going to explore in my next column. Animation is such an exciting medium with so much untapped potential. Probably because it wasn’t taken seriously for so many years, written off as a form of storytelling for children. Even […]
Should Marvel movies be considered serious cinema?
Anghus Houvouras on Marvel movies and whether they should be considered serious cinema… I have many fond memories of sitting at the kids table. You know, that second table at family functions where all the kids under a certain age were relegated to so that the adults wouldn’t have to deal with the loud nonsense […]
Is it wrong to root for The Joker?
Anghus Houvouras on The Joker… It’s almost impossible to escape the zeitgeist currently surrounding Todd Phillips’ highly-praised, highly-controversial take on The Joker. After near unanimous praise from the Venice Film Festival, the movie has become a target for the polarizing extremes of social media. Questions have been raised about the social responsibility of the time […]
Batman ’89: The most influential film of the last 30 years
Anghus Houvouras on Tim Burton’s Batman: The most influential film of the last 30 years…. The summer of 1989 was brimming with blockbusters. A number of high profile sequels were set to light up the box office. Massive franchises like Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, and Lethal Weapon were debuting new installments guaranteed to rake in fat […]
The Most Disappointing: Stranger Things Season 3
Anghus Houvouras shares his disappointment with Stranger Things season 3… Sometimes it’s difficult to find the words to describe what particular elements of a creative endeavor felt disappointing. Other times it’s incredibly easy. The third season of Stranger Things was a depressing mess which exposes the flimsy foundation the series is built upon which includes […]
Why are people getting so crazy about Joker?
Anghus Houvouras on Joker… There’s one film right now that is generating a catastrophic level of buzz online. A movie that has some people ridiculously excited while others are working themselves up into a foaming frenzy on what the film could potentially represent. Based on early expectations, the movie looks to be a massive financial […]
The Most Disappointing: Fandom in the Social Media Age
Anghus Houvouras on fandom in the age of social media… The internet has ruined everything. It has given us a window into the soul of humanity and the view is pretty damn depressing. Like all great technical innovations, people have found out how to exploit this potentially amazing resource into a method of control. Elections […]
Can we all just admit Avatar was kind of terrible?
Anghus Houvouras on James Cameron’s Avatar… Avatar. The highest grossing movie of all time for a decade. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Director. It was a cinematic experience adored by critics and audiences showered in praise for its mind-blowing, bar-raising special effects that once again raised the bar for what is possible on the […]
It’s time to #ReleaseTheTrankCut of Fantastic Four
Anghus Houvouras with a call to #ReleaseTheTrankCut… In 2017 Justice League was released into theaters. ‘Released’ like a synthetic virus engineered to numb your senses and lull you into a state of catatonia. Ever since Joss Whedon took a dull hatchet to Zack Snyder’s original gonzo vision for Justice League, fans have been clamoring to […]
Four ways Disney has decimated the Star Wars franchise
Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s decimation of Star Wars… After Solo’s lukewarm reception with the ticket-buying public and the lasting schism caused by Rian Johnson’s divisive The Last Jedi, it feels like the Star Wars franchise has taken a hit. What was once the most popular franchise in the world doesn’t even feel like the most […]