Examining Excalibur

There are very few films that I disliked when I watched them for the first few times, only to appreciate them recently. One of them is Blade Runner circa 1982 and the other is Excalibur circa 1981. As a young man, I both movies to be little too weird, deep, and dark, especially against the backdrop of happier 80s movies. […]

Bragging Rights of Blade Runner

When Blade Runner came out way back in 1982 it didn’t make as much as people hoped. It being too far ahead of its time, especially with a dystopian setting, just didn’t fit in with the feel-good 80s. In addition to this, the pace of the movie was quite slow and it involved quite a bit of dialogue that required […]

Seeing Skyfall

I can’t help but agree with some of our other writers that the casting of Daniel Craig as James Bond and the removal of his gadgets have made the longest running franchise look more like Jason Bourne than James Bond. No offense, but before Daniel Craig took over, my favorite 007 movies were The Spy Who Loved Me with Roger […]