weekend watchlist: coming to terms with grief personal and societal
Plus badass women and damned dirty apes… (First published April 30th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes movie review: empathy for the ape
A triumph of science fiction storytelling: a sweeping tale of mythological scope told with astonishing FX wizardry that brings emotion and intelligence to nonhuman people.
curated: everything that’s wrong with Hollywood today.
This is ridiculous.
87th Academy Awards: the Oscar nominees (and winners) for 2015
Now with winners indicated.
Where Are the Women? Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Even among the chimps, there’s just one token female, and she’s defined solely as the sexual partner of a male and as the mother of his children. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
even The New York Times has given up on quality film journalism
Two well-off white men on class warfare, what’s good for women in Hollywood, and — most importantly — some movies they haven’t even seen yet.
female gazing at: Jason Clarke
In honor of his highest profile role yet in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, let us gaze upon the ruggedly handsome Jason Clarke.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movie review: people get ready
A magnificent science fiction drama, and a beautiful one. Wonderfully radical for the simple fact that it is ruled by principled ideas.
what movies are you most looking forward to in 2014?
The calendar has turned, a new year is here, and it’s a good time to look ahead.
