Hillary’s Hollywood Concession Speech Stephen O'Nion November 9, 2016 Analysis, Features, One Off As I write this, Hillary Clinton is giving her concession speech. It’s gracious, well-meaning, self-effacing and hits the same old marks we hear every four years from the only person who can order 40,000...
In Defence of Michael Bay: Hollywood’s Wizard of Oz David Brake January 28, 2016 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance You know why Michael Bay’s 11 films have grossed over $5.5 billion? People keep watching them. Why? This exportable, 'fun', larger-than-life director is making the movies no one else will or can. He’s the...
Second Chance: Pearl Harbor Eddie Falvey March 26, 2015 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance It is fair to say that Pearl Harbor’s turkey credentials are now the stuff of legend. A question remains, however: is Pearl Harbor really so bad as to deserve being lumped together with such...
A Love Letter To… 1990s Michael Bay Eddie Falvey September 19, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia There has been a recent change within the discourse of film criticism: perhaps it is a symptom of the internet generation that allows everyone to have a voice, to be a critic; perhaps it is an attempt to push...
