This review is 100% Spoiler Free. “You know my motto is “Excelsior.’ That’s an old word that means ‘upward and onward to greater glory.’ Keep moving forward, and if it’s time to go, it’s time. Nothing lasts forever.” – Stan Lee I can hardly believe I’m writing this, after eleven years in the making here […]Read More
In 2015 Sicario came out of nowhere and ended up as one of the best films of the year. Its success was due in large part to its director, Denis Villeneuve and legendary cinematographer, Roger Deakins who elevate every project they come in contact with. When a sequel was announced without these two returning it […]Read More
After leaked test footage was unleashed we were given the first Deadpool. With its stellar success a sequel was inevitable and now here we are, Deadpool 2. Bigger, faster, filthier, Deadpool 2 takes everything that worked for the first and adds to it for a more than worthy sequel. Fourth wall breaks and heaps of […]Read More
“There was an idea called the Avengers Initiative. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people, see if they could become something more. See if they could work together when we needed them to to fight the battles we never could.” -Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) Ten years, eighteen movies later and […]Read More
Hail, Coens! The brothers are back with a gloriously silly entry in their canon, one that will please the die-hards and divide the masses. It’s been pegged as Coen Lite–even I jotted that down in my film notes–but after letting it marinate for a day, I’m not so quick to apply the “Lite” label. Hail, […]Read More
Some filmmakers seem to thrive in the stories that drag their characters through hell. These films often evoke feelings of distaste for your fellow humans and bring about questions of morality and lack thereof. Often the main character acts as the driver and we as the audience are riding “shotgun”. The protagonist is taken from […]Read More
Inherent Vice, in so many words, means “an inescapable consequence usually of the negative variety”. Typically it’s a term used in insurance policies that excludes certain loss coverages due to the very nature of a particular item (or property) that inherently destroys itself. The film gives very small scale, simplistic examples of this, e.g. chocolate […]Read More
Odd City, again in partnership with the Austin Film Society, is proud to announce a limited edition screen print for the Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR! We’ve all been waiting quite awhile for this film to finally come out, and UK artist Paul Shipper, with his first print for Odd […]Read More
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