Zardoz

The drugs have kicked in. Zardoz seems to be something of a poster-child for the hedonistic, drug-fueled, portentous, and overstuffed version of pre-Star Wars 70s science fiction, and I don't hate it. After the success of Deliverance, that went so far as to get a Best Picture nomination from the Oscars, Boorman took his cache…

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Space Cowboys

#26 in my ranking of Clint Eastwood's films. The first film Clint Eastwood made that wasn't based on a book in several years, Space Cowboys is a fun, geriatric adventure for most of its running time. Without taking itself too seriously through its first two acts, it is consistently entertaining until it suddenly shifts tones…

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Well, that was a lot. I guess I shouldn't be surprised considering the title. That being said, it seems odd to critique a film for having too much going on when that's kind of the point, but I'm gonna do it anyway. There's a lot of fun, entertaining, and even emotionally resonant stuff going on,…

Woman in the Moon

#9 in my ranking of Fritz Lang's filmography. I have a huge soft spot for movies that at least seem to attempt to take space travel seriously. Woman in the Moon is just that kind of film, except it was made in the 20s, more than thirty years before the Mercury missions or Yuri Gagarin.…

Metropolis

#10 in my ranking of Fritz Lang's filmography. This is one of the titans of the silent era. If anyone knows any silent film, it's either this or a Charlie Chaplin movie. It's a monumental achievement of production design that wears its heart on its sleeve and has a wonderful emotional impact, giving it the…