Spoilers for Vice. Vice is both brilliant and frustrating. As a big, big, big fan of The Big Short and Anchorman, I was ridiculously excited for Adam McKay’s next political docu-drama, Vice, focusing on George W. Bush’s Vice President Dick Cheney. The Big Short proved that McKay’s move from comedy to political filmmaking (or rather,…
Category: Film
Films, movies, cinema, and everything in between.
From 8 to 18: The Journey to AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
On the 10th anniversary of IRON MAN, I take a look back at the time which has passed in the journey to INFINITY WAR.
Just How DID Star Wars Conquer the Universe?
STAR WARS IS COOL
How James Mangold’s LOGAN Screenplay Embraces the Myth of Superheroes
An essay on LOGAN, written forĀ Screenwriting class when I was at university, prior to LOGAN’S Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the Academy Awards. It received a First, at 80/100 marks.
A Different Kind of Porn Video
Throughout the making of this, I kept referring to it as ‘Jason’s Porn Video.’ Oh, if only it were that exciting. No – this is tremendously exciting. New content! Good content! Well, I think it is…
Goodbye Twelve, Hello Thirteen
All my love, good luck, and goodbye š¦
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI and the Legend of Luke Skywalker
On why the tale that Star Wars: The Last Jedi tells for Luke Skywalker is one of wonder and hope.
We Kinda Went to the Star Wars Premiere
By which I mean we absolutely did.
THE FOUNDER (of the Modern American Dream)
A sort-of-not-really review of The Founder. I wrote it, so you should read it.
