Mar 25, 2026 Cultural Diet The Fall by Tarsem Singh (2006) After this particular viewing of Tarsem Singh’s The Fall, I went back and re-read my original revie…
Mar 25, 2026 A New Lord of the Rings Film Is Coming From Stephen Colbert I’m skeptical but putting my faith in Stephen Colbert’s zeal for all things Middle-earth.
Mar 23, 2026 Chuck Norris (1940-2026) The martial arts icon leaves behind a legacy of cult films, roundhouse kicks, and right-wing politics. And of course, all of those jokes.
Mar 21, 2026 Cultural Diet Missing in Action by Joseph Zito (1984) In honor of Chuck Norris’s recent death, I decided to watch this, one of his most popular films, an…
Mar 21, 2026 Cultural Diet Project Hail Mary by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (2026) I’ve described Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary as the sort of sci-fi novel that “makes you feel smart…
Mar 19, 2026 Review Roundup: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Mary Critics respond to the highly anticipated adaptation of Andy Weir’s beloved 2021 sci-fi novel.
Mar 17, 2026 Paul Atreides Ponders War, Fatherhood in Dune: Part Three’s First Trailer Dune: Part Three is my most anticipated movie of 2026, and this first look does nothing to change that.
Mar 16, 2026 Cultural Diet Cold Storage by Jonny Campbell (2026) Joe Keery tries to bring some of the same “guy who’s in way over his head” charm that made Steve Ha…
Mar 13, 2026 Cultural Diet The Bluff by Frank E. Flowers (2026) My wife loves stories about lady pirates as well as stories about people who’ve gone legit only to …
Mar 11, 2026 Cultural Diet Hunt for the Wilderpeople by Taika Waititi (2016) Taika Waititi had been steadily building a name for himself thanks to films like Eagle vs. Shark an…
Mar 10, 2026 Cultural Diet War Machine by Patrick Hughes (2026) There’s something perverse about watching a movie that celebrates the training and tactics of Ameri…
Mar 8, 2026 Cultural Diet Samurai Wolf II: Hell Cut by Hideo Gosha (1967) Much like the first Samurai Wolf movie, Hell Cut delivers a deeply cynical take on the samurai genr…
Mar 7, 2026 Cultural Diet Once Upon a Time in China IV by Bun Yuen (1993) Tsui Hark, Jet Li, and Rosamund Kwan did not return for this installment of the vaunted Once Upon a…
Mar 6, 2026 Cultural Diet When Worlds Collide by Rudolph Maté (1951) Sci-fi movies require no small amount of suspension of disbelief, and that’s especially true of “en…
Mar 3, 2026 My Cultural Diet (February 2026): Once Upon a Time in China, The Expanse, Slow Horses, Lone Wolf and Cub A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Mar 2, 2026 Cultural Diet In the Blink of an Eye by Andrew Stanton (2026) Andrew Stanton is best-known for his work on Pixar classics like Finding Nemo and WALL-E, and he ai…
Feb 25, 2026 Cultural Diet Shelter by Ric Roman Waugh (2026) Jason Statham has perfected a very specific role over the years: the taciturn loner who just wants …
Feb 23, 2026 Cultural Diet Stone by Sandy Harbutt (1974) “Before Mad Max There Was Stone” goes the poster’s tagline. Which might lead you to believe that th…
Feb 22, 2026 Blades of the Guardians by Yuen Woo-ping (Review) The legendary martial arts filmmaker returns after nearly ten years with his most epic feature film to date.
Feb 21, 2026 Cultural Diet Blades of the Guardians by Yuen Woo-ping (2026) Yuen Woo-ping’s first feature in nearly a decade is arguably his most epic film to date, a sweeping…