Doctor Sleep and The True Villain Of The Film

Last year, the Stanley Kubrick classic, The Shining, had finally received a sequel. That sequel was Doctor Sleep. If you know me, I wasn’t too happy with the film and was even more upset with it being a sequel to one of my favorite horror films. But maybe I was too harsh on Doctor Sleep, as looking back on it, it did have something interesting … Continue reading Doctor Sleep and The True Villain Of The Film

A Dumb Idea For A Saw Sequel (and also an unprofessional analysis of the Saw Franchise)

So after binge watching Saw 1-8 I kept thinking to myself about something intresting. This franchise, despite having eight movies, two games, a ton of iconic moments, iconic characters, and a mark on pop culture that will make most shiver at the thought of waking up and hearing “Let’s play a game,” the film never really had anything to say until the eigth film Jigsaw. … Continue reading A Dumb Idea For A Saw Sequel (and also an unprofessional analysis of the Saw Franchise)

Meaning in Meaningless Movies; Cars 2 (2011)

As a kid I loved everything Disney and Pixar. I also really loved Cars 2. It was my favorite Pixar movie before I came to my senses, and I came to appreciate film as a form of art. The movie still holds a place in my heart, but I can now realize how much my stupid kid brain held that movie on a pedestal. Now … Continue reading Meaning in Meaningless Movies; Cars 2 (2011)

Meaning in Meaningless Movies; Slender Man (2018)

So one day I sat down to watch my favorite bad movie of 2018, Slender Man, and it struck me that I had grown slightly attached to this film. Something about the movie had struck a chord with me and I was curious. This terrible movie that was about 10 years too late, about a meme that died out from overexposure and oversaturation, had stuck … Continue reading Meaning in Meaningless Movies; Slender Man (2018)