Category: Movies
Don’t Send In the Clones! Star Wars: Episode II
Episode II…………oh Christ. I won’t beat around the bush here, Attack of the Clones was terrible. And I never in a million years believed I…
Filmotomy’s Best Films of the Decade – Aaron Charles’ List
Members of the Filmotomy team agonize over their top ten for the decade (2010-19). At any point during a single year over the past decade…
The Force is Strong with This One (Really!) – In Defense of The Phantom Menace
1999 is remembered for many things in film: the passing of one of cinema’s legendary storytellers in Stanley Kubrick. The ascension of Paul Thomas Anderson…
They Sort-Of Stuck the Landing – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
All chapters have a beginning, middle and end. How you stick the landing for that concluding arc matters. We remember The Return of the King…
How Dare Real Life Intrude Into My Fantasy! Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
You’re George Lucas: you’ve just created what other filmmakers only dream of doing and so rarely accomplish – creating a cultural phenomenon. Audiences loved it,…
The One That Started It All: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
Greetings, you stuck-up, scruffy-looking nerf herders! As the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga hits theaters with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, my Master,…
Atlanta Film Critics Circle Reveal Winners
The Atlanta Film Critics Circle announced its winners in film of 2019. The AFCC was founded by Felicia Feaster and Michael Clark, which aimed to…
Dear Marvel Fans: Do You Even Like Cinema?
Dear Marvel Fans, I hope you read this letter with the utmost respect, as I certainly don’t mean to insult your intelligence. I’ve noticed on…
Film Road to Halloween: 10 Films from the last 5 years to Darken your Halloween
During the course of the lead up to Halloween, my Greek wife asks me many a time – is anyone covering this movie or that…
‘Game of Thrones’ showrunners David Benioff & D.B. Weiss exit their planned ‘Star Wars’ trilogy
Today, ‘Game of Thrones’ now-infamous showrunners, David Benioff & D. B. Weiss have decided to exit their work on a planned trilogy of ‘Star Wars’…
Film Road to Halloween: Things I Love About “The Lost Boys”
The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 10 days to…
Film Road to Halloween: 100 Ways ‘Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Actually Did No Good
I’m not going to angrily rant about the concept of two such beloved heroes fighting each other. Nor will I delve into the whole publicity,…
Filmotomy Culture: The 100 Best Films of the 21st Century
Nearly four weeks after the infamous 100 list in The Guardian, we at Filmotomy scouted our band of filmaniacs from across the internet. Badgered them…
Let’s Create Our Own – The 100 Best Films of the 21st Century
That pretty much says it all just about. In response to The Guardian’s List, I’ve thrown together a basic form, you can either list them…
