Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The Turing test detects if a machine can truly think like a human. The Bechdel Test detects gender bias in fiction. If you were to mash the two together to create a particularly messy Venn diagram, the overlap shall henceforth be known as the Ex Machina Zone. In writer/director Alex Garland’s thought-provoking new film—out Friday—we…
With the release of Marvel’s Ant-Man drawing nearer, we finally know what one of the movie’s main characters looks like. On Thursday, Entertainment Weekly debuted a look at the supervillain Yellow Jacket, played by Corey Stoll. He’s, er, very shiny. For comparison, here’s how the original costume looked in the comic: Although the photo may not look like much,…
Sulinh Lafontaine looks athletic and confident posing next to the Challenger from Furious 7. And why shouldn’t she? As she’s said publicly a number of times, she was the only female stunt driver in the blockbuster movie. There’s only one issue: that’s total bullshit. The only stunt she’s done is insulted the entire stunt community…
Bruce Willis was dead all along. Walter White dies at the end. Lots of people die at the Red Wedding. Spoilers are everywhere on the web, but a new Google patent may be able to save those who haven’t caught up on the latest TV shows and films from plot points their friends are wantonly dropping on…
Oscar Isaac is a name you need to know — even if he has a face that you can’t recognize. Often hiding behind a mustache or beard, the actor has garnered critical acclaim for his starring roles in A Most Violent Year with Jessica Chastain and as the title character in Inside Llewyn Davis, for…
People who complain that the shambling new Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart comedy “Get Hard” is racist and homophobic are just being lazy – although not half as lazy as the movie itself, which has brought this fate on itself through its mixed messaging and total incoherence. Yes, this is the motion picture in which Ferrell’s character…
Green Lantern (Photo : Facebook/The Art of Nigel Carrington) “Fast and Furious 7” actor Tyrese Gibson is the new Green Lantern, rumors say. After director Zack Snyder released an image of Jason Momoa as Aquaman with the tagline “Unite the Seven”, fans arrived with the concept that “Seven” refers to the seven members of the…
But it wasn’t a fun kind of scare. It was the so-upset-I-feel-sick kind of amorphous dread. It Follows. Photo: Radius-TWC Filmmakers have many tools at their disposal for trying to scare an audience silly. Fancy special effects. LOUD NOISES. Things jumping out!!! Blood, pus, slime. Or else he or she can go for something less…
6 Movies That Are Shockingly Different When You’re Not High Ever since Jon Stewart shook the world of journalism to its core by suggesting that Scent of a Woman is far better while stoned, it seems like our entire culture has centered around answering that age-old question: Does the modern man appreciate cinema better while…
Well, this is a bummer. Spoilers ahead if you haven’t watched Kingsman: The Secret Service yet, or if you prefer to not sully your day with some grossness. After being asked during a recent Entertainment Weekly interview what inspired “the gag” at the end of the film Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn spoke about wanting to subvert spy film tropes:…