Bale… How Has This Not Happened Yet: Natalie Portman in a Sequel to The Professional 3 Nov 20153 Nov 2015 This is another guest post, the second in the new guest author series. This post is authored by Russ Ball, a haiku writer and film fan. Okay, film fans. There's…
#JeffGoldblumDay… Fourteen Ways to Celebrate Jeff Goldblum Day on October 22nd #JeffGoldblumDay 21 Oct 2015 Everyone loves Jeff Goldblum. Or, if you don't, you should. And what better way to celebrate Jeff Goldblum and the month of October than with Jeff Goldblum Day on October…
Bale… Please, No More Origin Stories of How Evil Villains Used to be Good Guys or Children 17 Oct 201517 Oct 2015 If you haven't heard, the latest complete failure at the box office was the flaccid reboot Pan, an attempt to create a franchise out of the Peter Pan story by starting…
Bale… Are Kubrick and Spielberg Renegades? (And Other Odd Film References in Pop Music) 3 Sep 201522 Sep 2016 There's a new song on the radio by a band I hadn't heard of. It's called "Renegades" and they're called X-Ambassadors. In this song, they celebrate "running wild and running…
Bale… What Would Christian Bale Do in Season Three of True Detective? 27 Aug 201513 Jan 2019 I'm one of the lone defenders of True Detective's second season. So far, I can count on one hand the people I know who actually liked it. While I disagree…
Bale… Why Ben Affleck could be the best Batman ever 24 Aug 201524 Aug 2015 People like to predict that Ben Affleck will fail as the Batfleck. But what this blog post presupposes is, maybe he won't? The fact is, Ben Affleck is a good…
Bale… Why Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman is A Bad Batman Movie 5 Jul 201517 Oct 2022 Note: I wrote this article back in 2015, and both my thoughts on the subject and the state of Batman films have evolved since it was published. I no longer…
Bale… Guys, Let’s Take it Easy on the “Superhero Shaming” Concept 23 Feb 201523 Feb 2015 I watched only a little bit of the Oscars, mostly because I didn't really want to watch the Oscars. But it's hard to miss all the things people talk about afterward.…
Bale… Do You Believe in Harvey Dent? 20 Feb 201527 Feb 2015 Remember The Dark Knight? Who can forget Harvey Dent's tragic line, the one which foreshadowed both his own downfall and the character arcs of so many of those around him: you either…
Bale… The Top Ten Christian Bale Films of 2013 8 Jan 201418 Oct 2014 A lot of movies happened in 2013. Only a few of them had Bale in them, but many were connected to Bale, either through themes, tone, extended universes, future sequels,…