BlogHide Resteemsthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 4 days agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â Spike JonzeIâve been doing a bit of a Spike Jonze re-appreciation lately. Pondering the wonderful weirdness of đđ˛đśđťđ´ đđźđľđť đ đŽđšđ¸đźđđśđ°đľ (đđľđľđľ), marveling at Nicolas Cage as CharlieâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â last monthThe Screen Addict Recommends â đđšđśđ˛đť: đĽđźđşđđšđđ (đŽđŹđŽđ°)This is freakinâ awesome. Fede Alvarezâ take on the franchise follows a young mining-crew battling the shimmering beast on a derelict space-station. Itâs not particularly groundbreaking, and IâmâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â last monthThe Screen Addict Recommends â đđ˛đż (đŽđŹđđŻ)Subtle reminder that this film is a freakinâ masterpiece. It saw the way #AI would take over our lives more than 11 years ago â not to mention the fact that the filmmakers also accuratelyâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â last monthThe Screen Addict Recommends â IconsThe label âiconicâ gets thrown around too easily these days, it has sadly become a buzz-word for pseudo-experts on talk shows and in TikTok posts. Trust me â very few things are đ˘đ¤đľđśđ˘đđđşâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â A Civil Action (1998)Two years before Steven Soderberghâs đđżđśđť đđżđźđ°đ¸đźđđśđ°đľ (đŽđŹđŹđŹ) hit theaters, Paramount and Touchstone released đ đđśđđśđš đđ°đđśđźđť, a film with an almost identical premise. ToâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â OpinionsThe brouhaha around Tom McCarthyâs đŚđđśđšđšđđŽđđ˛đż (đŽđŹđŽđ) is a fantastic example of the relativeness of reviews and the subjectivity of art critics in general. The film was met with aâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â The Big ShiftWhat is happening in the world of film distribution at the moment, is a perfect storm of critical events â Covid-19 being chief among them. As a life-long fan of physical media, I have alwaysâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 2 months agoThe Screen Addict | Unsung Heroes of The TensEver the completist, I decided to conclude my Unsung Heroes series â for now â with a celebration of neglected films of The Tens (2010 - 2019). They say there are only two kinds of people in thisâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â Hollywood AccountingDisney et al. will obviously never share exact data, but my theory is that for studio films the global marketing spend amounts to roughly 50% of the production budget. The more expensive the filmâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â Wes StudiFantastic interview with a phenomenal actor. I have to admit that it always confuses me when Native Americans or indigenous people refer to themselves as âIndiansâ. I was taught that the monikerâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 2 months agoThe Screen Addict | NightIt was only a matter of time before I was going to write something about the filmmaker who deserves an honorary section on the No. Bad. Films. platform â M. Night Shyamalan. I can think of no otherâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 2 months agoThe Screen Addict | StathamDuring The Eighties and early Nineties, the Action genre was dominated by two names, and two names only â Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. These Supermen of The Silver Screen came upâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 3 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â Quigley Down Under (1990)This unique Ozzie-Western starring Tom Selleck as the titular Yank down under, deserves much more love. Australia native Simon Wincer â who also directed the awesome Butch & Sundance homageâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 4 months agoThe Screen Addict | Unsung Heroes of The AughtsI enjoy writing about films that I loved despite disparaging reviews (opinions) by critics. I did extensive pieces on Unsung Heroes of The Eighties and Nineties, so I figured itâd only be prudent toâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 5 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â The Midnight Meat Train (2008)Itâs a shame đ§đľđ˛ đ đśđąđťđśđ´đľđ đ đ˛đŽđ đ§đżđŽđśđť universe was never explored further. The concept of a deranged killer butchering lone travelers on a mysterious, late-night subway trainâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 5 months agoThe Screen Addict | Cinema DilemmaCorona has changed the world, our lives, and everything else we took for granted. Soon we will beat this bug, but some things will never be the same again. Not all seismic shifts are bad, though.âŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 5 months agoThe Screen Addict (sort of) Recommends â đ§đľđ˛ đđśđ´ đŚđľđźđżđ (đŽđŹđđą)I think đ§đľđ˛ đđśđ´ đŚđľđźđżđ is a truly phenomenal film, but my problem is that I donât like ANY of the real-life characters portrayed in it⌠There is no âSave the Cat!â element. The bottomâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 5 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)Some forty years ago, my lifelong passion for film was ignited with the release of đ.đ§. đ§đľđ˛ đđ đđżđŽ đ§đ˛đżđżđ˛đđđżđśđŽđš. Ironically, a film that is designed to make you feel all warmâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 5 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â Bulletproof Gangster a.k.a. Kill the Irishman (2011)Very rarely do I stumble across a Gangster / Crime film that I havenât seen yet. To discover one that stars some of my favorite actors to boot, would be almost inconceivable. Yet this is exactlyâŚthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 â˘Â 5 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends â The Suicide Squad (2021)James Gunn and DCâs đ§đľđ˛ đŚđđśđ°đśđąđ˛ đŚđžđđŽđą is extremely close in spirit to Marvelâs đ§đľđźđż: đĽđŽđ´đťđŽđżđźđ¸ (đŽđŹđđł) and đđđŽđżđąđśđŽđťđ đźđł đđľđ˛ đđŽđšđŽđ đ (đŽđŹđđ°). Not aâŚ
