New: thescreenaddictAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-166405hive-180932hive-183959photographyhive-183397hive-150122hive-185836zzanhive-188619hive-144064hive-184714uncommonlabhive-101145hive-103599hive-193186bitcoinhive-145157hive-138689hive-139150hive-109690hive-103393TrendingNewHotLikersthescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 6 days agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲Banijay’s (clever) strategy of creating Youtube channels for a huge chunk of their library, has led me to rediscover Dragonfly Film and Television’s phenomenal Reality-series 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 14 days agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – Spike JonzeI’ve been doing a bit of a Spike Jonze re-appreciation lately. Pondering the wonderful weirdness of 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗵 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟵), marveling at Nicolas Cage as Charlie…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • last monthThe Screen Addict Recommends – 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻: 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰)This is freakin’ awesome. Fede Alvarez’ take on the franchise follows a young mining-crew battling the shimmering beast on a derelict space-station. It’s not particularly groundbreaking, and I’m…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – 𝗛𝗲𝗿 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯)Subtle reminder that this film is a freakin’ masterpiece. It saw the way #AI would take over our lives more than 11 years ago – not to mention the fact that the filmmakers also accurately…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – IconsThe label “iconic” 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 – very few things are 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – A Civil Action (1998)Two years before Steven Soderbergh’s 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗵 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬) hit theaters, Paramount and Touchstone released 𝗔 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, a film with an almost identical premise. To…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – OpinionsThe brouhaha around Tom McCarthy’s 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭) is a fantastic example of the relativeness of reviews and the subjectivity of art critics in general. The film was met with a…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – The Big ShiftWhat is happening in the world of film distribution at the moment, is a perfect storm of critical events – Covid-19 being chief among them. As a life-long fan of physical media, I have always…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict | Unsung Heroes of The TensEver the completist, I decided to conclude my Unsung Heroes series – for now – with a celebration of neglected films of The Tens (2010 - 2019). They say there are only two kinds of people in this…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – 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 film…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – 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 “Indians”. I was taught that the moniker…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 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 – M. Night Shyamalan. I can think of no other…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Screen Addict | StathamDuring The Eighties and early Nineties, the Action genre was dominated by two names, and two names only – Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. These Supermen of The Silver Screen came up…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 4 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – 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 – who also directed the awesome Butch & Sundance homage…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 5 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 it’d only be prudent to…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 5 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – The Midnight Meat Train (2008)It’s a shame 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 universe was never explored further. The concept of a deranged killer butchering lone travelers on a mysterious, late-night subway train…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 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.…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 5 months agoThe Screen Addict (sort of) Recommends – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱)I think 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 is a truly phenomenal film, but my problem is that I don’t like ANY of the real-life characters portrayed in it… There is no “Save the Cat!” element. The bottom…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 5 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)Some forty years ago, my lifelong passion for film was ignited with the release of 𝗘.𝗧. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹. Ironically, a film that is designed to make you feel all warm…thescreenaddict (66)in hive-185836 • 6 months agoThe Screen Addict Recommends – Bulletproof Gangster a.k.a. Kill the Irishman (2011)Very rarely do I stumble across a Gangster / Crime film that I haven’t seen yet. To discover one that stars some of my favorite actors to boot, would be almost inconceivable. Yet this is exactly…
