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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974, Fukuda Jun)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 10, 2016
I want to be more enthusiastic about Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. It has a number of good moments, often involving giant monsters, which is impressive. Godzilla facing off against a mechanical Godzilla (not to mention a flesh-covered cyborg–nothing dead will go), it’s a great visual. Dir read more
Rhinestone (1984, Bob Clark)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 9, 2016
With the exception of Dolly Parton, everyone involved with Rhinestone seems nervous. Well, maybe not Richard Farnsworth. He seems impatient, like he can’t wait for his scene to be over. Top-billed Sylvester Stallone spends the first half of the film trying too hard, seems to relax, then finis read more
Steve Jobs (2015, Danny Boyle)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 6, 2016
Steve Jobs is unexpected. It is a parody of itself, it is a parody of being an “Oscar-worthy” biopic about a topical, zeitgeist figure. Down to having Seth Rogen in a dramatic part. Steve Jobs feels very conscious. In Michael Fassbender’s Jobs, the film gets to create a world wher read more
Steve Jobs (2015, Danny Boyle)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 6, 2016
Steve Jobs is unexpected. It is a parody of itself, it is a parody of being an “Oscar-worthy” biopic about a topical, zeitgeist figure. Down to having Seth Rogen in a dramatic part. Steve Jobs feels very conscious. In Michael Fassbender’s Jobs, the film gets to create a world wher read more
[BASP] Audio Commentary: Supergirl (1984, Jeannot Szwarc)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 4, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Eighteen Audio Commentary: Supergirl (1984, Jeannot Szwarc) Originally posted: April 22, 2012 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
[BASP] Audio Commentary: Supergirl (1984, Jeannot Szwarc)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Apr 4, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Eighteen Audio Commentary: Supergirl (1984, Jeannot Szwarc) Originally posted: April 22, 2012 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
Get Shorty (1995, Barry Sonnenfeld)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 28, 2016
There’s a gentle quality about Get Shorty, an invitation from screenwriter Scott Frank and director Sonnenfeld to dwell. One can also not dwell on the film’s little moments, because it’s got awesome big moments as well. Except Shorty doesn’t have much in the way of set piece read more
[BASP] Real Genius (1985, Martha Coolidge) / My Science Project (1985, Jonathan R. Beutel)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 28, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Seventeen Real Genius (1985, Martha Coolidge) / My Science Project (1985, Jonathan R. Beutel) Originally posted: March 7, 2012 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
Get Shorty (1995, Barry Sonnenfeld)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 28, 2016
There’s a gentle quality about Get Shorty, an invitation from screenwriter Scott Frank and director Sonnenfeld to dwell. One can also not dwell on the film’s little moments, because it’s got awesome big moments as well. Except Shorty doesn’t have much in the way of set piece read more
[BASP] Real Genius (1985, Martha Coolidge) / My Science Project (1985, Jonathan R. Beutel)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 28, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Seventeen Real Genius (1985, Martha Coolidge) / My Science Project (1985, Jonathan R. Beutel) Originally posted: March 7, 2012 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
Independence Day (1996, Roland Emmerich)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 27, 2016
There’s a mature way to talk about Independence Day. I should know, I’ve started writing this response about twelve times and this attempt is an entirely new draft. The mature way involves complementing David Brenner’s editing, complementing director Emmerich’s ability to in read more
Independence Day (1996, Roland Emmerich)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 27, 2016
There’s a mature way to talk about Independence Day. I should know, I’ve started writing this response about twelve times and this attempt is an entirely new draft. The mature way involves complementing David Brenner’s editing, complementing director Emmerich’s ability to in read more
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016, Zack Snyder)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 26, 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is, as a film, just as unwieldy as that title. Director Snyder, through a strange, comforting overconfidence, gets the film through its two and a half hour run time. By the end, when Snyder teases a cliffhanger, teases various comic book references, it’s a d read more
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016, Zack Snyder)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 26, 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is, as a film, just as unwieldy as that title. Director Snyder, through a strange, comforting overconfidence, gets the film through its two and a half hour run time. By the end, when Snyder teases a cliffhanger, teases various comic book references, it’s a d read more
[BASP] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Robert Zemeckis) / Cool World (1992, Ralph Bakshi)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 22, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Sixteen Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Robert Zemeckis) / Cool World (1992, Ralph Bakshi) Originally posted: November 16, 2011 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
[BASP] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Robert Zemeckis) / Cool World (1992, Ralph Bakshi)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 22, 2016
The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Sixteen Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Robert Zemeckis) / Cool World (1992, Ralph Bakshi) Originally posted: November 16, 2011 Subscribe via iTunes. read more
The New, Original Wonder Woman (1975, Leonard Horn)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 21, 2016
There are a number of things to talk about with The New, Original Wonder Woman. It’s a TV pilot movie. It’s a self-contained narrative about Wonder Woman, amiably but not quite enthusiastically played by Lynda Carter, coming to the United States in the middle of World War II. It’s read more
Daredevil (2003, Mark Steven Johnson)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 21, 2016
I like Ben Affleck. Even his early phase–the self-aware, “Bruce Willis doing a Harrison Ford” impression thing actually worked out on occasion. It helped he kept the persona between pictures. Of course, Daredevil comes after Affleck decided to do his own thing. He gets an incomple read more
The New, Original Wonder Woman (1975, Leonard Horn)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 21, 2016
There are a number of things to talk about with The New, Original Wonder Woman. It’s a TV pilot movie. It’s a self-contained narrative about Wonder Woman, amiably but not quite enthusiastically played by Lynda Carter, coming to the United States in the middle of World War II. It’s read more
Daredevil (2003, Mark Steven Johnson)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 21, 2016
I like Ben Affleck. Even his early phase–the self-aware, “Bruce Willis doing a Harrison Ford” impression thing actually worked out on occasion. It helped he kept the persona between pictures. Of course, Daredevil comes after Affleck decided to do his own thing. He gets an incomple read more