A book as complex as Dune weighing in at 187,240 words, much like Tolkien’s Trilogy can’t be completely covered even in three movies. There’s just too much there. Then there’s the fact that the world when Herbert wrote Dune is very different than the world of today, and we have a very different experience with the Muslim […]
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RE:View – The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec
A review of the 2010 film, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, 1997) America invented the comic book and gave it to the world. Which is a good thing because we kinda suck at it now. There isn’t a lot the traditional publishers can do about it at […]
The Dark Herald Recommends: The Great War of Archimedes
The Great War of Archimedes is of all things a drama about the building of the Yamato. I found the film intriguing because it’s an excellent example of the Japanese school of storytelling, following as it does the structure of Kishōtenketsu. The producers clearly spent a big chunk of their period piece money on the first scene. […]
REVIEW: Ridley Scott Mistitled His Napoleon Movie As It’s Another Bait-And-Switch With A Strong, Female Lead
Ridley Scott’s recent Napoleon movie not only missed the mark with its butchering of historical content, but the movie isn’t about Napoleon at all. He happens to play a part in the film, but Joaquin Phoenix isn’t truly the lead character. According to Sony Pictures, “Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered […]
