Since last month I talked about a classic with Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper, I decided to continue the trend and take into consideration another movie starring the two of them, but this time a more serious one. Meet John Doe is a 1941 movie directed by Frank Capra which this year also reaches its…
Multiple buses
So there’s this new TV series I was curious about and since I finally found the time to watch it, I just thought I would share some thoughts. Mind you, it’s by the creator of Breaking Bad, but that is not the reason I was interested; its more because I had an idea for a…
Great Balls of Fire
It’s been quite some time since I last posted a real oldie for this column, so I wanted to go back and check out a sweet and wacky comedy – and the ‘30s and ’40s gave us loads to choose from. Without further ado, Ball of fire is such a film, directed by Howard Hawks…
Ill met by Moonlight
Moonlighting is TV series from back in the ’80, starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd; it is quippy, whimsical and a bit on the absurd side and I am here to tell you just how good it is. Now, I’m not going to sugarcoat what I’m about to say: we have reached a point in…
…and a Bard’s Song
Be warned in advance that the 2026 monthly cinematographic column will have some serious hard hitters, all being in their respective anniversary. To start things off with a bang I decided on a story about knights and woes, a beautiful tale that has, in fact, just reached its 25th anniversary. A Knight’s Tale is a…
Simulation Copium
In recent years I have notice an increase in the number and popularity of “sim-games” and, to an extent, I would say it awkwardly makes sense – let me explain. First and foremost, although ideologically one could argue that any game is in itself a simulation, what I am referring to within this specific context…
2 Hard 2 Christmas
The year started off with a movie starring Bruce Willis, so it might as well end with one, and since I have already memed on the fact that the first Die Hard can be considered a ‘Christmas movie’, I am here to argue the same thing about Die Hard 2. It was directed by Renny…
Superhero hotline
Recently Dispatch came out, a game that I had my eyes on since the cast was announce. Within the first week or so, it sold about a million copies and still has overwhelmingly positive reviews; although these are not the statistics I use to judge a game, they are still indicative of its success. I…
Rascal doesn’t dream…period
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Sempai is an anime that came out back in 2018 and one would assume that with a name like that it would have had much more visibility (for the better or worse of it). Although it has its popularity, it is nowhere near as famous as it should…
The ecstasy of Gold
The Road to El Dorado (2000) is an animation musical movie that this very year reaches its 25th anniversary. I wanted to go back to some of the older animations and see how they compared with more recent ones – mainly in terms of entertainment. Since I remembered El Dorado as being quite good, I…