Sometimes the most terrifying thing about a villain is that they're just crazy and violent and there's no reason for it. That's part of what makes Hannibal Lector so frightening in The Silence of the Lambs. That's part of what makes Heath Ledger's Joker so compelling in The Dark Knight. I didn't want an origin story for the Joker. We certainly didn't need one. After watching the trailer, though, I begrudgingly admitted that it looked pretty damn good.
Joaquin Phoenix…
Roger Waters hasn't toured to support an album since 1987's Radio KAOS album and tour. To be fair, he hasn't released much since then. Closely following the release of his 2017 album, Is This the Life We Really Want?, one might think his Us + Them tour was in support of that. The show does feature a few songs from the album, but it truly is its own animal.
Waters has teamed up with Sean Evans again, after their awe-inspiring…
I can't praise Tim Robbins enough for writing and directing this masterpiece. This (mostly) true story about art and theater in 1930s America is thoughtful, funny, heartbreaking, and absolutely joyous.
The amazing cast (which includes, among others, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Angus MacFadyen, Phillip Baker Hall, Vanessa Redgrave, Susan Sarandan, Jack Black, Bill Murray, Hank Azaria, and Cary Elwes) turns out amazing performances, some of them the best of their careers.
I'm tempted to criticized the film for trying to…
Robert Anton Wilson has probably had a greater impact on my life than anyone else. I've been a fan of his books since I picked up Illuminatus! in high school, which began a binge of everything of his I could get my hands on.
I find Maybe Logic to be a great sampler of the concepts Wilson tends to write about. There are only touches of biographical information contained in this film, which is made up of lectures and interviews…
