In the latest installment of Filmscene, Henry Stewart and I discuss the various problems and covert political conceits at work in the newest addition to the X-Men franchise, Wolverine's war-loving origin story. Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine skips around from the Northwest Territories to Lagos (via the beaches of Normandy and jungles of Vietnam) to Three Mile Island, turning so many moments of modern history into aestheticized tableaux. The coming of age story also invites comparisons to Star Wars and Lost, and – predictably – an incredibly sad showing for female characters. Read the whole conversation here.
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Filmscene: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
In the latest installment of Filmscene, Henry Stewart and I discuss the various problems and covert political conceits at work in the newest addition to the X-Men franchise, Wolverine's war-loving origin story. Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine skips around from the Northwest Territories to Lagos (via the beaches of Normandy and jungles of Vietnam) to Three Mile Island, turning so many moments of modern history into aestheticized tableaux. The coming of age story also invites comparisons to Star Wars and Lost, and – predictably – an incredibly sad showing for female characters. Read the whole conversation here.
Filmscene: Monsters vs. Aliens
Check out Henry Stewart and I's Filmscene double-review of Monsters vs. Aliens on The L Magazine's blog. In our back-and-forth e-discussion we look at the new Dreamworks 3D IMAX digital extravaganza as an allegory for homosexuality, a coded engagement with Guantanamo Bay and terrorism, ableism, sexism and nostalgia. Check out the entire review here.
Filmscene: Friday the 13th
Check out the massive review-by-way-of-discussion that Henry Stewart and I wrote for The L Magazine about the latest (and 12th) installment in Jason Voorhees's Friday the 13th franchise (which, of course, opens today).
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