Night of the Living Movie Critic

 Runtime: 2hr 43 mins Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Cast: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Naomi Harris, Lashana Lynch, Ralph Fiennes, Jeffrey Wright It's funny how this franchise means so many things to different people. Bond movies have been coming out for over 50 years, and it's evolved in a unique way that invites comparison, debate, and generational divides. My father still considers Connery as the definitive 007. Meanwhile, I grew up with the moral ambiguity of Daniel Craig and think of Pierce Brosnan as my favorite take on a classical version of the character.  Then there are millennials and Generation Z kids who find the concept outdated, and see Bond himself as a walking monument to British Imperialism and toxic notions of manhood. The James Bond franchise at its worst often proves these critics right (it's uncomfortable how much casual assault is in those earlier movies) but the best Bond movies transcend these trappings by imbuing its hero with a much needed...

  Welcome to my new film blog! A little background about me. I studied film production and criticism in college and have been doing freelance writing online for the past year. This blog will be a space where I review new movies, return to older films that strike my interest, or talk about art and narrative in general. Of course, there is the underlying question of why start a film blog now? And I agree, that this was probably a tumultuous time to  buckle down on this blog. After all, everything about film is up in the air at the moment. Theatres are still trying to recover from the pandemic, while also continuing to compete with streaming. So the traditional model of movie exhibition and the theatre going experience is well past its golden age.  In addition, it feels like many people are distrustful of film critics. At least once month, I see someone complaining on social media how out of touch professional critics are, and point to the divide between Rotten Tomato's audi...