Author: Danny Bowes

The Paths Connecting Matt Damon, China, Global Capitalism and Franz Kafka. Late last week, the first trailer for the upcoming blockbuster U.S./China co-production The Great Wall,…

What It Means, And Why It Matters.

The world of 2016 can learn a lot from the crew of the Enterprise. As Peter Finch said in Network, “I don’t have to tell…

“I Caught My First Tube Today . . . Sir.” Shortly after undercover FBI agent Johnny Utah befriends charismatic surfing bank robber Bodhi (“That’s Bodhi . . . they call him Bodhisattva”)…

On Renée Zellweger and how we assess beauty in art. Last week, Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman published an account of his reaction to a trailer…

It’s more of a feeling, really. With the release of The BFG this July 4th weekend, we are celebrating by Deconstructing Spielberg, exploring five decades of…

Appreciating “Famous” and its role in essential cinema. Kanye West’s video for “Famous,” being a thing done by Kanye West, has caused a bit of…

Simply the best.

How The Rock not-so-quietly became a more charming, modern day Schwarzenegger. Before getting to the important business of discussing Dwayne Johnson’s magnificence and versatility as…