Daily Archives: July 17, 2011

“Disaster Capitalism”: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Michael Bay, 2011)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

For its first twenty minutes or so, Transformers: Dark of the Moon is not only eminently watchable, it’s also downright fascinating, putting forward—in a clever and calculatedly streamlined fashion—an Autobot-centered conspiracy theory behind the Space Race, leading up to Apollo … Continue reading →

Posted in film, movie reviews | Tagged apocalypse now, apollo 11, capricorn one, ehren kruger, francis ford coppola, independence day, john malkovich, ken jeong, michael bay, naomi klein, space shuttle challenger, the shock doctrine, todd beamer, transformers: dark of the moon | Leave a comment

Capsule Reviews: July 11 – 16

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

The Furies (Anthony Mann, 1950) – 4/5 Fresh from a triple feature of film noir classics (T-Men, Raw Deal and Border Incident [1947-49]) featuring the moody monochrome cinematography of the legendary John Alton, Mann segues into the genre he would … Continue reading →

Posted in film, movie reviews | Tagged anthony mann, barbara stanwyck, border incident, claudia jennings, crimes of the future, dark city, david cronenberg, duel in the sun, fast company, film noir, gary cooper, james stewart, john alton, john saxon, king vidor, man of the west, niven busch, raw deal, stereo, t-men, the furies, the man from laramie, unfaithfully yours, victor milner, walter huston, william smith | Leave a comment

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Daily Archives: July 17, 2011

“Disaster Capitalism”: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Michael Bay, 2011)

Capsule Reviews: July 11 – 16

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