Carlos Valladares’ favorite movies of 2017 Carlos Valladares January 10, 2018 1 Comment Another year, another batch of great films. Some are pop gems (“Baby Driver,”) some weren’t as heavily pushed as they should have been (“Dawson City,” “A Quiet... Read More »
Pop thrills: Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ is a smart, sexy musical for the age of Spotify Carlos Valladares June 28, 2017 0 Comments I’m digging the recent resurrection of the film musical for postmodern times. Whit Stillman’s “Damsels in Distress” (2012) ended with a ludicrous dance combo across Stanford-like fountains of... Read More »
Making up my dang mind about ‘Batman v. Superman’ Will Ferrer March 31, 2016 0 Comments After sacrificing two and a half hours of my precious time to watch Ben Affleck (Batman) and Henry Cavill (Superman) punch and shoot things, I've emerged from the darkness of Snyder's psyche, both... Read More »
An interview with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg of “The World’s End” Amrutha Dorai August 23, 2013 0 Comments There aren’t many film series quite like director Edgar Wright’s Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, which left plenty of room for discussion when The Daily talked with Wright and stars Simon Pegg... Read More »
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