Xander’s Top 6 Films of 2014
In 2014 I saw a lot more films than in any other year. It was a good year for film, too. Not so great for air travel. Xander's Top 6 Films of 2014 Edge of Tomorrow A better title for this f...
ReadmoreXander’s Top 6 Films (as of 2014)
The last time Peter, Elizabeth, and Xander were in the same place they each made a Top Six Movies of All Time list. Obviously The Shawshank Redemption topped mine (as it should every Top movie list), ...
ReadmoreWhat’s in a name?
It’s hard to believe, dear reader, but there was once a time before Not That Kind of Marathon. It was a dark and lonely time most try to forget. Below is the original conversation between the three si...
ReadmorePeter’s Top 6 Films of 2013
2013 was a year with a lot of cinematic potential! New Pixar film, new Tarantino film, new Wachowski film, new Disney Princess film (I really like Disney Princesses!) and a whole lot more. Did it ...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West is the second live-action film from Seth MacFarlane, best known as the creator of Family Guy, American Dad, and The Cleveland Show – shows which pride themselves ...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: The Other Woman
The Other Woman is surprisingly fun (with a heavy emphasis on surprisingly). It was selected for this column due to claims it was a film starring three women that doesn’t ever manage to pass the ...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: Bad Neighbours
Bad Neighbours (simply Neighbors in the US, a vastly inferior title) contains plenty of topless women, but not so much in the way of bottomless men. And with one exception, the tits aren’t there f...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: Muppets Most Wanted
When viewed from a feminist perspective, Muppets Most Wanted brings up two interesting questions: When looking at the representation of female characters, should characters played by men be in...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: Are We Officially Dating?
At the very start of the film, for just a few minutes, Are We Officially Dating? (That Awkward Moment in the US) threatens to be an interesting and unique movie. Jason (Zac Efron) recently reads an...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: The LEGO Movie
Women are prizes. In film, if you’re male, a protagonist, and you succeed at your goal, you get everything you’ve ever dreamed of… including a woman. It’s more obvious in fairy tales – “Slay th...
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