A lot had expected Christopher Nolan’s ambitious adaptation of Homer’s poem to be a hit with audiences and critics, despite whatever controversy people had laid forth or believed would “derail” its chances to be a major success. Though it is still early, and word of mouth can change between weeks, what Nolan has seemingly accomplished with the film is what many deemed to be nearly impossible, not only to adapt a source that is sacred and difficult to translate from text to...

The Right has learned a tough lesson with The Odyssey, and in some ways, they were led into a trap. When the trailer for The Odyssey first came out, it was met with a muted response; some even said it looked bad or boring. Not long after that, news of the plot conveniently leaked that Lupita Nyong'o would play Helen of Troy and Elliot Page would play a major role. That sent the Right into a tailspin that this would be the...

The Odyssey has finally opened. The reviews are stellar. The box office prospects look good. Now, all that's left is to figure out how many Oscars the film will win. I expect, having now seen the film, that the so-called "woke" controversy will do a lot of the heavy lifting here. We're talking teary-eyed standing ovations, major applause, lots of covers on magazines for Lupita Nyong'o and so it will go. It will be one virtue signal after another as the Good...

Back to our regularly scheduled programming here, the 1970s!!!! A few weeks ago we got into our little VW van and traveled back in time to discuss a decade that is so beloved among the film community. Many of you shared some really cool stories about seeing classic films in the theater during the '70s, and those types of moments here at AD are what make our community continue to thrive. You guys are the best! This week we're going to do...

It looks like Amazon/MGM is keeping to its word of making movies for everybody, and now we have I Play Rocky, which looks pretty great, I have to admit. The trailer already has almost 1 million views, that's how much people want to see a movie like this, one that resonates broadly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_g_Ut0jO-0   His whole life was a million-to-one shot. I Play Rocky, based on the incredible true story, starring Anthony Ippolito - only in theaters this November. If you grew...

As expected, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (which I will see tomorrow with the rest of the Plebes), has received great reviews, exceptional even. I doubt there will be any detractors, not even on the Right. As I suspected, the culture war stuff was a trap and unfortunately, the Right fell right into it (but I will find out to what extent tomorrow). At any rate, the epic is receiving high praise and is on track to gross around $100 million in its...

A cellist finds himself home after 20 years on the road. That's all we get about what Behemoth! is about, though there are women involved, Eva Victor and Olivia Wilde. Pedro Pascal is the lead, Will Arnett is supporting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrMGdrCJ5Ck   Written & Directed by: Tony Gilroy Produced By: Tony Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg and John Gilroy Starring: Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Alexa Swinton, Kaya Ralls, Erik Griffin, Jobeth Williams, Margarita Levieva, with Hank Azaria and Will Arnett. Stills courtesy of...

  Right after I had submitted last week’s title regarding what may or may not premiere at this year’s additions of the Fall Film Festivals in question, there was finally information regarding what might be headed to each one individually. Confirmation of such titles included Sian Heder’s Being Heumann confirmed as opening TIFF title Susanna White’s Prima Facie confirmed for a TIFF premiere, as is Hur Jin-Ho’s The Assassin(s) Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth! seemingly confirmed this year, unclear of which festival Simon Stone’s...

In what appears to be yet another fever dream by Hollywood (aka the activist Left) we have a perfect example of how they see their government and the other half of the country. It is also, by the way, how people in many other countries see Americans. There is nothing new here. What I always come back to is that they are fine to use the products that Capitalism built (iphones, social media, the internet, fossil fuels, fast food, movie theaters, Uber,...

Sam Neill loved animals. He loved the natural world. His Instagram is full of photos of the animals he cared for. Nothing gave me more pleasure on Instagram than seeing one of his posts. He was a pure-hearted man and an angel to furry creatures. He will be greatly missed. You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat animals and that made Sam Neill beloved by all. But of course, he was also a beloved actor whose performance...