Category: andrew benjamin

andrew benjamin / reviews / the tv room / tv

February 27, 2024

The TV Room: Shogun, by Andrew Benjamin

Shogun is a brutal show to watch. It emulates that Game of Thrones style of television that is about showcasing graphic violence, political maneuvering, and overt sexuality. That’s not positive or negative. Just an observation. Beyond that, it does manage...

andrew benjamin / monday movie / movies

May 2, 2022

Monday Movie: Endless Poetry, by Andrew Benjamin

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Endless Poetry (Alejandro Jodorowsky) originally ran as a theatrical review. When Alejandro Jodorowsky makes a film, it’s like an event. He so rarely makes movies and...

andrew benjamin / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

February 27, 2021

A Writer’s Odyssey: Halfway There, by Andrew Benjamin

Have you ever watched a movie with two storylines going on at the same time and thought, “Storyline B is so much better than Storyline A! I want to see more of that!”? That is what A Writer’s Odyssey is. A movie...

2018 / andrew benjamin / movies / new york comic con / new york comic con 2018

October 25, 2018

New York Comic Con 2018: Robert Rodriguez on Alita: Battle Angel, by Andrew Benjamin

It’s been close to five years since Robert Rodriguez has made a movie. Rodriguez, who is famed for making low budget (comparatively to most Hollywood fare) and quickly shot affairs is returning to the big screen in February 2019 with...

2018 / andrew benjamin / movies / new york comic con / new york comic con 2018

October 9, 2018

New York Comic Con 2018: Drew Goddard and Cailee Spaeny on Bad Times at the El Royale, by Andrew Benjamin

For Drew Goddard, director of the film Bad Times at the El Royale, the film was an opportunity to make a throwback film to old school noir thrillers. Talking to reporters at New York Comic Con this past weekend, he...

2017 / andrew benjamin / movies / new york comic con / new york comic con 2017

October 12, 2017

New York Comic Con 2017: Dean Devlin Unveils New Crime Thriller, by Andrew Benjamin

At this year’s New York Comic Con, one of the first panels to be presented was a reveal of director/producer Dean Devlin’s new movie, Bad Samaritan. The longtime producer, whose credits include Independence Day, Godzilla, and Stargate, is making his...

andrew benjamin / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

July 12, 2017

Endless Poetry: Portrait of the Artist, by Andrew Benjamin

When Alejandro Jodorowsky makes a film, it’s like an event. He so rarely makes movies and when he does, it seems like they take forever to make it into a theater. As soon as you sit in the theater and...

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March 7, 2017

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andrew benjamin / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

March 1, 2017

Donald Cried: Cold Shoulder, by Andrew Benjamin

There seems to be a trend with indie/mumblecore type movies currently: there is a protagonist who has some of social awkwardness who is paired up with a “normie” and the two have to coexist for the duration of the movie....

andrew benjamin / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 30, 2016

The Eyes of My Mother: The Mother of All Nightmares, by Andrew Benjamin

Imagine you were stuck in a nightmare that you couldn’t wake up from. You try to wake up but no matter how hard you try, it’s futile. That is the experience of watching The Eyes of my Mother. It is...

Category: andrew benjamin

The TV Room: Shogun, by Andrew Benjamin

Monday Movie: Endless Poetry, by Andrew Benjamin

A Writer’s Odyssey: Halfway There, by Andrew Benjamin

New York Comic Con 2018: Robert Rodriguez on Alita: Battle Angel, by Andrew Benjamin

New York Comic Con 2018: Drew Goddard and Cailee Spaeny on Bad Times at the El Royale, by Andrew Benjamin

New York Comic Con 2017: Dean Devlin Unveils New Crime Thriller, by Andrew Benjamin

Endless Poetry: Portrait of the Artist, by Andrew Benjamin

New to Home Video 3/7/17

Donald Cried: Cold Shoulder, by Andrew Benjamin

The Eyes of My Mother: The Mother of All Nightmares, by Andrew Benjamin

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