A True Story from the Author’s past: Even as a child, I loved going to the movies. I loved seeing movies. I still do. But seeing them at home, even in this modern era where almost any movie you might want to see is available to you at the touch of a button, is not the […]
Okay, so it now seems that we have to address the issue of preconception in critical appraisal. The impetus is Jonathan Jones, a critic for the UK Guardian who wrote a much-derided essay to the effect that he had never read Terry Pratchett but was certain that he was nothing much. Later, in response to […]
First Review by Adam-Troy Castro The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (original title: Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo; 1966). Directed by Sergio Leone. Screenplay by Age and Scarpelli, Sergio Leone, and Luciano Vincenzoni. Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef; also Luigi Pistilli. 177 minutes. *** 1/2. The Good, The Bad, […]