NRH’s Weekly Analysis: Senna’s human drama
I’m not a petrolhead. My father is pretty heavy into motorsports, Formula One in particular. I’ve never been grabbed by it myself but ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: Literally Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation might be one of the oddest Western romance films ever made. It contains no sex scenes between the main two lovers, ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: Batffleck
Spoilers for Man of Steel. Christopher Nolan left behind a gap. A hole if you will. He had no interest in universe building ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: Gasland and truth
Truth is an odd, odd beast. Supersize Me has become notorious for dodging some facts and a host of other documentaries have folded ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: Skyfall’s metanarrative
Skyfall is a Bond film about Bond, both genre and man. Sam Mendes and company created a truly all-encompassing, retrospective-filled 50th Anniversary celebration. Skyfall is the ...
NRH’s Weekly Analysis: X-Men something something, Part 2
So last week I took a look at the original X-Men film trilogy and so, as promised, here’s some thoughts on the following films. ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: X-Men something something, Part 1
The X-Men film series is a weird one. For a civil rights allegory there sure is a lot of shallow stuff involved. Wolverine is ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: An ode to Nicolas Cage
Okay. Shall I start off with this? Nicolas Cage is a favorite. Maybe the favorite. Unfortunately, however, Cage isn’t a very, how do I ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: Die Hard with a Vengeance’s NYC
Hot town, summer in the city Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn’t it a pity? Doesn’t seem to ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: Lost Action Hero
Last Action Hero recently turned 20, and it’s time to reexamine it. Two decades later, it’s still largely misunderstood. Holding only a 39% on Rotten ...
NRH’s Weekly Analysis: A Freudian take on Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 is one of the greatest superhero films ever made. It is incredible how it manages to have Peter Parker confront one of ...
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NRH’s Weekly Analysis: Food & drink in Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino’s beautiful vision of a Los Angeles soaked in sin is unlike any other. The film has truly transcended genre — though ...