Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review

While Warner Brothers is continuing to struggle to make a decent DC film, and Marvel is doing its best to keep staleness from creeping into their now 20+ picture repertoire, Sony Pictures — specifically the Imageworks Animation branch — have cooked up a high-energy film that not only finds new ground in an over-trodden landscape, […]

Why Roger Deakins Will (Finally) Get His Oscar

Roger Deakins is no stranger to robbery. In 1994, he was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Cinematography for The Shawshank Redemption. His first nomination, to which the award would go to John Toll for Legends of the Fall, would begin a long and daunting string of nominations without a single […]

In Appreciation of Lakeith Stanfield

Rising star Lakeith Stanfield recently starred as “L” in the Netflix adaptation of Manga Death Note. While the film itself was a bit of a mess, with an unsure tone and horrific pacing, Stanfield stood head and shoulders above his co-stars (perhaps with the exception of Willem Dafoe). Stanfield had miniscule parts in both Dope […]

It (2017) Review

    I would like to preface this review with a note on film criticism, particularly in cases of remakes and reboots. The way I, as well as my colleagues here on The Fan Men, criticize works of art is based mainly upon the individual merits of the work. That is to say, although It […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Review

Pacing issues and questionable CGI can’t hold down what has become the first Star Wars prequel to not completely misrepresent the brand. Felicity Jones and Diego Luna star as Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor, respectively, in the inaugural spin-off film of the canonized Star Wars Universe. Going into the film, I was curious to see […]

Welcome to the Film Tab!

Came here to read engaging and thoughtful video game-related posts? Oh… sorry, those are under the “Gaming” tab. Over here in this dark corner of the site is Film and Television. Here you will find reviews, recommendations, and our unqualified opinions on news pieces. We hope you enjoy all of the content and want to […]