First of all, I probably need to explain I am coming at this from an angle in which I am not what most people would consider a "huge fan of Taylor Swift." I don't at all mean that in a negative way. But I have many
I've been amused by how much our old pal Anakin Skywalker has been in the news this week. In two separate stories, improbably. The first being the right wing memes about how Anakin was a good guy who just got pushed a little bit too far. Then there&
Patrick Stewart's passing is one of those celebrity deaths in which it's difficult to imagine life without him, because he's just always been around being wonderful. (And he's still going to be very much still in our lives with the upcoming release
To this day, The Devil Inside is the most miserable experience I've ever had at a movie theater. I wasn't alone, as this early screening ended with actual booing. This is unusual! People were really mad! Which was also remarkable because the people who had just
"Stop that elevator!" These are the words I hear as I step onto the elevator, turn around, and see Richard Gere running after me full speed. I remember thinking, "Oh, shit." That is your tease for the story I'm going to share this week
I'll admit, I've become a little confused by the DCU. Superman kicked it off with some oomph. Well, that's not technically true. Technically the animated series Creature Commandos started the DCU? I think? Then Superman. And the second season of Peacemaker also counts, but
So, upfront, today's post will be a little different than the usual nonsense. And, if you bear with me, I promise, by the end of this, there will be a point: My phone rang and the caller ID said, "Elvis Presley." Now, this was unusual for
Last June, my girlfriend Kate and I were at a premiere party for a movie you probably don't know, but it was directed by and starred a famous person who has a lot of famous friends and they were all there. At one point, Kate pointed at a
There are two things I remember distinctly about putting this piece together. First, that it took a surprisingly long time. I remember my editor always checking in on Slack, asking, "What are you working on this week?" And for over a month straight this would always be part
A version of this post published on September 3, 2021 on Uproxx, but is no longer on the internet. With this one I did, let's say, tidy it up a little bit. In 2021, we were still very much feeling the affects of the pandemic and I edited
This was a piece that published on February 28, 2018 when I worked at Uproxx. I would just link to it, but Uproxx has removed its archives before 2022, so this piece has been lost to the internet. But, today, I am here to save it. The funny thing about
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Noah Segan's The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, starring John Turturro, is outstanding. I hope I can convey, quickly, this opinion is why you are getting an interview with the director of this film in this newsletter. I've been asked a few times if there
Around the time of James Spader's casting as Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron, I was interviewing Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige for another MCU film (I think it was Guardians of the Galaxy) when I asked about Spader's involvement. I asked what kind of voice
"Do you want to meet Lady Gaga?" "Ummm..." When you vote in any kind of critics group, which I do, you're often invited to events to meet the filmmakers and actors of the movies who would like your vote. It's usually a
There will be a lot of comparisons of Luca Guadagnino's Artificial (which had its world premiere Monday night at the New York Film Festival) to David Fincher's The Social Network. This makes a lot of sense. Both movies are about tech and both movies star Andrew
Thank you, again, for being a subscriber to The Hard Pass. And especially if you are a paid subscriber because that is the only thing that keeps this newsletter chugging along. This week The Hard Pass delivered reviews of Digger (which is now, somehow, immortalized in a commercial for the
Sometimes I like to think about what it would be like telling my past self about the strange things my future self will do. In this particular case, I wouldn't need to talk to myself in high school. Or college. For this particular scenario, I'd only
For years people have wished Tom Cruise would jettison his action hero persona that he's adopted over the last two decades or so and try to challenge himself again as an actor. Be careful what you wish for. Then again, I can't imagine yet another "
Another week is over and it's again time to answer reader mail at The Hard Pass. And thank you once again for being a subscriber. This newsletter only exists because of you. (Okay and, I guess, to a lesser extent, me.) This is a big one and this
A couple of weeks ago I rewatched Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. I unabashedly love this movie. It is somehow both a great Star Trek movie and a Star Trek movie that non-Star Trek fans like. Over the years a lot of Trek fans have dismissed The Voyage
I have returned from Toronto with an overwhelming sense of exhaustion, as if my body is trying to tell me, "Some of the things you do may not be a good idea anymore. Or never were, really." Ah, what's the difference, it was still fun. Though,
It makes no sense, but also somehow makes perfect sense that Zach Cregger would want to make a Resident Evil movie, a video game based film franchise that has somehow been around for 24 years now. Though, notably and understandably, this new Resident Evil has nothing to do with any
Obviously with this headline I'm doing a bit of "a bit" here. A bit that, for people who don't know me, think is me being dead serious. On social media, someone replied to me, "Oh, so it's better than The Night