Does Size Matter? This is not going to be a review of “The Odyssey” (2026), which I saw at an AMC Dolby Digital theater on opening weekend, and have already reviewed in a previous column (SPOILERS). This is about the experience of seeing “The Odyssey” in IMAX 70mm. Director-screenwriter Christopher Nolan went to great pains…
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Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” (2026) is pure, undiluted cinema…
******3,000 YEAR-OLD TROJAN HORSE-SIZED SPOILERS!****** On the surface, writer/producer/director Christopher Nolan (“Interstellar,” “Oppenheimer”) is a cross between Ridley Scott (“ALIEN,” “Blade Runner”) and David Lean (“Lawrence of Arabia,” “Doctor Zhivago”); sharing their love of grand spectacle and pioneering visual effects, with a knack for attracting all-star casts who earn their paychecks. With his career marked…
My on-again/off-again love for the theatrical experience…
The Old Days One of my favorite pastimes as a kid was going to the movies. It was a safe trip into a darkened realm of imagination, where larger-than-life stories shadow-played before my eyes and ears. I even remember taping newspaper ads for my favorite movies to my bedroom wall. As the late film critic…
“This shark…swallow you whole!” Seeing “JAWS” (1975) in 2D-IMAX…
******THREE BARRELS OF SPOILERS!****** From Drive-In to IMAX For clarity, this will not be a review of “JAWS” (1975), which I reviewed the hell out of five years ago, and revisited again earlier this year for the movie’s official 50th anniversary celebration back in June. This column is about rewatching a movie I’ve seen countless…
The Moviegoing Experience…
Well, I was all set to write this entry about “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” which I saw over the weekend in IMAX 3D at our local AMC. But… …. this time, I think the theatrical experience itself was more worthy of commentary, and well, this is my blog, so… neener, neener (hehe). I…