I have many mixed feelings about what I’m about to say, so bear with me. I went a very traditional route when it came to my approach to film.  Classes in undergrad that turned to a Masters degree at NYU [...]

Okay, that headline may seem odd.  You are after all reading a website right now called Man, I Love Films. Presumably, you are not here because of some deep love of Star Wars collector spoons or your admiration for Uwe [...]

If you’re an American, and you went to high school, chances are that you had to read The Great Gatsby. I don’t mean that you actually read The Great Gatsby – but you at least had the book, perhaps, with [...]

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Sir Isaac Newton Newton wrote this in the 1600s as a modest response to people praising his genius. It’s a simple and clever description of [...]

It’s that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It’s The Day New Movies Are Released. The Great Gatsby I’ll be honest: I recall almost nothing of the book.  If memory serves, it was assigned in sophomore [...]

I do not spend every waking moment thinking about how much I hate Shia LaBeouf.  While he occupies a very special place in my psyche, in reality I only spend about 10% of my time in a vitriolic stupor.  The [...]

While many people spend May 5th celebrating Cinco de Mayo, the cool kids are actually celebrating Cinco de Kai-yo. See, Cinco de Kai-yo is the day your friendly neighborhood Kaiderman was brought into this world. It’s a day for celebrating one [...]

Happy Star Wars Day!!! – M.I.L.F.

Like most white middle-class American human beings my age, Disney was a major force in my childhood.  I had my first moment of abject terror (Maleficent), was obsessed with my first movie (Lady and the Tramp), developed my first crushes [...]

Every film fan has their “thing” that gets them into theaters.  For some, it may be particular actors (like Tom Cruise or Robert Pattison (why?)).  Others may track particular genres. I’ve even met a few who will go based on [...]