All movie failures can be summarized as a failure to achieve an intention, usually meaning one of two things: 1) a movie failed to be entertaining at all, on a fun, intellectual or emotional level, or 2), the movie had […]

BY KYLE GREENWOOD Some filmmakers often enjoy placing a few in-jokes or references into their movies and it’s something that fans, movie buffs and eagle-eyed viewers can really appreciate. Of course when you’re a talented animator spending a good few […]

Do a search for “movie spy gadgets” and you’ll pull up a list of the very best tools used by the very best secret agents in the biz. Most of the film canon’s best heroes have some sort of invention […]

It’s apparent enough that across the board, equality doesn’t exist for women in the job market (just look at the wage gap). However, this truth is even more evident in certain fields of work, which last year’s gem, In A World, […]

Ringing in another year (for this writer) generally makes me reflective on life itself and how people relate to each other. That may sound like this column’s focus each week, but this birthday week was an excuse to continue that […]

Discussions abound about what makes a good female character in film. Namely, these discussions are born in the recognition of a lack of quality roles for women in movies. However, sometimes it’s as necessary to point out and discuss the good roles, as […]

Movies that aim to use their main characters to make a point can easily betray their goal with heavy-handedness, muddling their message by proclaiming it too loudly. As the round of 16 kicks off for the 2015 Women’s World Cup, […]

“It’s important that we leave each other and the comfort of it, and circle away, even though it’s hard sometimes, so that we can come back…” – Robyn Davidson Can a character develop in isolation from other characters? So many […]

As much as this column seeks to celebrate the fully successful characters of the film canon, sometimes it’s equally important to take a look at the characters needing improvement, in order to better understand why certain characters endure, and others […]

A few days remain until the Age of Ultron, and thus this week concludes Eternal Characters’ Marvel Moving Pairing series, where we pair a key Avenger with a non-spandex-clad movie character. Thus far, we’ve paired Tony Stark with a boozy Alan […]