Category Archives: Criticism

The Rule Behind the Rule

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Thomas Mets

One of the best concepts I’ve heard for understanding people is the rule behind the rule. It was summed up pretty well on a Reddit thread. A great example of this was a story I heard from Brad Bird when he … Continue reading →

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Modern Film Movements

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Thomas Mets

I’ve been reading about film movements recently (IE- Golden Age of Hollywood, German Expressionism, French New Wave) and that got me thinking about modern movies, which would have to be part of at least one film movement, even if we … Continue reading →

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Films Seen in 2021 Part 8: Zach Snyder and the Scandinavian Revival

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Thomas Mets

This is a continuation of observations on films I’ve seen this year. For this batch, my subchallenges were ten movies for a Criterion based annual challenge, five films from the Scandinavian revival film movement (there will be overlap with the … Continue reading →

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Films Seen in 2021 Part 7

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Thomas Mets

This is a continuation of observations on films I’ve seen this year. For this batch, I didn’t go with any further challenges, although I did end up watching several African-American horror movies, and did my best to take advantage of … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With Green Book?

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Thomas Mets

One of the most interesting aspects of the latest Oscar race has been the arguments about Green Book. There seem to be three categories. Film twitter seems largely opposed to the film. There’s the sense that the critics are split on … Continue reading →

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The Worst Review Ever

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Thomas Mets

My cat did not care for a particular brand of cat food that I got from my aunt whose cats didn’t care for it either, and she got it from a neighbor who seemed to have had the same issue. … Continue reading →

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A Great Winter Painting

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Thomas Mets

Years ago, I went to the Musee d’Orsay, and took a photo of a painting of a winter landscape that I thought was rather interesting. The problem is that I didn’t record the name of the painting, or the name … Continue reading →

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Movies Watched in 2018 Part 4

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Thomas Mets

This is a continuation of notes on films I saw this year, following Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. I set myself a challenge of watching ten films per decade (counting the silent era as one decade) allowing for recent additions with additional … Continue reading →

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On Film and Diversity

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Thomas Mets

This is a response to some points raised by Film Critic Hulk in his piece “What We Talk About When We Talk About Female Filmmaking.” He suggests that some of the standards by which we measure film are biased against … Continue reading →

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Why Stories Favor the Fish Out of Water

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Another bias in fiction is what I would call the “fish out of water” bias, which simply means that a story is more likely to be told from an outsider’s perspective than an insider’s. There are a few advantages to … Continue reading →

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