Welcome to the Third Annual Watched In Theater (W.I.T.) Awards! The 2015 Oscars have been delivered, honoring movies that push boundaries, wrench at your heart, and make the audience question their entire existence. While these may be great films, I have not seen most of them. Instead, I present the WIT awards, honoring the movies…
The Disney Death: A symptom of dying, appearing to die, or almost dying, but miraculously returning to life just in time for a happy ending. (For more, see this article from TV Tropes). The Disney Death is designed to tug at our heart strings, to bring tears and tension as the climax approaches the denouement. My…
First, Captain America: Winter Soldier is a great spy movie disguised as a super-hero film. While I was watching it, one of my first thoughts was, “When did we get to Metal Gear Solid?” [For those unfamiliar, Metar Gear Solid is a ridiculous but awesome spy game franchise.] Jumping out of a helicopter-like vehicle? Check. [BRIEF…
The L. Palmer Chronicles 