Talk about a movie whose title works terribly with search engine optimization algorithms. Let’s not forget, the title is not just Borat. The title is Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. It’s not enough […]
We all know that this Halloween will not look like other Halloweens from years past. And yet, the month of October waits for us all the same. It is about time we put the spirit of Halloween back into that […]
Credit where it’s due: the Happy Madison producers took a step in the right direction when they partnered with Netflix. For one thing, the partnership allowed fans of their signature brand of humor to easily access their latest work. More […]
We all know that this Halloween will not look like other Halloweens from years past. And yet, the month of October waits for us all the same. It is about time we put the spirit of Halloween back into that […]
Rarely do I come out of watching a Disney remake these days with a positive attitude. Ever since 2017’s Beauty and the Beast, the studio’s remakes felt more like effective profit generators than actual artistic expressions. At best, they replicated […]
For many genre movies, it is often a challenge to balance storytelling traditions with storytelling innovations. If a film leans into old genre tropes, odds are that the final product will spark little engagement. Meanwhile, if it spends time breaking […]
It is far too easy these days to have a feeling of anxiety. If the current state of the world does not elicit that, then one’s own life struggles sure will. But perhaps more discomforting is that it creates a […]
For something that involves the absence of actual aging, the time loop concept sure feels old. Across various forms of media, people have dived deep into the mechanics of the loop and how one could overcome it. Quite frankly, we […]
On paper and on the screen, the Fifty Shades series are problematic in almost every way. While it functions admirably as a showcase of a rich lifestyle, at no point does any sense of humanity emerge. It has a loose […]
In honor of the release announcement of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, we here at Full Circle decided it was time to do a retrospective of the polarizing director’s films. So began the idea of “Snyder Cuts”, a weekly series of […]
