Colin Biggs‘Civil War’ DucksThe trailer for A24’s Civil War provoked an immediate response. Automatically, battle lines were drawn on social media and around the…5 min read·Apr 15, 2024--1--1
Colin BiggsThe Best Films of 2023Nothing would have surprised me about Barbie blowing away the competition in cineplexes this year. It’s a brand known the world over. It…5 min read·Dec 31, 2023----
Colin BiggsCan You Stomach ‘The Zone of Interest’?The threshold to justify spending time watching Nazis in a film is incredibly high. The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer’s latest…3 min read·Dec 13, 2023----
Colin BiggsNapoleon and Saltburn: Two Films That Trolled Us (to varying success)(published at ThatShelf.com)6 min read·Nov 29, 2023----
Colin BiggsReview: Killers of the Flower MoonAmerica’s foremost cinematic storyteller, Martin Scorsese has covered the many ways America fails itself and its people multiple times…3 min read·Oct 25, 2023----
Colin Biggs‘Under the Silver Lake’ Hid its Villain as a LeadUnder the Silver Lake didn’t make much noise when it debuted a little over four years ago. A stark contrast to the buzz director Robert…3 min read·Aug 22, 2023----
Colin Biggs‘Talk to Me’ Wants You to Let It InThe premise is easy enough to grasp. Mia grabs a possessed hand, says, “talk to me,” and interacts with a ghost. Only Get Out’s sunken…4 min read·Aug 7, 2023----
Colin Biggs‘Oppenheimer’ Isn’t Just About the PastNolan revisits old classics in Oppenheimer, a man whose machine can ruin lives if placed in the wrong hands (The Prestige), the moral greys5 min read·Jul 27, 2023----
Colin BiggsOn Criterion: Erotic ThrillersThis month’s focus on The Criterion Channel is erotic thrillers. ThatShelf is covering the month’s best selections, including Body Heat…2 min read·May 3, 2023----
Colin BiggsA-listers Shouldn’t Displace Voice ActorsIn terms of things that would approve Hollywood immediately, several come to mind. An Oscar for stunts, intermissions for movies…4 min read·Apr 10, 2023--1--1