Archive - Formerly Dangerous

We rant and rave about 4K and begin our look at my thirty favorite films from the year I was born

1970 was a wild time for cinema and a great place to start

Apr 10 •

March 2024

The Hip Pocket: Warm-Up #2

This time, we're taking a look at some beloved titles from the 1940s

Mar 24 •

49:21

MONKEY MAN dazzles at SXSW and we dig into the James Cameron 4K controversy

Plus we look discuss the ugly side of nostalgia

Mar 23 •

February 2024

James Bond Declassified: GOLDENEYE

Without this one, we might not have any Bond films today

Feb 29 •

Is blockbuster language ruining our ability to tell personal stories at the studio level?

A few recent misfires suggest there are limits to what a blockbuster can do

Feb 28 •

Ed Zwick's new book is an essential read for anyone who wants to tell stories on film

And there's some other great movie-related reading out there right now, too

Feb 15 •

A quick heads-up

This week’s newsletter has been delayed because of power outages involving the rain here in LA. I lost several days and will have to push this week’s…

Feb 8 •

What do 2023's thirty best films have to say about who we are right now?

Let's dig into one of the best film years in a while

Feb 1 •

January 2024

What value is there in examining the Movies of My Lifetime?

Plus is there any such thing as an Oscar snub?

Jan 25 •

James Bond Nostalgified: Timothy Dalton's GOLDENEYE

Two of our regular columns collide and things gets weird

Jan 17 •

ALL OF US STRANGERS, ZONE OF INTEREST, BARBIE, and the art of adaptation

Why are people acting like adaptations are somehow 'lesser than'?

Jan 10 •

Looking back at 2023, forward to 2024, and setting some goals for this newsletter

Let's figure out what we're all still doing here

Jan 1 •

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