Author: Anthony Florez

Currently residing in Austin, Texas, Anthony Florez enjoys unironically blogging about film, television, and food. An eight year veteran of the gaming industry, he intends to one day fulfill his dream of training his Black Lab to not only fetch a beer, but also to determine affordable labels without coming off like a hipster. He enjoys most genres of film with the exception of horror, can recall the best Jim and Pam episodes of The Office from memory, and isn’t bothered at all when Netflix suggests Bridget Jones’s Diary based on his viewing habits.

TV Review: Iron Fist

by Anthony Florez - March 29, 2017April 7, 2017

Article by: Anthony Florez Let this be a lesson to the entitled out there, everyone who has been gorging themselves in this incredible age of television, in the time of The Americans, Stranger Things, Patriot, The Man in The High Castle, Legion, The Walking Dead, et al., for everyone who has responded to

Movie Review: LOGAN

by Anthony Florez - March 4, 2017March 4, 2017

Article by: Anthony Florez The first film in the X-Men franchise came out 17 years ago and was, at the time, considered one of the most mature entries in the superhero film genre. It took its themes of exclusion and metaphors for racism and homophobia as well as an open disregard for

Movie Review: SPLIT

by Anthony Florez - January 25, 2017

Article by: Anthony Florez One of the things that kept occurring to me during the first act of M. Night Shyamalan's film Split is how confident it was from frame to frame, scene to scene. There is a kind of focus and deliberateness that should not belong to a filmmaker who has been,

Westworld: The Story So Far

by Anthony Florez - November 21, 2016November 21, 2016

Article by: Anthony Florez *with spoilers and some discussion of fan theories If, for whatever reason, you haven't jumped on the Westworld bandwagon just yet this is the week to do it. After eight episodes the exposition is finally starting to give way to real conflict; it's been a patiently deployed story with

6 Scary Movies For People Who Don’t Like Scary Movies

by Anthony Florez - October 20, 2016October 21, 2016

Article by: Anthony Florez All sorts of people like scary movies. I accept that. Some of the most normal people I know are way into them and I'm not implying there is something abnormal about liking horror or passing judgement on you if you're a fan. I just think you're a little

The Dark Tower Trailer: 5 Observations From an OG Fan

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by Anthony Florez - October 14, 2016

*Spoilers for both the books and the content of the trailer; also, this post does not include that trailer because we'll get sued before we had a chance to share it on Facebook* *I would say go read the books before the movie comes out, but I understand most people aren't going

Luke Cage: Season One Review

by Anthony Florez - October 8, 2016

Article by: Anthony Florez Going into Luke Cage I knew it would be missing the brutal, brilliantly choreographed fight scenes of Daredevil and the constant psychological dread of Jessica Jones. I was on the lookout for what was going to be its killer app, its special angle that Marvel's television universe has been doing so well.

The Magnificent Seven: Review

by Anthony Florez - September 25, 2016September 26, 2016

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Stranger Things: Review

by Anthony Florez - July 29, 2016July 29, 2016

Article by: Anthony Florez Minor spoilers involving tone and some general stuff... I saw an article the other day that referenced Stranger Things, with the question 'Has homage become a genre of its own?' and it made me hesitate. Then I got defensive because, as will soon become apparent, I am madly in

Star Trek Beyond: Film Review

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by Anthony Florez - July 27, 2016

Article by: Anthony Florez This will be written in two parts, the first half before seeing the film and the second after. I'm hoping that this will allow for some reconciliation between my lowered expectations and severe prejudice towards the movie and the high critical praise that it is receiving among film