This is going to get confusing, but critiquing Voyagers calls upon several illustrative conflicts. First off, science fiction is the realm of high-minded concepts of fantasy, and…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Voyagers Clashes Too Many Mixed Dichotomies”

Going through the bulk of Melissa McCarthy’s filmography leading up to Thunder Force hitting Netflix this weekend makes this writer ponder a question. What’s the female equivalent…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Thunder Force Emphasizes the Female Manchild”

The disaster movies love to take the well-worn “Murphy’s Law” of “anything that can go wrong will go wrong” as pseudo-logical permission to get excessively creative with…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: The Tunnel Balances The Spectacles of Danger and Heroics”

To be a more astute and informed moviegoer when it comes to satires, one really should do the background homework to understand what is being satirized in…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq Proves Satire Has Its Topical Bite”

Whatever happened to Ken Watanabe’s steely mini-sermon of “let them fight” from 2014’s Godzilla? Cast aside all the screenwriting urges for world-building or acting egos for showy…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Godzilla vs. Kong: Could You Just Let Them Fight?”

Midway into this sequel, a sweaty and flustered Kyle Chandler, far from the “clear eyes, full hearts” of Friday Night Lights, uses his character’s expertise to remark…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Godzilla: King of the Monsters Lumbers Back to Camp Roots”

I don’t know about you, but a good, classic “Hollywood meet cute” gets me every time. Film history is full of them. For those unfamiliar with the…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: One Fine Day Plays Its “Meet Hate” into a “Meet Cute””

Gareth Edwards’ 2014 franchise re-igniter Godzilla debuts on 4K this week with a posh-looking disc release just in time for the the monster’s third movie and showdown…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla (2014) on 4K Tip-Toes Instead of Stomps”

Let’s go casual for a casual movie. When you bring the word “nobody” over to The Urban Dictionary, several results flesh out the noun. The most wide-ranging…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Nobody turns Bob Odenkirk into His Own Urban Legend”

On a 2008 episode of Mythbusters, hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman were given the mini-challenge of whether or not they could polish poop to answer the…… Read more “New from Don Shanahan on 25YL: Zack Snyder’s Justice League: A Wholly Different Energy”