Conversations With Myself: John Ryan Sullivan

Let me be upfront about this post – I really just want to write about Stanley Tucci. I’ve just watched the second season of Citadel and mostly enjoyed it. I do not feel compelled to write much about the show Citadel but given that Stanley Tucci is presently at the forefront of my mind (and everywhere online) I’d like to write a something about the man himself. So, oddly the vehicle for this…

In today’s episode of what is wrong with movies I present to you Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice. First and foremost – this is a terrible title. I say this as someone who dislikes creating titles, struggles with creating titles but sees the value of a good title. What, I ask you, does this title (and poster) tell the potential audience about the film? Here’s what it told me, two people named…

It’s possible Dr. Brain escaped your attention when it was released. It came out during Covid, on Apple TV and received little to no publicity. Directed by Kim Jee-woon (The Good, The Bad and The Weird/I Saw The Devil) Dr. Brain is adapted from a web comic of the same name. I watched Dr. Brain when it first released and had a mixed reaction to it. This past week I rewatched the show and found…

A few days ago I watched the movie and keep thinking about it which is usually a good sign. Although most of the thoughts I’m having are “what is this movie about?”. Until the ending where we see the real Mark Kerr shopping I thought it was about a period of his life where he was succeeding at fighting and struggling with drug addiction and his girlfriend. Only the ending implies the movie is…

Due to a recent snow storm I have found myself, for the first time in four years, running each morning on my treadmill. Since moving to Long Island I have been enjoying the milder winters, the lack of snow and ice, and the reality of running outdoors year round. It turns out a foot of snow, poorly plowed roads and neighbors who think shoveling snow into the street is a form of protest means…

After a dismal year (or more) of movie/television watching, I believe, I am back. Which is a weird way to start a post but let me tell you, I’ve written two incredibly long, dark, unpublished posts in the past month that make my first sentence a triumph! In an effort to only put positivity into the world I am refraining from publishing those posts but let me just say – I’ve been incredibly…

(Spoilers below) This past week I found myself, once again, with no idea what to watch. After searching for half an hour decided to rewatch Mad Max: Fury Road. I didn’t have time to watch an entire movie and an hour later when I needed to leave the house I was surprised that I had been, once again, completely absorbed by the film. Needless to say the next opportunity I had I finished the…

(This post contains massive spoilers) I’ve decided to dive into writing about the world of Dune, mostly because I’ve been reading the books and watching the films for several years. I know my wife is sick of hearing my thoughts about anything Dune related and trying to collect my thoughts regarding part two has left me feeling incomplete. It’s not a bad movie but when compared to part one I…

If, somehow, neither of these titles is familiar to you then know we had radically different childhoods and that you are about to be blessed. Both of these films are directed by Savage Steve Holland whose most recent film is Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave (2020) and who is credited as animator on the show Press Your Luck for the “whammy” animations (which I only just learned and makes me love him…

Typically I write about older films in this category but in the case of the Fall Guy I am making an exception. Why? Because for some reason this film (supposedly) did not find an audience last year, which is absurd. So here I am trying to shine a little light on a wonderful movie. What you should know The Fall Guy is not a remake of the television show (which admit it, you had not heard of when…

Not that long ago when I wanted to watch a movie or television show the first step in the process, usually, was to decide which I wanted to watch. If I reach back into my mind to the time when the video rental store was my main method of obtaining what I wanted, typically I decided before leaving my house to simplify the process. I wrote about this in greater detail here. I mention this because…

(This post contains spoilers) As someone who has watched and enjoyed all four seasons of True Detective it feels strange to only now write about the show. Where was the urge after watching the previous seasons? I think the desire may stem, in part, from the lack of attention season four received compared to the previous seasons. I seem to watch a lot of detective shows now but I can’t say this…

(this post contains massive spoilers about the show Sunny) I spent ten years trying to write a novel without understanding how to tell the story. I had been reading a good deal of John Steinbeck and it influenced everything I wrote. I was young enough that I did not see this influence until I shared my writing with others and they told me, without pity, that I was aping his work. I’m sure most…

(I discovered today that I only shared this on Medium.com which I stopped using in 2017. So, yes, this is old but it’s one of the few times I’ve been able to interview people regarding their film work – and have a record of it! – that I can share. So here goes…) This interview was done as part of the (now defunct) Vermont Media Alliance’s coverage of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. This…

(I discovered today that I only shared this on Medium.com which I stopped using in 2017. So, yes, this is old but it’s one of the few times I’ve been able to interview people regarding their film work – and have a record of it! – that I can share. So here goes…) This interview was done as part of the (now defunct) Vermont Media Alliance’s coverage of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival.…

I have been posting a fair number of reviews about television shows and movies of late. I struggle with calling what I write reviews as I purposely try and not comprehensively review anything. I suppose I take the coward’s way out, I try and write what I consider appreciations of things I think worthy of being written about. I call this the coward’s way because a review implies I sit in judgement…