Tim Pelan

Defying Gravity: The Cosmic Corn of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’

Interstellar poster art by Zero   March 13, 2024   By Tim Pelan   I thought of a labyrinth of…

1 month ago

‘The Wicker Man’: The True Nature of Sacrifice

The Wicker Man poster art by Dan Mumford, https://www.dan-mumford.com/   November 6, 2023   By Tim Pelan   Making the…

6 months ago

Trickle Down Robonomics—The Predatory Capitalism of ‘RoboCop’

RoboCop poster art by Grzegorz Domaradzki (Gabz), https://iamgabz.com/   August 21, 2023   By Tim Pelan   The violence in…

8 months ago

NOC NOC: How ‘Mission: Impossible’ Lit the Fuse of Action Stardom Within Tom Cruise

Mission: Impossible poster art by Radostina/CinemaCity00   July 18, 2023   By Tim Pelan   In my mid-50s, doing 'Carlito's…

9 months ago

The Sheep That Got Found: ‘Man on Fire’

  May 25, 2023   By Tim Pelan   The kidnapping I didn't want to make feel like a normal…

11 months ago

‘The Hill’: Sean Connery’s Sisyphean Bond Break-Out

  April 17, 2023   By Tim Pelan   I think one of the reasons we immediately got close was…

1 year ago

‘Die Hard’ On a Pedestal: Why John McTiernan’s Action Classic Is Such an Ode to Joy

  May 20, 2022   By Tim Pelan   “Welcome to the party, pal!” On July 15, 1988, a new…

2 years ago

Gotham by Elektrisches Licht: Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’

January 12, 2022   By Tim Pelan   H. G. Wells declared upon seeing Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film Metropolis…

2 years ago

Universal Soldier? The Emersonian Combat Experience of Terrence Malick’s ‘The Thin Red Line’

Cinematographer: John Toll. Production stills by Merie Weismiller Wallace © Fox 2000 Pictures   By Tim Pelan   Terrence Malick’s…

3 years ago