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Review of Avengers I: The Simple Summer Joys of ‘Hulk, Smash’

By / Leave a Comment / 28 December 2019

Summary:  Today Locke Peterseim reviews the first Avengers film, a timely flash-back that helps us put A2-Ultron in context. Unsurprisingly, much of this review applies just as well to Avengers-Ultron. Disney manufactures entertainment products to tight standards.   {2nd of 2 posts today.} “The Avengers: The Simple Summer Joys of ‘Hulk, Smash’” By Locke Peterseim. From …

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Oz the Great and Powerful: a reminder that Mickey Mouse Owns Your Childhood

By / 2 Comments / 7 January 2018

Summary:  Today Locke Peterseim reviews the latest revisit to Oz, as Hollywood continues not so much reinvent stories for each generation as strip-mine our cultural reserves. Modern marketing tools make quality unnecessary. “The House of Mouse learned long ago that it’s far too risky to try and give the people what they want … it’s much …

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“Iron Man 3”: a cynical plot drowned out by the clang clang action

By / 1 Comment / 28 December 2019

Summary:  Today Locke Peterseim reviews Iron Man 3. It’s “still slick and mostly entertaining, but with a cold heart that feels hung out over the chasm between Black’s cynical, subversive attitude and Marvel’s bright, shiny franchise-building.”  It’s a myth told by people who don’t like it, which requires a higher level of story-telling skill than Marvel’s …

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Review of “Maleficent”: the real New Age of entertainment

By / 12 Comments / 7 January 2018

Summary:  As a break from the FM website’s usual fare of geopolitical realism, film critic Locke Peterseim continues his look at recent Disney films. He discusses the momentous revolution in the creative arts, equivalent to Ford’s development of the assembly line. Now they produce blockbuster films as an entertainment product, much as agricorps produce Velveeta …

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“Guardians of the Galaxy” is a well-manufactured entertainment product.

By / Leave a Comment / 28 December 2019

Summary:  As a break from the FM website’s usual fare of geopolitical realism, today film critic Locke Peterseim reviews Disney’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”. He shows how its industrial capitalism applied to the creative industries, Disney’s entertainment product assembly line adapted to the 21st century. Post your views in the comments.  {2nd of 2 posts …

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