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The Real Punk Rock - "Superman (2025)"
A deep dive into James Gunn's 2025 film "Superman." Spoiler: I love this one. I think it's the best Superman film by a good margin and it's probably my favorite movie in quite a while.
Matt Juliano
Dec 22, 202531 min read


Zack Snyder's Superman, Part 2 - "Batman v Superman (2016)"
A deep dive into the very bad 2016 film "Batman v Superman." The second in a series about Superman in media.
Matt Juliano
Sep 26, 202546 min read


Zack Snyder's Superman, Part 1 - "Man of Steel (2013)"
My thoughts and analysis of Zack Snyder's 2013 film "Man of Steel"
Matt Juliano
Sep 20, 202534 min read


Wanting to Slap a Fool - A Look at Two Werthers
A look at Goethe's novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" and Jules Massenet's opera adaptation "Werther." I take a look at the adaptational changes in general and the Opera Orlando 2025 production in specific.
Matt Juliano
Apr 30, 202522 min read


A Return to the Black Hills - "The White Buffalo" (novel)
I dive into Richard Sale's novel "The White Buffalo" and revisit the 1977 film adaptation. Spoilers: It's a pretty good book.
Matt Juliano
Jan 24, 202543 min read


The Lark that Sings - Romeo and Juliet (1968)
A look at Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). Spoilers: It's really good.
Matt Juliano
Nov 16, 202412 min read


A Quiet Devastation - Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
A look at Studio Ghibli's 1988 anime masterpiece "Grave of the Fireflies"
Matt Juliano
Nov 15, 202411 min read


Fill the Chalice with the Choicest Wine - Opera Orlando's "Macbeth"
A review and deep dive into Opera Orlando's 2024 production of Verdi's "Macbeth"
Matt Juliano
Nov 1, 202424 min read


Dancing Shoes with Nimble Soles - Orlando Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet"
A look at Orlando Ballet's 2024 production of "Romeo and Juliet" with new choreography by James Sofranko.
Matt Juliano
Oct 25, 202415 min read


If Looking Liking Move - Romeo + Juliet (1996)
A look at Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. I have mixed feelings on this one...
Matt Juliano
Oct 23, 202430 min read


Macbeth in Japan - Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood"
A look at Akira Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood," a 1957 film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
Matt Juliano
Oct 7, 202419 min read


Enter Four Murderers - M4cbeth
Enter Four Murderers - M4cbeth. An in depth look at four Macbeth films
Matt Juliano
Sep 23, 202458 min read


A Big Housecleaning - "Yojimbo" (1961) and "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964)
Part 1 of a series on film Westerns, starting with A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and the film it is a direct remake of, Yojimbo (1961)
Matt Juliano
Aug 8, 202423 min read


No muckle on the spule-bane - "The Bride of Lammermoor"
A look at Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel "The Bride of Lammermoor" and some comparisons with the opera it inspired "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Matt Juliano
Jun 24, 202418 min read


Impaled on a Sharpened Stake - "The White Buffalo" (1977)
A look at the Moby Dick adjacent but largely forgotten film "The White Buffalo" and all the really interesting ways it's not very good.
Matt Juliano
Apr 30, 202418 min read


Moby Dick: Tokyo Drift - The 2017 Graphic Novel
Part 3 of my series on Moby Dick and its adaptations, looking at Christophe Chaboute's 2017 graphic novel.
Matt Juliano
Apr 22, 202410 min read


2 Moby 2 Dick - "Moby Dick" (1956)
Part 2 of a series on Moby Dick, looking at the 1956 film starring Gregory Peck. Spoilers: It's pretty good.
Matt Juliano
Apr 14, 202418 min read


A Year of Dracula, Part 3 - Dracula 1931 and 1992
A look at the two Dracula films "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992) and "Dracula" (1931), focused on their adaptational choices.
Matt Juliano
Dec 29, 202313 min read


A Year of Dracula, Part 2 - "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" (2023)
A deep dive into the 2023 film "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," a fantastic horror movie adaptation of "Dracula" that, sadly, bombed.
Matt Juliano
Dec 23, 202320 min read


A Year of Dracula, Part 1 - The Novel (+ Ballet)
Part 1 of a look at Dracula in media, starting with Bram Stoker's 1897 novel and Michael Pink's 1996 ballet.
Matt Juliano
Dec 17, 202314 min read
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