A numbers-based look at the decline in box office clout of the summer tent-poles, especially over the last two years (2016 & 2017).
How Internet pioneer Roger Ebert believed on-line communication might evolve. His "vision", which was developed during the 1990s, came close in some aspects to what happened but fell short in others.
Fictional Frontiers/Berardinelli podcasts for September 6 & October 5, 2017.
A look at the history of movie theaters and where the "theatrical" experience may be headed in light of the growing power of home video.
Summer box office, "Star Trek: Discovery", San Diego Comic-con
"Spider-Man: Homecoming", "Han Solo", "Transformers: The Last Knight".
Details about the upcoming Patreon membership options for Reelviews. These are expected to go "live" on July 1, 2017.
Fictional Frontiers/Berardinelli podcast - 6/15/17 edition: "Wonder Woman", "The Mummy", and why The Dark Universe is a bad idea.
A message about the future of ReelViews as of June 11, 2017.
Introducing the Fictional Frontiers/Berardinelli podcast - 5/11/17 edition
A discussion about the growing irrelevance of the Oscars in an era of endless awards shows (plus a few predictions for the 2017 contest).
Some thoughts about the movie year in general and a list of my Top 10 (although with three runners-up).
A traditional Bottom Five list plus five other films that weren't quite so bad but that I hated anyway.
Ruminations about the importance of iconic movie music to film.
The 2016 Top 10 thus far... January 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016.
No contest this year, but that hasn't stopped me from making my annual list of picks.
A few general comments about the year in film followed by the full Top 10 list.