Tag: Michael Shannon
Culture of Pop
'Knives Out' is a Sublime Whodunnit
Knives Out (Lionsgate) Knives Out There aren’t many stellar murder-mystery flicks as of late, but writer and director Rian Johnson is here to spark the genre with his new movie, Knives Out . The old...
Movies
'The Shape of Water' is One of Del Toro's Best
The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight Pictures) The need to truly understand something unknown is strongest with the lonely, but usually drowns in the shadows of the common man obsessed with superiority. Guillermo Del Toro’s...
Culture of Pop
'Midnight Special' - A Tense, Supremely Acted Film
Midnight Special initially appealed to me for one primary reason - it stars Michael Shannon. Anyone who has followed my Pop Culture Spin work has seen Shannon content peppered throughout my author page. I'm not...
Culture of Pop
Michael Shannon's Greatest Scene
After watching Michael Shannon shine in The Night Before , balancing his usual intensity with elements of comedy, it's time to revisit what makes him dynamic in the first place. I've been on the Shannon...
Culture of Pop
Michael Shannon: The Most Underrated Actor in Hollywood
Have you ever heard of Michael Shannon? The 40-year-old from Kentucky has amassed quite an on-screen body of work. In recent years, he had a leading role in HBO's hit drama Boardwalk Empire . In...
Culture of Pop
Watch It: Video for Tweedy's 'Low Key,' Directed by Ron Swanson
Had you heard that Jeff Tweedy of Wilco has a new band? And that this new band consists of Jeff and his 18-year-old son, Spencer? The group is simply called Tweedy (hey, why not?), and...
Culture of Pop
Watch It: 'Park Bench' with Steve Buscemi on...AOL?!
Ah, remember the halcyon days of the internet? The sound of your computer’s dial-up modem connecting you via AOL to all of those fun chat rooms and Live Journal pages? Good times. These days, no...
