Tag: Steve Coogan
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson has the unfortunate pleasure of being compared to Harry Potter. The coincidences are many. They are both different takes of the monomyth or the hero’s journey that takes place in so many other stories such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and The Matrix. Complicating matters for the new Percy Jackson films […]
In The Loop
This political satire of the American and British government’s reaction to an impending war in Iraq is quite funny at times but ultimately feels like Christopher Guest lite. Following a set of individuals in and around the governments of both the American and British states, with individuals both for and against the war, we get […]
