Ryan M. SmithA Decade of Movies That Made a DifferenceI have a lot to say about the current generation of film. I have a lot of critiques and opinions, some of which I have shared on this blog…Apr 30, 2018Apr 30, 2018
Ryan M. SmithPropaganda Music Videos and the Need for Creative SpacesIn 1983, Steve Golin and Sigurjón Sighvatsson were two recent film school graduates trying to figure out how they were going to break into…Apr 23, 20181Apr 23, 20181
Ryan M. SmithDear Adventure Blockbuster,Do you remember how much fun we had? This is out of the blue and I know we haven’t seen eye to eye for a long time now, but I wanted to…Apr 19, 2018Apr 19, 2018
Ryan M. SmithOld Hollywood, Meet New HollywoodNews of Disney’s impending streaming service launch only further raises questions that have begged answer for far too long now. How close…Apr 15, 2018Apr 15, 2018
Ryan M. SmithThe True Price of MoviePass and Who Really PaysThe recent announcements of theater chain partnerships with their technology savior MoviePass are not the saccharine, perfume soaked…Apr 9, 20181Apr 9, 20181
Ryan M. SmithHow Should Film Function in the Age of Big Data?The big data explosion has left no industry unscathed. Today it is almost impossible to point to an economic sector that isn’t currently…Mar 31, 20183Mar 31, 20183
Ryan M. Smith2017 Oscar Movie Moments in ReviewIn honor of the 90th Academy Awards tonight I wanted to share my picks for some of the categories. Win or lose, here is an iota of…Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
Ryan M. SmithNetflix Doesn’t Want to “Play Studio”, Not Even CloseThe Hollywood Reporter published an article a couple days ago titled: Hollywood’s Movie Dilemma: Gamble at Box Office or Sell to Netflix…Feb 26, 20181Feb 26, 20181
Ryan M. SmithSlavoj Žižek and How His Film Criticism is a Continuation of Hegel’s Work“[Hegel said] ‘The spiritual result of the Peloponnesian War is that Thucydides wrote the book on the Peloponnesian War.’ I like this crazy…Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018
Ryan M. SmithWhy China is Right to Give Star Wars the Cold ShoulderStar Wars: The Last Jedi opened in China with a gross of just over $28 million in it’s first weekend. The next weekend gross fell to just…Feb 5, 20184Feb 5, 20184