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…7 min read·Apr 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…5 min read·Apr 23, 2018----
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…5 min read·Apr 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…7 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Apr 9, 2018--1--1
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…14 min read·Mar 31, 2018--3--3
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…5 min read·Mar 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…7 min read·Feb 26, 2018--1--1
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…11 min read·Feb 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…5 min read·Feb 5, 2018--4--4