Troy KinneySep 7, 20202 minTENETChristopher Nolan loves to play with time. He’s been doing it for a while now in his films. Most notably with Memento, Inception,...
Troy KinneyMay 23, 20201 min"Comfort Films" a new podcast on ScreenFishWhat are your favorite "comfort films?"
Troy KinneyMar 10, 20202 minTower (2016)What makes a coward? What makes a hero? It is 1966. We are at the University of Texas in Austin. It is just before noon. There is a man...
Troy KinneyFeb 29, 20201 minParasite, Levels of UnderstandingThe movie Parasite won Best Picture 2020. Not sure I agree, but I could probably say that about many Best Pictures over previous years....
Troy KinneyNov 2, 20191 minDocumentary: Ghosts of Sugar LandShort Documentary on Netflix. Imagine a group of American Muslims born and raised in Texas. A non-Muslim kid at school becomes their...
Troy KinneyOct 19, 20198 minEmpathy for the Devil? You’ve got to be Joking.Joker hears a tune in his head like Edgar Allen Poe’s King of the Ghouls whose bosom swells and rolls as he yells and dances merrily...
Troy KinneyJul 23, 20191 minWriting from my pastI was reminded, so I looked and then found one of my old pieces published in The Chalcedon Report back in 2002. I remember that I was...
Troy KinneyJun 7, 20193 minThe Death of Stalin (2017)What is your taste for satire? Whatever it is, there are no small slices available in the movie, The Death of Stalin. To say this movie,...
Troy KinneyMay 14, 20198 minShort Story: A Leg UpThe following short story is what I wrote as my second entry into the NYC Midnight Short Story Tournament. This heat required three...
Troy KinneyMay 8, 20192 minThe Invitation (2015) Thriller/Horror RCurrently streaming on Netflix. This was a creepy little venture. A group of friends are invited to a dinner party in the swanky hills of...
Troy KinneyApr 27, 20191 minAvengers EndgameMax and I went to see Avengers: Endgame and really enjoyed it. This kid is a lot of fun to watch a movie like this with. He gets excited...
Troy KinneyApr 4, 20199 minShort Story: Bar NoneThe following short story is what I wrote as my first entry into the NYC Midnight Short Story Tournament. The heat I was in required...
Troy KinneyJan 17, 20191 minPoem: I Scream SocialIn 1949 George Orwell was wrong. Not about his title but he missed entitlement We aren’t afraid of screens watching us We are afraid they...
Troy KinneyJan 13, 20192 minShort Term 12*SPOILERS* Finally watched Short Term 12 on Amazon Prime Video last night. It’s been in my queue for quite a while. Wow. This film has...
Troy KinneyJan 11, 20191 minTHE WALLIt is obvious that our elected officials cannot seem to agree about walls but Samsung just revealed theirs. This new item also proves...
Troy KinneyJan 1, 20191 minTransformers Prequel - Bumblebee (2018) PG-13I had the great pleasure of talking this movie over with Steve Norton on his podcast https://screenfish.net . Check out our discussion...