You searched for books we love - Taylor Holmes inc. https://taylorholmes.com/ Movies, Books & TV for people who like to think.. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:01:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://taylorholmes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cropped-light-bulb-1-32x32.jpg You searched for books we love - Taylor Holmes inc. https://taylorholmes.com/ 32 32 Let Me Explain Why Coyote vs Acme Is Secretly a Nietzschean Essay https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/19/let-me-explain-why-coyote-vs-acme-is-secretly-a-nietzschean-essay/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/19/let-me-explain-why-coyote-vs-acme-is-secretly-a-nietzschean-essay/#respond Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:01:18 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=34157 Let Me Explain Why Coyote vs Acme Is Secretly a Nietzschean EssayScreenplay100Action100Acting85Direction80Cinematography85Reader Rating0 Votes090Fair warning up front, this is not going to read like my normal reviews. I watched Coyote vs. Acme and something about it wouldn’t let go. So I thought about it. And I thought about it… and I decided what I was going to actually do was a full philosophical deep dive, using a Looney Tunes courtroom comedy as the on ramp into Nietzsche, of all people, […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/09/19/let-me-explain-why-coyote-vs-acme-is-secretly-a-nietzschean-essay/feed/ 0 15 Best Sports Movies of All Time: The Films That Made Competition Cinematic https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/13/15-best-sports-movies-of-all-time-the-films-that-made-competition-cinematic/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/13/15-best-sports-movies-of-all-time-the-films-that-made-competition-cinematic/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:55:27 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=34143 Sports movies rarely stay on the field, court, track, or boxing ring. The most enduring examples use competition as a framework for stories about ambition, identity, friendship, pressure, failure, and belonging. That is one reason American cinema has returned to athletics so often: sports already come with built-in conflict, recognizable rules, dramatic stakes, and characters whose progress can be measured in very visible ways. The result is a remarkably diverse collection of films. Some draw on the lives of real […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/08/13/15-best-sports-movies-of-all-time-the-films-that-made-competition-cinematic/feed/ 0 The Invite Movie Olivia Wilde Solves This Locked Room Puzzle https://taylorholmes.com/2026/07/12/the-invite-movie-olivia-wilde-solves-this-locked-room-puzzle/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/07/12/the-invite-movie-olivia-wilde-solves-this-locked-room-puzzle/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:14:51 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=33898 The Invite Movie Olivia Wilde Solves This Locked Room Puzzleacting100screenplay100action90drama95cinematography100Reader Rating0 Votes097Closed box movies are my jam. Granted, generally they are more mindjobby than hilarious. More mind-fucks than intense life dramas. But still, I love a fantastically scripted closed box flick. Take for example the movie The Humans. That is 100% in this same veing… well, until it isn’t of course. Or 10×10, or Hippopotamus? Or or or or… Faults anyone? Hell! Or Tape?!? Or for the love of all […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/07/12/the-invite-movie-olivia-wilde-solves-this-locked-room-puzzle/feed/ 4 Are You Tired of True Crime? Why Not Pick a Relaxing Educational Web Series from This List? https://taylorholmes.com/2026/07/01/are-you-tired-of-true-crime-why-not-pick-a-relaxing-educational-web-series-from-this-list/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/07/01/are-you-tired-of-true-crime-why-not-pick-a-relaxing-educational-web-series-from-this-list/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:31:23 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=33948 The excitement of a dark crime investigation can be addictive. But watching a creepy mystery for hours while listening to a spooky soundtrack often disrupts your ability to fall asleep. Constant exposure to grim tension frequently leaves you feeling anxious and nervous at the end of a long day. If you’re looking to swap bloody crime scenes for something more positive, informative documentaries are the best option. Exploring a high-quality education web series allows you to feed your curiosity, discover […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/07/01/are-you-tired-of-true-crime-why-not-pick-a-relaxing-educational-web-series-from-this-list/feed/ 0 Rooster And Why You Should Be Watching This Right Now https://taylorholmes.com/2026/05/17/rooster-and-why-you-should-be-watching-this-right-now/ https://taylorholmes.com/2026/05/17/rooster-and-why-you-should-be-watching-this-right-now/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 12:36:08 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=33601 I am not a humor fan. Not just on here at THiNC. – but really in general, ever. I hear many of you talking about shows you’ve loved back in the day like, oh I don’t know Friends, The Office, … you know, massive comedy cultural phenomena, yeah, I just never have gotten into these shows. But lately, in the last several years… I’ve fallen in love with shows like Ted Lasso and the like. Shows with heart, but that […]

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]]> https://taylorholmes.com/2026/02/17/movies-that-accurately-portray-historical-events-and-why-they-matter/feed/ 0 When The Running Man Finally Got It Right (Sort Of): An Autopsy of Three Adaptations https://taylorholmes.com/2025/11/20/when-the-running-man-finally-got-it-right-sort-of-an-autopsy-of-threwhen-the-running-man-finally-got-it-right-sort-of-an-autopsy-of-three-adaptationse-adaptations/ https://taylorholmes.com/2025/11/20/when-the-running-man-finally-got-it-right-sort-of-an-autopsy-of-threwhen-the-running-man-finally-got-it-right-sort-of-an-autopsy-of-three-adaptationse-adaptations/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 01:53:29 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=32947 When The Running Man Finally Got It Right (Sort Of): An Autopsy of Three AdaptationsScreenplay85Acting75Action85Direction80Cinematography75Reader Rating0 Votes080Or: How Edgar Wright Made a Mediocre Movie That’s Still Better Than Arnold’s Fever Dream If you’ve been paying attention to Stephen King adaptations over the last four decades, you’ll know that Hollywood has a nasty habit of taking King’s most biting social commentary and turning it into something that wouldn’t offend a PTA meeting. So when I walked out of Edgar Wright’s 2025 […]

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