Paul Shirey

United States

Co-Host at The Beard and The Bald

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Senior Writer at Screen Rant

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Die Hard Is NOT A Christmas Movie

Dec 5, 2024 | arcticninja.substack.com | Paul Shirey

Discover more from Way of the ShireyThe pursuit of knowledge, truth, perspective and wisdom within the bounds of fandom and the real world, told with humor, insight and creative profanity. Ah, it’s Christmastime, isn’t it?
Review: Gladiator 2 is barely an echo of Ridley Scott's epic original

Nov 19, 2024 | arcticninja.substack.com | Paul Shirey

It seemed like it would never happen. Echoes of a sequel to Gladiator floated around ever since the original was released in 2000 and now, twenty-four years later, it has arrived. The original Gladiator was the perfect fit for a director of Ridley Scott’s talents; epic in scope, sweeping in action, seeped in character, beautifully filmed, gloriously scored, and cast with superb talent that chewed scenery like someone starved for days.
Elenco y guía de personajes de El viejo

Sep 21, 2024 | thenexus.one | Paul Shirey

El elenco de El viejo se ha asegurado de que el legendario thriller de FX mantuviera a los espectadores enganchados a pesar de un lapso de varios años entre la temporada 1 y la temporada 2, con los protagonistas Jeff Bridges y John Lithgow acompañados por un elenco completo de nombres increíblemente talentosos. Creada para televisión por Jonathan E.
Author Sean O'Connell on Bruce Willis on Apple Podcasts

Jun 3, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Paul Shirey

Journalist and author Sean O'Connell joins in this episode of Repackaged Wisdom, where he discusses his latest book, Bruce Willis: Celebrating the Cinematic Legacy of an Unbreakable Hollywood Icon. Sean and host Paul Shirey discuss the career of Willis, the reason for writing the book, and what kind of wisdom led Sean to tackle the subject of the famed Hollywood actor. Get full access to Way of the Shirey at arcticninja.substack.com/subscribe
Review: Furiosa

May 23, 2024 | arcticninja.substack.com | Paul Shirey

Discover more from Way of the ShireyThe pursuit of knowledge, truth, perspective and wisdom within the bounds of fandom and the real world, told with humor, insight and creative profanity. If you’re a first-time reader (or even a repeat one), please make sure to subscribe, be it free or paid, to this Substack. Both help tremendously in supporting my work and I’m forever grateful to all that do.
The Fall Guy stumbles, Abigail draws blood and war never changes with Amazon's Fallout

May 1, 2024 | arcticninja.substack.com | Paul Shirey

Way of the ShireyThe pursuit of knowledge, truth, perspective and wisdom within the bounds of fandom and the real world, told with humor, insight and creative profanity. No thanks
‎Repackaged Wisdom with Paul Shirey: Repackaged Wisdom: Episode 2

Apr 15, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Paul Shirey

Host Paul Shirey interviews IFBB Pro bodybuilder Nate Joiner, who is set to compete in the 2024 Mr. Olympia competition in Las Vegas this October. Joiner shares his journey from childhood to his time in the Air Force and finally as a competitive bodybuilder, talking about what it takes to achieve his level of success, remaining humble, the sacrifices necessary, and the realities of the sport.
Review: Civil (Silly) War

Apr 12, 2024 | arcticninja.substack.com | Paul Shirey

As a fan of writer/director Alex Garland, Civil War always seemed like an odd one. Garland is no stranger to pushing boundaries or exploring strange material (see: The Beach, Ex Machina, Annihilation, Men), but aside from the purposely “triggering” imagery of the trailer, particularly the Lincoln Memorial getting hit with a Javelin missile, amongst numerous other “flyovers” of buildings burning, while military aircraft hover about, Civil War always felt somewhat foreign to me.
To Kill Or Not To Kill: A Dissection of the Batman "No-Kill" Rule

Mar 13, 2024 | arcticninja.substack.com | Paul Shirey

“People are always like, ‘Batman can’t kill.’ So Batman can’t kill is canon. And I’m like, ‘Okay, well, the first thing I want to do when you say that is I want to see what happens. And they go, ‘Well, don’t put him in a situation where he has to kill someone.’ I’m like, ‘Well, that’s just like you’re protecting your God in a weird way, right?
Dune: Part 2 Review

Mar 6, 2024 | arcticninja.substack.com | Paul Shirey

Director Denis Villeneuve delivered the preeminent adaptation of author Frank Herbert’s Dune in 2021, but it was mired in an HBO Max debut and a Covid-era theatrical release that impressed the masses critically but failed to make the kind of massive box office waves that typically follow a release of its kind; a sci-fi adaptation of a renowned classic novel with a cast that includes a who’s who of modern A-list stars and character actors made by a filmmaker who has been heralded as one of the...