V for Vendetta: the Once and Future 1984
In 1985, author Neil Postman released Amusing Ourselves to Death, a treaty on political discourse in the mass media age. Postman argued that George Orwell’s vision of Continue Reading
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Way Too Late: Year in Review 2015
It’s that time of year again. Time to reflect on the many movies I watched over 2015 for this website. Time to relive the highs Continue Reading
The Hellraiser Saga
I did this to myself. Only I am to blame. This review started off simply enough. While researching for my review of the original Hellraiser a few Continue Reading
Batman Begins
It’s tough to believe now, but Batman Begins was a tough sell in 2005. After the disaster that was Batman and Robin (which I wrote about in a previous Continue Reading
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
I watched two movies over the weekend that predominantly featured teenagers and was fascinated by how differently the writers approached the characters. In Hellworld, which Continue Reading
The Punisher (Thomas Jane edition)
At least this time he’s wearing the shirt… 2004 was a decent year for comic-book movies, Catwoman excepted. Fans got Hellboy, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2 and The Punisher all in Continue Reading
The Addams Family
Let’s play a game. It’s called ‘Is there a God?’ —Wednesday Addams Sometimes Netflix pulls through. The last several weeks have been hard on my brain, Continue Reading
Hellraiser
Funny things happen when you aren’t paying attention to pop culture. One minute you’re reading the works of Clive Barker and the next minute The Continue Reading
The Human Centipede
tl:dr: More Tusk than Hostel, this film is far more restrained than a movie about people getting surgically ass grafted has any right to be. The rest of this Continue Reading
Starship Troopers
“War makes fascists of us all” —Paul Verhoeven, director. Starship Troopers DVD commentary The best satire is subversive and can be interpreted in any number of ways. A Continue Reading
Masters of the Universe
Before Chris Evens (Fantastic Four), before Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern) there was Dolph Lundgren: cast in several toy/comic properties that didn’t quite pan out. While Evens and Continue Reading
Futurama Season 5
When I sit down to re-watch a series, it’s rare for me to start at the very beginning. Maybe I’ve been conditioned by too many Continue Reading
Batman and Robin
“I always apologize for Batman and Robin.” —George Clooney, 2015 Batman and Robin. The movie that sat at the top of my personal list of worst Continue Reading
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
I’m not a fan of Rob Zombie’s Halloween movies for one reason: they try to humanize the killer. While John Carpenter’s Michael Myers kills without prejudice, Zombie Continue Reading
The Lost Boys
Until today, I’d never wondered where the title The Lost Boys came from. When I was younger I watched The Lost Boys hundreds of times and never gave the Continue Reading
Barbarella
An iconic film is usually influential for a reason. Jaws was a summer blockbuster at a time when no one was making summer blockbusters. Star Wars was a successful Continue Reading
…And Another Thing
Continuing a beloved book series after an author has passed away is a tricky thing. Compare the post-Ian Fleming Bond novels to the 14 entries in the Dune franchise. Continue Reading
The Island
Confession time: I like a few Michael Bay movies. Not all of them, God no. You couldn’t pay me to sit through a Transformers movie marathon. But Continue Reading
The Running Man
Action! Blood! Yellow jumpsuits! Occupying that sweet spot in the 1980s when Arnold Schwarzenegger was an unstoppable killing machine mocking his enemies with eye-rolling one-liners (“Here Continue Reading
A Tale of Three Carries
Girl throws tampons at other girl, girl asks boy to take other girl to the prom, other girl gets pig blood dumped on her head, Continue Reading
Primer
This isn’t so much of a review as it is a mind cleanse. After wasting two hours of my life last week watching The Room when I Continue Reading