Any man can tell you that life is a series of good decisions and bad decisions. The more good ones you make, the more enjoyable your life is destined to be. But, if you must make bad decisions, at least make them memorable ones, for entertainment’s sake. Unfortunately, in the case of The Stand, turning…
Baddie – Nyarlathotep Lesson – Blind ambition is occasionally bad, even when it has heart. I think I’m in a literary state of mind. So much Poe, now some Lovecraft! This was SOME movie, you guys. It was full of outdated jokes, weird anachronisms, and bizarre plot stuff. The premise is that a new reporter (Rebecca)…
Black Books (2000-2004): The Premise: Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) is the alcoholic, misanthropic owner of a book shop in London. Probably his only friend is Fran (Tamsin Greig), the equally alcoholic but somewhat less misanthropic woman who owns the gift shop next door. When Bernard’s accountant goes on the run, he hires former accountant and…
Diva (1981): The Plot: Jules is a young Parisian postman (Frédéric Andréi) infatuated with a world-famous opera singer (Wilhelmina Fernandez). Though she has vowed never to have one of her performances recorded, Jules does just that, unwittingly attracting the attention of two underdeveloped Thai music pirates. Then, a dying prostitute sneaks a confession tape into…
Bigggggg news this week, huh kids? Joe, escaping from prison. Whoa. Also, sad for the lawyer. Sucks to suck. Joe spends a lot of time strategizing. Nine whole years, as he points out in some monologging with Hardy. He’s built an entire web of Followers, and he’s not really met all of them yet. He orchestrated, somehow,…
Ed. Note: Hey, all. James here. This is the debut of our new writer, Bryan Sibbitts. Where did he come from? What does he want from us? Only time will tell. For now, maybe just search for clues hidden in his review of Moneyball. Perhaps every capitalized letter spells out a message or something. Who knows? What…
The Warriors (1979): The Plot: In a vaguely “futuristic” New York, bathrobe-clad super-gangster Cyrus (Roger Hill) calls a summit to unite all of the city’s gangs in a war against the NYPD. He gets assassinated, probably because his vision was too beautiful for this world. The Warriors, a gang from Coney Island, get blamed for…
Rooster Illusion 