As I rapidly approach Thanksgiving break, the homework load [read: stress level] is mounting steadily. That gives important context to this week’s review, why I haven’t been to the movies in a while, and why I haven’t eaten vegetables in a while. So yeah, I’ll review a pleasantly low-key movie. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012, as far…
Well, it’s November. Kind of a bleak month, isn’t it? I should review something sad, and I’ve been doing a really good job of not being too snobby in my film selection recently. Screw it. I’m reviewing a critically acclaimed, sad foreign movie. Anyway, last week was very successful, so I should try to tone…
Hey, so I hope y’all had a good Halloweekend. Once again acknowledging what time of year it is, I’m going to go ahead and get into the spirit of things. This week, in the spirit of horror, I will put aside references to Predator 2 and talk about movies that scared the ever-loving bejeepers out…
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Verdict: Quite a bit better than Predator 2 The Plot: You know the plot, right? The hideous, ghostly Phantom (Lon Chaney) haunts a Parisian opera house and seeks love with a beautiful singer named Christine (Mary Philbin). Ugly shut-away woos attractive woman. Does it sound similar to Disney’s bizarre…
From special guest writer Will Standish. Is there anything better than the Halloween special? No, there isn’t. Instead of the preachy plots and played out Christmas Carol adaptations of Christmas episodes, Halloween episodes allow cartoons to disregard all their inhibitions and tell the most terrifying, surreal, and often best stories to an eager audience. This…
How about that time pun in the title, folks? Looper (2012) Verdict: Better than Predator 2
Predator 2 (1990) The Plot: 80s stock character Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) seems to be the only cop in 1997 Los Angeles who can get results. The city is currently in the throes of a brutal gang war between the Colombians and what is actually referred to as King Willy’s Jamaican Voodoo Posse. Things only…
Rooster Illusion 