Hey, Archer-fans (is there a word for that fandom yet?). James here. I’m taking over for Colin this week, because he’s, I don’t know, dead or something. Or working hard at grad school, or whatever. “A Debt of Honor” picks up pretty much where ”A Kiss While Dying” left off, with everyone lamenting the fact…
Before I get into the meat of this thing, some backstory: You’re Next was made in 2011, then spent two years stuck in development hell. It finally got a brief theatrical release in 2013, following an enthusiastic advertising campaign focused mainly on the scary guys with animal masks. What that—and the trailers—failed to convey is…
While legitimate film critics are busy with their “Best Of” and “Oscar Prediction” lists, Rooster Illusion is looking inward, digging deep to find the source of his power. These are the films that speak to Rooster Illusion on a deep, spiritual level, infusing his blood with stardust and driving him to reach new creative heights.…
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013): The Plot: A folk musician (Oscar Isaac) in 60s New York City couch surfs through life in the wake of his former partner’s suicide, lashing out at friends and strangers as his career goes nowhere. There is also a cat, a drug-addicted jazz musician (John Goodman), and an affair with Carey…
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): The Plot: Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a total scumbag. His main goal in life is to get rich, and wouldn’t ya know it, that’s a goal you can accomplish by working on Wall Street and being a total scumbag. The film briefly follows Belfort’s rise from greedy kid…
Another year has passed. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve watched a bunch of movies. We have written about those movies with the passion of a thousand typewriting monkeys. We’re older, wiser, cooler, harder, better, faster, and, yes, stronger. And it’s all thanks to you, the reader. Well, not all of it. Most of it is…
Let me start off by saying that the title of this post is incredibly misleading. It is, one might even say, a lie. “Christmas Special” suggests that you’ll see familiar characters—i.e. the writers on this blog—celebrating the holidays or Learning an Important Lesson. This isn’t that. You could also be forgiven for thinking that the…
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