Baddie – Racist Vampires! Lesson – Teamwork makes the dreamwork. Ah yes, the crackle of leaves beneath your feet, the brisk Autumnal air, the barest whisper of – oh wait, I live in Texas now. It’s still hot, and everything is still green. Still! My Octoberween spirit can not be crushed, and as we plod headfirst into…
You know those moments in life where you have to do something you’ll regret because it’s the only way you can learn? Sure, plenty of warning signs might have been put in place as you went bombarding through them. Friends and loved ones may have advised you against your destructive actions and maybe you wanted…
That’s right, ladies and ghouls—let’s be honest, fellas, we’re all basically monsters—it’s that time of year again. Summer has finally retreated to whatever fetid swamp it crawled out of, and the nights are crisp and creepy. I don’t know about you guys, but I missed that ominous cloaked figure that silently follows me everywhere I…
Before plunging too completely into Octoberween, it’s important to take some time and just review the pre-Halloween months, because after Halloween it’s officially Oscar Season until February, and people often end up about forgetting about the movies they saw February-September. It’s also easy to forget about all those indie movies that slipped past you during…
Baddie – I mean, y’know. Aliens. Lesson – There’s a reason people don’t live full time in Antarctica. Just saying. So! Back to Shame September we go, finishing the month off with John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. I chose the 1982 version because of one really important reason – Kurt Russell. I saved this one for last because…
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about Gotham. Since the show was announced last year, I have been anticipating the premier with equal measures excitement and dread; my expectations and enthusiasm wildly fluctuating with every new image, trailer, and bite of information released. Now Gotham is here. Premiers have been premiered, live tweets have been live tweeted,…
Admittedly, I don’t watch a lot of sports movies. Maybe it’s the fact that they mostly seem to follow the same inspirational story arc, maybe it’s the fact that I’m not into that many sports, or maybe it’s the fact that watching a clearly staged game isn’t as exciting as watching one live; who knows?…
Rooster Illusion 