Baddie – I’m graduating! Lesson – I’m unemployed! This week, because I’ll be graduating with an M.S. in Print Media at about 5pm today , you are treated to some mini reviews! It’s like popcorn chicken: smaller versions of something you already love. So I actually watch more movies than get reviewed, y’know, because I genuinely enjoy…
Today is the day that I graduate college. Yep, I’m leaving it all behind. Part of leaving it all behind is immediately moving on to new and better things. Well, new things, anyway. That’s why I’m not wasting much time talking about graduating. You don’t want to read about that. You want to read about…
Cannibals! I can’t say this confidently, because I have done the bare minimum amount of research, but without being too declarative, Rooster Illusion features more articles on cannibalism than any other film review blog ever. Cannibalism is what makes us special. It’s what sets us apart from the animals… well, from certain animals. From some…
Baddie – Reality is a cruel mistress. Lesson – Astrological events are not the best times to try new things. I really really enjoyed The House of the Devil. Like, really enjoyed it. It manages to accomplish something that so many others attempt – genre horror within a different genre setting. Our setting is extremely important,…
So, I’ve just completed my last week of classes ever and I’m gearing up for my last week of finals ever. Logically, this meant that I was planning to write an article about a little movie called Battlefield Baseball, a low-budget Japanese action/horror/comedy/drama/sports/musical about an underdog baseball team who must learn how to work together…
Baddie – The impending and inherent need to complete relevant academic research. Lesson – The arrogance of psychologists will never ever have a good consequence. Whoa, look at me going to the theaters all the time and stuff. Also, I went to the AMC here and they have LEATHER RECLINING SEATS. It was the most magical…
Last year I reviewed two films from Korean director Chan-wook Park: his new release, Stoker, which I’ve referenced several times since then, and his most famous film, Oldboy. I watched these films a couple weeks apart, and it’s been over a year since then. I needed that year. I really needed it. Oldboy, for anyone who…
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