Baddie – Daaaahdum. Daaaaahdum. Dahdumdahdumdahdumdahdum GREED. Lesson – Redemption is best served in the bayou killin’ a beastie. Gosh, it’s been forever since I’ve watched a movie about sharks. Honesty time – I grew up around the ocean and sharks scare the bejeezus out of me. So naturally, I enjoy shark movies the best. Also,…
This has been a really weird year for me so far. I’ve reviewed, like, five new movies. That’s crazy! Usually I just write about anything I happen to have seen recently, which can range wildly and is how I ended up writing about The Last Unicorn. Of course, movie critics generally try to stay pretty…
As my seemingly endless period of novel-based cinema comes to a close this week, I’d like to share one of my personal favorites of the King collection, in what I consider to be a fitting end to the saga here at Strange Bacon. Misery, a 1990 film, was released very shortly after the book was…
Baddie – Nit-picky movie reviewer Lesson – Neat reboots can exist! Well, this is it. This is Evil Dead week. (Contains SPOILERS, proceed with caution) Alright. This is a big deal movie, so I’m going to try and do this review justice. First and foremost, I felt this was a successful reboot. It was scary and…
Sorry for the lateness of the post this week – again, grad school. It’s a hell of a thing. Well, this week they’re doing that neat thing where they flip society on its head. Now it’s Claire that has to earn the trust with Joe? Funny how the upper hand can influence things. Molly cares…
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back guest writer Will Standish, the man behind October’s most excellent list of Halloween specials. Room 237 (2012): If there’s one thing I’ve learned from hanging out with movie fans, it’s that we tend to get a little obsessive. Film buffs can spend hours watching and re-watching movies and poring…
Finals week! The bane of every college student and probably also professor. Stress levels are high, caffeine intake is high, nutrition is secondary, sleep is irrelevant, alcohol should probably just not be touched. Finals week sucks most verily. As I wrapped up my exams and was still unmotivated to finish my papers, I once again…
