In 1969, Scooby-Doo captured the hearts and imaginations, etc., of children all over the world, or at least definitely in America. As I discussed in last week’s instalment, the original two season run of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? built a dynasty of mystery-solving fun on a foundation of predictability and repetition, as well as a…
“Octoberween is a celebration of life and death, of the very foundation of our humanity.” -My Editor-in-Chief, Yesterday With that in mind, I bring you a comprehensive history of Scooby-Doo. In 1969, four meddling kids and their talking dog first graced the television screen, and with them they brought a gaggle of galloping ghosts, a…
You know how sometimes you see a trailer that combines so many perfectly good elements in the most spectacularly off-the-wall, inventive, horrible ways, and you think to yourself, “Well, surely that will be a good movie.” Okay, maybe “good” is the wrong word. Maybe even “movie” is a little too generous, but I will not…
A friend of mine—a wise lady of high repute—once said, with reference to Andy Samberg, “If you don’t like him, you’re just jealous.” To quote another such lady, “Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate.” Comedy is a delicate and difficult thing, and no matter how good you are at it, you will never please…
Ugh, you guys. Ask me how busy I’ve been these past two years. So busy. I’ve been so busy writing a month’s worth of articles about terrible ‘80s fantasy movies, reviewing Vincent Price movie after Vincent Price movie, Peter Cushing movie after Peter Cushing movie, ranting about Hobbit franchise installments and trailers and blockbuster travesties…
In a recent interview, Werner Herzog, a man who knows whereof he speaks on nearly all things, described Michael Shannon as the greatest actor of his generation: he is “clearly the best.” I ask you, dear reader, how does one go about arguing against Werner Herzog? Let us accept his statement for the sake of…
Wow, it’s been a long time since I reviewed a new movie. My bad. Let’s keep this fair and evenhanded, though. The summer has offered very little by way of movies anyone could possibly want to see. This is true to the extent that, during the summer months, I attended the movie theater only twice,…
