So, a trailer came out for Iron Man 3 this week. Who’s excited? I am. A little background: I saw Iron Man (2008) six times in theaters. In theaters. Then I pre-ordered a special-edition DVD with a metal case. I love Iron Man. He’s a troubled, charismatic genius and a self-made superhero. Those who chose to become…
HOLY CRAP IT IS ALMOST HALLOWEEN I HOPE YOU HAVE YOUR COSTUMES READY. What am I going as, you ask? Not sure. It’s a toss-up between Skinny Indiana Jones (Skindiana Jones?) and Video Store Clerk Who Didn’t Make a Costume. But enough of my wicked awesome Halloween plans. Let’s get on to the important stuff,…
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Verdict: Quite a bit better than Predator 2 The Plot: You know the plot, right? The hideous, ghostly Phantom (Lon Chaney) haunts a Parisian opera house and seeks love with a beautiful singer named Christine (Mary Philbin). Ugly shut-away woos attractive woman. Does it sound similar to Disney’s bizarre…
Hey, this is Colin French. I’m a pessimist, satirist, and an underachiever as well as a former Canadian Studies major. I’ll be doing mostly Canadian films, and if at some point one slips in here that isn’t entirely made-in-Canada, well, then that just means you’re paying attention. Its a win-win situation. Each movie is somebody’s baby,…
From special guest writer Will Standish. Is there anything better than the Halloween special? No, there isn’t. Instead of the preachy plots and played out Christmas Carol adaptations of Christmas episodes, Halloween episodes allow cartoons to disregard all their inhibitions and tell the most terrifying, surreal, and often best stories to an eager audience. This…
Baddie – It’s a magical pleiosaurus, Charlieeeee. Lesson – Don’t dick with science. You might end up with an irrelevant movie. This week on SciFridays, I sat down to the labor intensive task of drinking tea, knitting, taking notes and watching “Alligator X” or, as IMDB says, “Predator X”. The latter is more fitting as they…
Welcome to my column Single-Malt Movies! Here, I’ll be pairing movies with famous drinks from the movies or my own cocktail creations inspired by the movies. So, before you start reading this review or watching the movie (take your pick), I present to you Moloko Plus, from A Clockwork Orange (1971). Moloko Plus 1 oz. Absinthe 1…
