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/horror wakes up “Pet Sematary” (1989)

Pet Sematary | It | Children of the Corn | The Mist Baddie: Magic dirt with a shelf life. Lesson: The soil of the man is stonier. Shame September is upon us, and I have some hardcore admitting to do. I have not seen a lot of Stephen King movies. There, I said it. Get…

September 4, 2015 in Netflix Review, SciFriday, slash_horror.

Second Breakfast: ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’

Reboots! Their numbers seem to grow every month, gritty or otherwise, but they’re rarely worth watching. Whether of a beloved franchise that hasn’t been touched in decades or a series that hasn’t even ended yet, the prevalence of reboots denote to many a complete and utter lack of originality plaguing the Hollywood machine. Yes, it…

August 30, 2015 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

A Bomb in the Lasagna: “Straight Outta Compton” is Best At Its Angriest

The tensest moments in Straight Outta Compton are the moments when a police car cruises through the frame; the ones where red and blue lights flash in the background of a shot, growing closer and closer. Every time a cop car shows up, it’s only a matter of time until the members of N.W.A. are shoved to the…

August 26, 2015 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Movie Review.

Second Breakfast: The Once and Future Disappointment

Beowulf, The Odyssey, The Iliad, most Shakespeare plays, most Bible stories; stories we all know but nobody can tell correctly on screen. I wrote one of my infamous filler articles from the days of yore on great ancient stories that for some reason baffle and trouble film producers when you’d think they’d probably be really…

August 23, 2015 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 version is a surprisingly good show!

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a franchise that many of us are familiar with, and for many people who grew up in the 80s and 90s, or even early 2000s (for the 2003 version), it was a huge part of our childhood. It however, was not really a part of my childhood. As blasphemous…

August 22, 2015 in Saturday Morning Cartoons, Show Review.

Second Breakfast: ‘Blue Ruin’ and the Wonderful World of Violent Revenge

Family is important. Duh. I’m looking forward to spending this coming week hanging out with my brother (so expect a hastily-written filler article next week; you have been warned), and it seemed only fitting that to welcome him on his temporary stay I should review a movie that he recommended, and that supports strong, undying…

August 16, 2015 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Capes on Camera: “Fantastic Four (1994)” Was Made to Be Bootlegged

Capes on Camera is a look at comic book adaptations from the days before Whedon and Nolan made the superhero flicks a summer movie staple. Some are hidden gems, some noble failures, and other are best relegated to the quarter bin of history.  When I first pitched the idea for the Capes on Camera column…

August 12, 2015 in Capes on Camera, Movie Review.

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