That’s right, ladies and ghouls—let’s be honest, fellas, we’re all basically monsters—it’s that time of year again. Summer has finally retreated to whatever fetid swamp it crawled out of, and the nights are crisp and creepy. I don’t know about you guys, but I missed that ominous cloaked figure that silently follows me everywhere I…
Before plunging too completely into Octoberween, it’s important to take some time and just review the pre-Halloween months, because after Halloween it’s officially Oscar Season until February, and people often end up about forgetting about the movies they saw February-September. It’s also easy to forget about all those indie movies that slipped past you during…
Baddie – I mean, y’know. Aliens. Lesson – There’s a reason people don’t live full time in Antarctica. Just saying. So! Back to Shame September we go, finishing the month off with John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. I chose the 1982 version because of one really important reason – Kurt Russell. I saved this one for last because…
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about Gotham. Since the show was announced last year, I have been anticipating the premier with equal measures excitement and dread; my expectations and enthusiasm wildly fluctuating with every new image, trailer, and bite of information released. Now Gotham is here. Premiers have been premiered, live tweets have been live tweeted,…
Admittedly, I don’t watch a lot of sports movies. Maybe it’s the fact that they mostly seem to follow the same inspirational story arc, maybe it’s the fact that I’m not into that many sports, or maybe it’s the fact that watching a clearly staged game isn’t as exciting as watching one live; who knows?…
Baddie – Madness, slow-brewed over time. Lesson – Maybe, maybe a walrus is superior. I’m taking a quick break from Shame September because Tusk came out, and I needed to go and see it. I encouraged a friend of mine to drive all the way up to Austin for it, and as a result, that required a…
A few months ago during my last semester of school, my screenwriting professor gifted everyone in the class with a package filled with books, music, and DVDs, telling us that the contents of these packages would be “everything we need” both in the class and, dare I say, in life in general. Amongst my collection…
Rooster Illusion 