SciFridays: “Repo Men” (2010)

Baddie – Missing the point. Lesson – Some shady Hollywood business. Happy Valentine’s Day, you guys! If you haven’t yet, check out my review of the appropriate My Bloody Valentine and the remake with Jensen Ackles! After my brief tryst with lists a few weeks back, I’ve felt the overwhelming desire to finally investigate this movie–the…

Rooster Recap: Justified 5.6 “Kill the Messenger”

This week’s episode of Justified began on a positive note: with Raylan ruining the best day of Art’s career by revealing his potential involvement in the murder of Nicky Augustine, and Art punching Raylan in the face. Classic. But this show is all about things not going well for people. It’s always been about that.…

Rooster Illusion: ‘All is Lost’

I’m a big fan of survival movies. The triumph of the human spirit thing is cool and all, but for me it’s the weather. The sheer, uncaring force of the elements bearing down on poor, ragged humans who can only endure and hope for some Deus Ex Machina to come their way. Maybe it’s because…

Rooster Illusion: ‘Only God Forgives’

Remember when Drive came out and a bunch of stupid people got mad because it wasn’t a Fast & Furious movie? Well, when Only God Forgives came out, a different bunch of stupid people got mad because it wasn’t Drive. I guess it’s unfair to call those people stupid. I’m sure that the majority of…