The summer is over. Not in any astrological sense, of course, but the spirit of the summer has passed. Essentially, playtime’s over. It’s high time to sober up, fly straight, focus on the gritty things, and watch heavy movies. To provide something of a preview for a review, as if that’s necessary, here’s a brief…
Baddie – Potentially Vin Diesel’s ego. Lesson – Sometimes, 2 hours is too long. If you like mid-week horror in 140 characters or less, or want little hints to what my review will be, follow me on the Twitter! Ah, yes, Riddick. Who doesn’t love Vin Diesel? I literally just walked out of the theater, and there is…
Every so often, a film will come along that is definitive of its era, an all-encompassing cinematic masterwork that perfectly captures the culture, mood, political climate, and idealism of a society. Need we look further than Stray Dog or Godzilla for a cinematic representation of post-war Japan? Well, in a very, very, similar way… actually,…
From the ridiculous to the absurd, sometimes a film needs a comical premise to provide the sugar for the medicine of an important social message. Fans of Dan Coscarelli’s Bubba Ho-Tep might think that I’m taking the movie a bit too seriously as it is, and I certainly understand that. It’s one of the reasons…
Baddie – Teenagers. Again. Seriously. Lesson – Massacres usually involve blood…right? If you like mid-week horror in 140 characters or less, or want little hints to what my review will be, follow me on the Twitter! Also, tune in next week, as I’ll be reviewing the new ‘Riddick’ movie, and I’m beyond excited! So it’s…
Crossover! Does any word fill the common viewer with as much excitement and anticipation? Perhaps spinoff… maybe. Crossovers are fun and mostly extend to hypotheticals like Wolverine vs. Terminator? or Boba Fett vs. Alien? or Gypsy Danger vs. Giant Balrog? or Batman vs. Anyone? Most realized crossovers are for TV and occur when a studio…
One of the big tricks when finding an interesting film with social implications is to be able to differentiate between an agenda and an objective analysis. Of course, no one can claim to have absolutely no bias, but there is a big gap between the propaganda films like Reefer Madness and one like Trainspotting, which…
Rooster Illusion 