Baddie – Daaaahdum. Daaaaahdum. Dahdumdahdumdahdumdahdum GREED. Lesson – Redemption is best served in the bayou killin’ a beastie. Gosh, it’s been forever since I’ve watched a movie about sharks. Honesty time – I grew up around the ocean and sharks scare the bejeezus out of me. So naturally, I enjoy shark movies the best. Also,…
First of all this week, this. It is my most favorite thing in the WORLD when this happens. “The following…by the Following.” YES. Someone made an announcer say this. And yes, I was watching The Mindy Project. I like it. It’s funny. I’m thanking the grad school gods (They exist, they’re just sadistic and spiteful,…
This has been a really weird year for me so far. I’ve reviewed, like, five new movies. That’s crazy! Usually I just write about anything I happen to have seen recently, which can range wildly and is how I ended up writing about The Last Unicorn. Of course, movie critics generally try to stay pretty…
As my seemingly endless period of novel-based cinema comes to a close this week, I’d like to share one of my personal favorites of the King collection, in what I consider to be a fitting end to the saga here at Strange Bacon. Misery, a 1990 film, was released very shortly after the book was…
Le quois?* Amuse-Bouche (n): …a single, bite-sized horse-oeuvre. Amuse-bouches are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu by patrons, but, when served, are done so for free and according to the chef’s selection alone. These, often accompanied by a complementing wine, are served both to prepare the guest for the meal…
Baddie – Nit-picky movie reviewer Lesson – Neat reboots can exist! Well, this is it. This is Evil Dead week. (Contains SPOILERS, proceed with caution) Alright. This is a big deal movie, so I’m going to try and do this review justice. First and foremost, I felt this was a successful reboot. It was scary and…
Hey, welcome to Rooster Illusion’s newest Rooster Recap, written by Rooster Illusion himself (that is me, James Melville. I am the Rooster Illusion.) I’ll be posting a recap of NBC’s Hannibal every Saturday. Except this recap, because it’s the first episode and it took me a while, and it’s not like I’m going to do…
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