SciFridays: “The Thing” (1982)

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…

SciFridays: “Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)

Baddie – Teenagers not sleeping enough, probably. Lesson – This is the perfect 80s Horror. This month is sort of unofficially nicknamed Shameful September (I like theme months), where I’ll be watching classic horror films I, sigh, have not seen. Nightmare On Elm Street is one of them, despite going to college about twenty minutes…

SciSunday: Ender’s Game

Let me get one thing out of the way: I did not read Ender’s Game as a child. I have not worshipped its brilliance for years and pined for a movie while waiting anxiously for a fair treatment of the content. I read Ender’s Game this week, and I finished it within 24 hours of…

Octoberween Team-Up: The Human Centipede

Baddie: Stranger danger! Lesson: Never go abroad. Never poop. James here. The time has come. The stars are aligned. We have broken the final seal. It is Halloween. Today. Right now. Unless you’re reading this, like, in November. But we’re posting it on Hallow—goddamnit, the moment’s gone. Anyway, Sarah and I are joining forces this…

SciFridays: “Sharknado” (2013)

Baddie – The Creative Staff at SyFy Lesson – Sharks swirling around for over twenty minutes in a tornado are still hungry. Here’s kind of a fun thing – this is my 52nd post, and my career here at Rooster Illusion started with Tara Reid. Happy ‘1-Year-In-Posts’ everyone! Alright, so, I actually made my friend…

SciFridays: “Beast Beneath” (2011)

Baddie – Lawyers. Lesson – If a movie requires you to take notes to keep things straight…you’re working too hard. So this week I watched Beast Beneath because I was told (by Netflix) that it was a treasure hunting story with a creature hunting the hunters. What it was, really, was an hour and a half…