SciFridays: “Sharknado 2: The Second One” (2014)

Baddie – I’m assuming a Sharknado of some kind. Lesson – Fire is not the answer. Machetes and power tools are always the answer. Well, it’s that time of year again. Time to play into the social media blow out that is the Sharknado franchise (some of you will remember my feelings regarding the first Sharknado) I’m foolishly…

SciFridays: “The Quiet Ones” (2014)

Baddie – The impending and inherent need to complete relevant academic research. Lesson – The arrogance of psychologists will never ever have a good consequence. Whoa, look at me going to the theaters all the time and stuff. Also, I went to the AMC here and they have LEATHER RECLINING SEATS. It was the most magical…

SciFridays: “Oculus” (2014)

Baddie – Antique-ing addictions. Lesson – You can’t defeat possessed objects. Hi kids – it’s been a while! I was on vacation, and I regret nothing. Incidentally, if you happen to want to hire an industrious 24 year old MS Print Media student, you should uh…you should let me know. I went to see Oculus this week, a…

SciFridays: Year-End Roundup

Baddie – Low-personal motivation. Lesson – I suck at making lists. I thought I might end this year in movies with some general thoughts/mini reviews/reflections, since this was my first full year as a columnist. We started this year with Piranha: 3D and ended with the odd Finnish Rare Exports. We watched a lot of Australian…

SciFridays: “Grabbers” (2012)

Baddie: Being sober! Lesson: If there’s something weird in your neighborhood, who’re you gonna call? BARTENDER! It isn’t often that I watch a movie that’s intended to be funny (for this column). Sharknado and Sharktopus and Piranahaconda aside – because those are movies that are intended to be funny by having you believe that the filmmakers are inept, which…