One of my favorite cinema moments comes from the Childlike Empress in the movie The Neverending Story. It’s toward the end. Spoilers ahead, I guess. Atreyu had to deliver a human child to the Empress. He thinks he failed, but … Continue reading The Neverending Night Thread (11/24)
Hackers is a movie that’s nominally about hacking, but really about crazy fashion that you wish was common in the 1990’s. It’s less an accurate reflection of the era and hacking and more a proof of concept for: “What if … Continue reading The Day Thread Hacks the Planet (11/24)
Pek Yakinda (or Coming Soon) may be the only movie ever made where the McGuffin is a DVD copy of Avatar 2. Zafer (Cem Yilmaz, also the movie’s director) makes bootlegs of hot new Hollywood releases with a team of … Continue reading Made Overseas: Pek Yakinda (2014)
Nuta Kotlyarenko was known professionally as Nudie Cohn. He credits his unusual Americanized name to an Ellis Island translation. Perhaps it was prophetic, though, as he once worked in New York making burlesque outfits and g-strings. He definitely used his name … Continue reading Night Thread of the Nudie Suit 11/5
Unique Life Be as happy as you can, oh king Tecayehyatzin You who appreciates the jewels that flourish! Will we live again? Your heart knows this: We only live once! Xayacamachan 1510 A.D. Today is the last day of the … Continue reading The Day Thread of the Dead 11/2
In Mexico, November 1 is known as Dia de los Inocentes, the “Day of the Innocents”, to remember and honor departed children. It is the second day of the Day of the Dead holiday and coincides with All Saints’ Day. … Continue reading Lady of the Dead Day Thread 11/1
Apologies in advance: I’m going to go all “stereotypical blogger”. This is the part where I tell you a long, rambling story about my boring personal life before I get to the actual movie review. But before I do that… … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dark Water (2002)
One more day till Halloween Halloween Halloween One more day till Halloween SILVER SHAMROCK Bonus: Sleeping makes me feel good. Bonus 2: Let’s all go to Slasher High! Continue reading Silver Shamrock Night Thread 10/29
In one corner: the ghost of an accursed video tape. Although she who was murdered and stuffed in a well, her latent psychic powers let her rage live on long after her death. Straight from the deepest depths of Well, … Continue reading Made Overseas: Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
Dia de los Muertos (which some people call “Mexican Halloween”) was referred to in the Community episode, “Intro to Statistics”. The event was sponsored by Greendale’s Spanish instructor Senor Chang and organized by school tryhard Annie Edison. Most importantly, the … Continue reading Greendale’s Dia de los Muertos Night Thread 10/21
Once upon a time, Halloween costumes were handmade creations crafted by loving parents hoping to prepare their kids for the yearly gathering of soulcakes. Then Ben Cooper, Inc., began churning out cheap costumes to the masses. Their secret: popular licenses. … Continue reading Cheap Masks and Plastic Smocks Night Thread (10/18)
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for that one scene. You know the one. So turn back if you want this movie completely unspoiled for you blah blah blah blah this should be enough to clear out the preview text on … Continue reading Made Overseas: Ring (1998)
Kodos: People of Earth! We come to you in the spirit of hostility and menace! Kang: Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons! The two tentacled alien appear almost yearly in Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror episodes. Frankly, … Continue reading Kang and Kodos Night Thread (10/15)
Who is Kang The Conqueror? Is he Nathanial Richards, a scholar born in the 40th Century? Yes. Is he Pharaoh Rama-Tut, born in Egypt circa 2950 BC? Also yes. Is he Victor Timely? Yes. …Victor Timely Jr.? Mmm-hmm. … Victor … Continue reading Kang the Conqueror Night Thread (10/13)
I feel like I have grounds to sue Animal World (a.k.a. Dong wu shi jie) for false advertising. Literally all of the promotional materials promised me a clown. And I don’t mean a clown in the political sense. He’s a … Continue reading Made Overseas: Animal World (2018)
Do you know what turds do when it’s blown by the wind? The same thing that happens to everything else. It’s the SPOIL SPORTS for Venom, the “highly” “anticipated” movie featuring Spider-Man’s spare black alternate uniform that he found on … Continue reading SPOIL SPORTS: Venom
So let’s talk about manga-to-motion picture adaptations! Common knowledge is that American studios should not try to do it. Most of the time you get hot messes like the American adaptation of Dragonball Z or Ghost In The Shell or … Continue reading Made Overseas: Bleach (2018)
Halloween, 2017. This was the first year at our new house that we were receiving trick or treaters. The neighborhood itself was built just a year before, and we were among the first to move in. The streets were crowded … Continue reading The Sublime Tragedy of Being A Clown In October
WARNING: I will be discussing a Takashi Miike film. If that’s not warning enough… the guy is notorious for incorporating very graphic imagery. VERY graphic imagery. Turn back if descriptive language of disturbing imagery is something that you don’t want … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dead or Alive (1999)
Ever thought about putting your house up for and AirBnB? If so, did you ever give a thought to the judgment potential renters might give you from your DVD collection? You don’t know how it got there. Maybe it was … Continue reading BnB Shame #7: Tomorrowland
Partway through watching Zhang Yimou’s Curse of the Golden Flower, I turned to my wife and said, “You know, with all the court intrigue, the secrets, and the hidden siblings, this movie feels Shakespearean.” I may not have been too … Continue reading Made Overseas: Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
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