For the discussion of film
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)
NAM!!!! Cyclo is the second movie by Tran Ahn Hung, who had previously made a beautiful slideshow of a French soundstage called Scent of Green Papaya. This time, the French director, his wife, and his music composer actually return to Vietnam, the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 23: Cyclo (1995)
As steaming services play a bigger and bigger role in the film and television industry, a lot of attention is going to their original content–but mainly streaming television shows. What about streaming movies? What hidden gems or washed up flops … Continue reading Mindhorn (Netflix, 2017)
Movie of the week: 2016’s Confirmation, starring Kerry Washington as Anita Hill. Because. Continue reading Movie Discussion 9/25/2018
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. The Princess and the Frog.
Macon County Line was one of many movies at the time that had claimed to be based on a true story to attract audiences, but was never based in anything factual. It’s about two brothers, Chris and Wayne Dixon (played … Continue reading TCM Underground: Macon County Line (1974)
To the surprise of many that expect The Predator to try and eke out a second-week win, The House With A Clock In Its Walls took the top spot with a just under $27 million debut. The film plays into the Goosebumps … Continue reading Box Office: September 21-23
Fox has been trying to turn 1979’s hit sci-fi/horror flick Alien into an ongoing franchise for a while now, without much luck. The only major success to come from this franchising has been the first sequel, Aliens, which was basically a remake of … Continue reading Pitch Meeting: The Alien Franchise
This edition of Spoil Sports is dedicated to a discussion of Panos Cosmatos’ 2018 horror/thriller film Mandy. Don’t be negative. Continue reading Spoil Sports: Mandy
Donnie Darko is mostly known for its mindscrew elements, which unfortunately overshadows how painfully real the movie is at times. Many of the themes present in the movie (i.e. the illogical belief that the whole world is black and white, … Continue reading Scene Dissection: Donnie Darko – “Wacko for a Son” Scene
It’s time for another round of Muppet Casting, where we take a famous movie and ask, if Jim Henson’s Muppets made their own version of it (in the vein of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island), which Muppets … Continue reading Muppet Casting: Harry Potter
Ever since creating Freaks and Geeks nearly two decades ago, Paul Feig has amassed quite a career. He’s was one of the most prominent directors on the American version of The Office, directed seven episodes of Arrested Development, fourteen of Nurse Jackie, created … Continue reading Movie Reviews: A Simple Favor (2018)
The weather is slowly starting to cool off, summer movie season has come to an end, and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has just ended which can mean only one thing, it’s time for Oscar Season. *Deep sigh* While … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Wife (2017)
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
A film about the importance of family. Available on Vudu. Approximately 121 minutes. Yeah, I don’t know what is with that tagline. “Revenge was never this sweet?” Really, the only sweet part of this movie is in the very beginning. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 22: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
As steaming services play a bigger and bigger role in the film and television industry, a lot of attention is going to their original content–but mainly streaming television shows. What about streaming movies? What hidden gems or washed up flops … Continue reading The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (Netflix, 2017)
The second half of September is apparently where you drop your most insane movies that somehow inexplicably got made anyway. Some of the weirdness out now or soon: Unbroken: Path to Redemption, a Pure Flix joint trying to position itself … Continue reading Movie Discussion 9/18/2018
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Pixar Edition. Up
IT’S HERE YO Higher. Further. Faster. Watch the trailer for Marvel Studios’ @CaptainMarvel, in theaters March 8, 2019. #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/Is5xNaEpoz — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) September 18, 2018 Continue reading Captain Marvel Teaser Reaction Thread
The Predator movies and I go way back. I was really young when I saw the first one, probably way too young to be watching it, but my parents were always letting me watch hard-R type stuff with severed limbs and … Continue reading Movie Review: The Predator (2018)
While there’s always an opportunity for a franchise to make a fresh start, and Predator with Shane Black directing it seemed like it would be an ideal infusion of talent, it doesn’t always work. The early reviews weren’t great and getting saddled … Continue reading Box Office: September 14-16
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