I like Daniel Craig quite a bit (aces in Layer Cake, or at least superior to his Tomb Raider work) and I think he’s an intriguing choice to play suave superspy James Bond, but that’s where my excitement level for Casino Royale expires like a henchman filled with silenced PPK rounds. The past few exhaustingly … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Anchor BayMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 99 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Disc• Trailer• Featurette The Pitch "An existential Italian horror flick starring a Brit and lots and lots of undead ladies and gentlemen." The Humans Rupert Everett. Italians. The Nutshell Francesco Dellamorte (Everett) has a rough job; sending the dead … Continue reading
Edward Lee’s The Pig & The HousePublished by Necro Publications Ed Lee’s name is almost always spoken of in hushed tones as if it’s a touchy subject. His books are legendary for the depths they sink to- you can guarantee that any fan of his work has a sick, sick sense of humor- and a … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
The Lady in the Water has no twist ending. Seriously. And to prove it, M Night Shymalan is reading you the children’s book he has written to go with the film. Lady in the Water began as a bedtime story he told his children, and while the movie is an expansion of the tale, the … Continue reading
I have been working my way through the John Wayne/John Ford DVD box set this week, and I have come to the conclusion that the Western is the best film genre of all. Not only can you tell any story you want in a Western, but the conventions of the genre are so easy to … Continue reading
The long awaited film version of Sweeney Todd could be awaited not much longer – Tim Burton is delaying his next film, Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, for a year, and is looking to reteam with Johnny Depp on the tale of a murderous barber and his landlady who makes his victims into meat pies. … Continue reading
Sometimes I feel like a lone figure traversing the dusty plains, DVD news at the ready. Face caked with dirt, squinting in the harsh sun, wondering if I can steer around Bethlehem’s distrust. At least I get to meet Tom Petty. He was famous after all. Captain Fin’ Magic Robert Downey, Jr. pissing on a … Continue reading
Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim books are the best comics being published today. For one thing, they’re the only comics I’ll read on the subway – Scott Pilgrim and his adventures are completely hip and funny. In fact the only embarrassing thing about reading a Scott Pilgrim digest on a subway filled with cute girls … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Sony Pictures ClassicsMSRP: $26.96RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 118 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Behind the scenes featurette• Interview with director Michael Haneke• Trailers The Pitch "It’s a whodunit where whodunit isn’t important!" The Humans Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Bénichou and Walid Afkir The Nutshell Georges Laurent seems to have a pretty good … Continue reading