Another contest? You’re damn right! We got the shit and we LOVE flinging it… figuratively speaking, of course. Though I’ve not had the chance to sink my teeth into Prozac Nation, I’ve heard lots of good things regarding Christina Ricci’s performance (and mammaries). Roger Ebert even says it on the cover! Lucky for you folks, … Continue reading
The proverbial twenty-four hour director, Richard Linklater has made masterpieces out of seemingly clichéd material: strolls through Paris (Before Sunset), raucous end-of-school festivities (Dazed and Confused), and generation definition (Slacker). He turns his light hand to remakes with Bad News Bears, a terrifically entertaining flick that spans a season, not a day. It also boasts … Continue reading
Just when you thought Blade Trinity (which I unashamedly liked, and which I think people will come around to in a couple of years, as they often do with delightful bad movies) had staked the franchise through its Daywalking heart, David Goyer goes and announces it’s moving to television. Sort of. I mean, it depends … Continue reading
After a screening of Rob Zombie’s new film The Devil’s Rejects, one of my fellow critics complained that the movie was “amoral, sociopathic, sadistic and fascistic.” He’s completely right, of course, but can you hold it against the movie when that’s exactly what it wants to be? Rejects is a sequel to Zombie’s debut film House … Continue reading
The web site for Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny has launched. While there’s not a whole lot of content there right now they do have a very funny video segment of The Hell O’Clock News – the news broadcast of the Underworld. This is just the beginning of a whirlwind of rock that … Continue reading
Better than I expected. I’ll go into more depth, but that was my initial impression when Bryan Singer showed off his clip of Superman Returns during last Saturday’s Q&A panel at Comic Con in San Diego (it was the only major film I managed to catch the presentation for). He significantly downplayed the clip before … Continue reading
I’m happy to be able to announce some contest winners here, since my inbox has been getting pounded with entries for some time. I won’t be able to announce winners for all of our open contests – my policy is to NOT announce winners until prizes are in hand and we don’t have full prize … Continue reading
Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks is probably one of my all-time favorite comic strips. I love the art, I love the comedy and I especially love the politics. Huey, the strident and righteous young man at the center of the strip is one of those perfect and rare characters who can be spouting off words that … Continue reading
There are five more months in the year 2005, but I doubt I will see many movies better than Hustle & Flow. Hustle & Flow is a fantastic film, featuring a classic performance by Terence Howard, an actor who has been doing supporting roles for too long. It’s written and directed by Craig Brewer, who … Continue reading
Just before heading to San Diego for this year’s Comic Con chaos, I had an opportunity to visit the Los Angeles set of Rise, an upcoming horror flick being put together by Mandate Pictures and Sam Raimi’s Ghost House production company. Considering it stars Lucy Liu and Michael Chiklis and is the brainchild of filmmaker … Continue reading