But first, a reckoning about what I wrote the other day: Maybe I was a little harsh on Yes Man, especially not having yet seen it. That’s not the order in which things ought to be done. Then again, now that I have done things in reverse order, I feel like I don’t … Continue reading
Number one at the box office this weekend was Jim Carrey in Yes Man. One person who did not contribute twelve bucks to that tally, however, was yours truly. If I had to guess, I would suppose that the reason why is that I absolutely can’t stand the premise. That premise is, … Continue reading
Number one at the box office this weekend was Jim Carrey in Yes Man. One person who did not contribute twelve bucks to that tally, however, was yours truly. If I had to guess, I would suppose that the reason why is that I absolutely can’t stand the premise. That premise is, … Continue reading
So I was one of those people who watched Punisher: War Zone this weekend. If you’ve clicked through this site far enough to get to my two cents on the matter, I’ll tell you it’s definitely worth that late-night rental three months from now. If you like to get drunk, get drunk. If … Continue reading
My absolute favorite Prince protégé of all time is Vanity. Sure I have an opinion on a subject that obscure – doesn’t everybody? I’m a fan of Prince, so it follows that I am a fan of his beauteous protégés. And of all of them, I rank Vanity the highest. Before I … Continue reading
I’m obsessed right now with this one particular movie title. I saw it on a marquee recently and I can’t stop chuckling every time I think about it. You ready? It’s called… The Boy In The Striped Pajamas. Or, as IMDB refers to it, by its naturalized British title… The … Continue reading
Hey, remember that scene in The Thing where Kurt Russell has to slice the finger of each of his coworkers for a blood test in order to determine which one of them is The Thing? Remember that scene in Evil Dead 2 where Bruce Campbell has to lop off his own hand and … Continue reading
Doubt I need to remind anybody that today is November 4th – Election Day. At this time, let us consider nothing else – not work, not family, not even blogs – until we have voted. Americans in the not-too-distant past have fought and died for our right to vote. It’s our collective … Continue reading
I hope to recommend to all horror fans, and most everybody else, a book I recently read called The Wolfman, by Nicholas Pekearo. This is the first published book, published this year, by a young New York writer of ferocious talent. The story is about a war veteran, Marlowe Higgins, who lives … Continue reading
It’s pretty hard these days to create a new and interesting list of horror movies to enjoy during the Halloween season. There are only so many legitimately unsettling movies ever made, and most of those have been written about to death. But for the record, here’s my own personal top thirteen (as … Continue reading