I am in awe of Stephen Moffatt, not only has the man taken Dr Who to new levels of awesome he has also co written one of the best adaptations of Sherlock Holmes I have ever seen*. However even I was skeptical that he could pull of a modern take on Sherlock Holmes without it … Continue reading
Well, I’m won over. I get it now. I admit, I was skeptical about this Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World thing. If you click through to this editorial, you will see my comprehensive thoughts on the comic and the movie and director Edgar Wright’s work in general. Up until now, I saw all kinds … Continue reading
You may have noticed that it took me a long time to get to this one. It may very well be on its way out of theaters by the time you read this. I really didn’t care enough about this movie to go see it, until I read this review. Against what I’m sure was … Continue reading
Somewhere in its middle section, Middle Men has a scene that details the porno-watching preferences of Islamic terrorists. If that doesn’t make a movie worth watching, please tell me what does. Middle Men is the new feature from George Gallo, who is best known, and justly, for his script for the action-comedy classic Midnight … Continue reading
There was an absence in the airIn the halls of CHUD – I was not there. My Blog – untouched for a week or two.No one noticed, only Ken Savage knew. But the reasons for my vanishing act are clear:My mother’s heart was in need of repair. And I don’t mean that in a metaphorical … Continue reading
Well, in a real fight I have my sense of who would win here but there’s plenty of room for both these guys in the world, when they’re not doing shitty movies (hmmmph… Mr. Cage I am looking at you here). It’s a bit surprising that I find myself even making a statement that puts … Continue reading
Man vs Child look at Ponyo vs. Furry VengeancePonyo is an amazing Miyazaki Film. Beautifully animated and geared right toward my son’s age of 4 years old. Magical, somewhat bizarre, but ultimately captivating. My son, as well as my wife and I were thoroughly engaged in the film from start to finish. THEN came the … Continue reading
The first act of this movie had me absolutely hooked. Sam Jackson and Dwayne Johnson were going through typical cop movie motions and playing them perfectly straight. It was film parody at its finest and I can’t possibly justify in words how true and funny it was. Those opening minutes had me pumped for a … Continue reading
When Big Fish came out, it occurred to me that Tim Burton and Jean Pierre Jeunet were both mining the quirky cinematic space of magical realism, but that Jeunet was more adept at making style and story serve one another. Jeunet was telling stories that required a cast of misfits, poets, romantics, and tinkerers and he … Continue reading
You would think, given my love for horror, comedy, and some of the entries in the horror-comedy subgenre, that I would have long-since memorized every last line, camera angle, and bit of trivia to be found on John Landis’ “An American Werewolf in London”. After all, it’s generally considered to be the granddaddy of all … Continue reading