…is freakin’ awesome. I just finished watching screeners of the first two episodes of Joss Whedon’s new show and if it keeps up the tone and pacing it’s set in these first two, it will be my favorite and I think the best thing Mr. Whedon has done yet. Now, I am not a card … Continue reading
Many moons ago, I rented videos almost every weekend. This was when Blockbuster and Rogers Video (the present Canadian video behemoths) were merely a blip on the burgeoning VHS rental world. For me, it was all about Jumbo Video. Renting videos represented a simpler time in which claims of “No Late Fees” or “Guaranteed To … Continue reading
A long time ago I had a membership card at a local Blockbuster Video on the south side of Chicago. Eventually I got a little sick of the fact that they carry next to nothing from before 1993 and so I signed up for Netflix. Netflix was a bit weird for my rather particular wiring … Continue reading
Way back in 2008 some guy managed to get himself pregnant, and I had to sue his trash-stashed ass for copyright infringement. I’m the guy who made Junior. If you’re a dude who wants to lactate, you have to go through me. Junior has a fairly straightforward and awesome plot. Two scientists at an upscale … Continue reading
I recently received in the mail the limited edition 2-disc score album for John Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China. Take note that it’s a limited pressing: There are only 3000 of them. That means that, if you want one of your own, you had better get on it, and come back to … Continue reading
In honor of this weekend’s New York Comic Convention, I’m going to take an opportunity to briefly recommend a couple cool comics that I have come across over the past year. More as I discover [or am introduced to] them. The Alcoholic From Vertigo Comics came this graphic … Continue reading
Over the weekend, I picked up Friday the 13th on blu-ray. I’ve only recently fallen into the blu-ray craze and let me tell you: whatever you heard is true. It is, by far, the best medium in which to watch films. Needless to say, when I saw the horror favorite staring at me at my … Continue reading
Secrecy and Lies Since Wednesday, I’ve been following the story of how the United States has apparently threatened to stop sharing intelligence with Britain should a British court release details of the torture of British resident Binyam Mohamed by American guards at Guantanamo Bay prison. I tend to hold a relatively cynical view of human … Continue reading
“How come he’s always got that weird smile on his face, like he’s got secrets that no one else knows?” Understand that the above line of dialogue is not from Bullitt, with Steve McQueen. Instead we’re talking today about Bullet, from 1996, starring Mickey Rourke. Bullet. This is one big … Continue reading
… why, god, why? I wanted to like this movie soo badly. I’ve been flirting with renting Revolver for what, a year now? But everyone I know that has seen it says the same thing – you’ll love the first eleven minutes enough to make you really hate Guy Ritchie after the rest of the … Continue reading