This week, the actor I discuss is in many ways much more obscure than all of the ones I’ve mentioned thus far (yes, even more than Larry Drake). Short Circuit is a film I hold near and dear to my heart. The recent success of Wall-E has now brought some (much needed) attention to the … Continue reading
This isn’t so much a review of M. Night Shyamalan’s most recent effort — ‘effort’ is either sarcastic or ironic, take your pick — as it is a eulogy to the man himself. The Happening is the nail in a coffin with many, many nails trying to seal it shut. In a way, I must … Continue reading
Have I mentioned my absolute love of RiffTrax recently? Have I mentioned the joy it brings to my life that MST3K vets Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett are back and kicking ass with movie commentaries once again? If you’ve somehow never heard of the site before, go there and download a few… you … Continue reading
My final day at the LA Film Festival was also my most anticipated. It was a free panel event: an interview with director Guillermo Del Toro. One of the most imaginative minds working in the Hollywood system today, Del Toro has proven that dark fantasy is alive and well in the storytelling world. Cronos, Mimic, … Continue reading
Well, this is war. A while back, I reviewed the first season DVD set of A&E’s Paranormal State for my friends over at PinkRaygun.com, and I got a little carried away. I expected the show to be a simple Ghost Hunters rip off. You know, a bunch of amateur sleuths who don’t know how to … Continue reading
My trip to the multiplex continues with the new Will Smith film Hancock (and most likely with conclude with a trip to see The Dark Knight in a few weeks). In my post about The Happening the other day, I mentioned that I have a certain suspicion when films are reviewed extremely poorly (or indeed … Continue reading
How I never heard of Star Wars as a kid. I was at a party last night talking movies and someone in the circle hadn’t heard of Wall E. My surprised response to her was ‘they don’t spend $50 million in advertising for you to not know about it.’ In her defense she said I … Continue reading
If reports are to be believed, Mark Millar, whose movie “Wanted” is now in theaters, wants to do yet another relaunch of the “Superman” franchise. This one would start from scratch and ignore all the previous movies, meaning presumably that we’d have to sit through the origin story all over again, etc. Millar says he … Continue reading
Nerds really burn my ass. There used to be a time when the world knew what to do with a nerd. We knew what they looked like. We knew how they acted. We knew how bad they wanted to be just like us. They got swirlies, wedgies, nuggies, and sometimes just a plain old ass-kicking. … Continue reading
Is it so hard to ask for people to abide by a simple set of rules when setting foot in a movie theater. I just don’t understand, you go to the movies to see a film, right? Not to talk on your cell phones and text people and whatnot. I’ll give you a little list … Continue reading