The Notorious Bettie Page isn’t a bad film, I just don’t understand why it exists. It’s a biopic that focuses on a time of the subject’s life mostly devoid of interesting conflict and it’s an examination of sexual subgroup that seems to have no actual interest in that subgroup. Perhaps most strange of all is … Continue reading
Oh, transvestites! You teach us so much in the movies. You all have heavy emotional baggage, but you maintain such a carefree and fabulous façade that you get over it. This is what you teach us – to loosen up, and maybe enjoy a little Abba or something. Movies have taught me that any man … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PUBLISHER: Da Capo PressMSRP: $15.95PAGES: 278 It must be weird to be present at the birth of something new. I’m not a father, nor do I have any friends who have spawned, so the closest I’ve come is witnessing the construction of the Super S’more: twelve graham crackers, eight bars … Continue reading
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is like a gift to horror fans. “This is my Christmas,” aspiring psycho-killer Vernon says in the hours before his first murderous rampage, and those of us who grew up loving Friday the 13th, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street and their myriad clones and rip-offs (in the … Continue reading
Was The Devil and Daniel Johnston supposed to make me this depressed? I can’t tell if the movie means to leave us somewhat hopeful or utterly devastated by the way God treats his own geniuses. I know that there’s a moment where Johnston’s father breaks down crying while recounting the small plane crash that his … Continue reading
James Gunn’s Slither is a gleeful movie. In fact, if I was forced to describe it using only “G” words, I would say that Slither is gleeful, gooey, gory and goofy. It’s the kind of good, wholesome fun you can only get in films where Michael Rooker is ramming ovipositors into people’s stomachs. In many … Continue reading
Spike Lee is one of my favorite filmmakers, but it can be tough defending the guy. Putting aside his tendency to be outspoken in the media (something which should have no bearing on your enjoyment of his films, but a lot of people just don’t like seeing black men speaking up), Lee’s movies can be … Continue reading
Let’s get this out of the way right up front – I think that the film version of V For Vendetta is better than the original comic. Seriously. The hardcore fans will say that the film ruins the comic, removing tons of subplots and backstory, but I would say that the film streamlines the comic, … Continue reading
I think my review of Stoned, a film about Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones’ last days on Earth, could be summed up with the fact that White Rabbit plays over a drug trip scene. I thought the movie had suddenly switched gears into being a parody – how can you still score a drug scene … Continue reading