A movie that’s so good on such a fundamental level that I really can’t be bothered by the part that bugs me. Continue reading
“Did You Know These Beer Styles Were Born in America?”
Be honest with me: You DIDN’T, did you. Continue reading
Be honest with me: You DIDN’T, did you. Continue reading
A movie that’s so good on such a fundamental level that I really can’t be bothered by the part that bugs me. Continue reading
The catch-up continues with one of 2023’s true hoots and hollers, because anything that puts Nazis on blast today is worth at least 3 stars off the bat. Continue reading
It is sad that a 20 year old South Korean anime is “timely” today, because that means the world’s even worse off now than it was then. Continue reading
I consider the line between “this could’ve been a magazine article” and “this needed to be a movie” perilously thin, which is why I run into the problem of necessity with documentaries all the time: Did this have to be a movie? Couldn’t this have been a written piece? The kicker here, regarding Sam Pollard’s The League, … Continue reading
G’day, down under, the barbie, toss another body in the grinder, it’s mulchin’ time. One of these is not a stereotypical Australian colloquialism. Guess which! Continue reading
Strictly speaking not a reunion, but this latest team-up between two handsomes is fruitful nonetheless. Continue reading
Normalizing Dalí is like taking the alcohol out of beer. Continue reading
Among other things: A recasting of the lead, a rewriting of the script, a reshooting of thy’know what, just scrap the whole thing and fucking start over. Continue reading
…hi guys! Continue reading
If you give me the chance to make a pop culture reference in a piece that isn’t about that particular niche of pop culture, I will always, always, always make the reference. Continue reading
The lungs are the hero’s sidekick. The stomach is the grizzled old timer in charge of the whole operation. The spleen is the shifty-eyed bastard waiting in the wings to betray everyone at the worst possible moment. Continue reading
Why yes, I DID take that old Pixar fish movie about the dad and the son getting separated, and then make it about 9/11. Continue reading
Lemme tell you all: I’m gettin’ real fucking sick of this “Alfred Hitchcock” guy. Continue reading
A movie that proves a creature feature needs slightly more in the tank than the creature. Or the feature. Continue reading
I would very much like the universe to require James DeMonaco as a source on all of my reported pieces going forward, thank you very much and please. Continue reading
Au contraire, old-school puppeteering monster movies are always welcome! Continue reading
I know, I know: I’ve already made this argument. Well, it’s 5 years later, blockbusters are finally starting to look like they’re gonna turn around, and I’m making this argument again. Continue reading
When a relic of a bygone era becomes a coffin full of paranoia, terror, and Colin Farrell’s flop-sweat. Continue reading
Forget Sarah Marshall, but don’t forget “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Continue reading