Be honest with me: You DIDN’T, did you. Continue reading
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“With ‘Talk to Me,’ Directors Leap From Phone Screens to the Big Screen”
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 Most Timely Sci-Fi Epic is Impossible to Find in the US”
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
“Horror Is Your Playground: ‘100 Bloody Acres,’ a Dirt-Cheap Delight at 10”
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
Andy’s Best Things 2023: Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
…hi guys! Continue reading
“Get Me A Slice Of Some Hamm’s”
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
“‘Finding Nemo’ at 20: Disney’s Greatest Trauma Revisited”
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
“How James DeMonaco Created The Smartest Horror Franchise Of The Century”
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
“‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ Should Have Been the Future of Blockbusters”
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
“‘Phone Booth‘s’ Obsolescence Works To Its Thrilling Advantage”
When a relic of a bygone era becomes a coffin full of paranoia, terror, and Colin Farrell’s flop-sweat. Continue reading
“How Jason Segel’s Penis in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Changed Movie Nudity”
Forget Sarah Marshall, but don’t forget “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Continue reading
“How The ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Director Brought ‘Psychological Warfare’ To ‘Evil Dead'”
In which I combine a bunch of my favorite things into a single piece, and right a 4-year wrong at the same time. Continue reading
“The 9 Hops That Every IPA Lover Should Know”
9 is an odd number, but don’t worry, I have a less odd story to explain how we got there. Continue reading
“10 Years Later, ‘Upstream Color’ Is An Uncomfortable Look at Manipulation and Justice”
They’re never the ones that they expect, are they? Continue reading
SXSW 2023: Ghosts, Gritty Beatdowns, Gorey Talk Shows, And More
So many genre movies, so little time, so little access. Continue reading
“If You Liked ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ You Need To Watch Michelle Yeoh’s Other Movies”
In today’s edition of “Stating The Obvious.” Continue reading
“Ghostface With A Gun? Why ‘Scream VI’ Isn’t Breaking Any Slasher Rules”
A lesson that should be unnecessary, but here I am, teaching it anyway. Continue reading
“Lukas Moodysson Loves an Almost Winner”
Yep, you read that right, I was about a month and a half late turning this piece in, so you’d better read it. Continue reading
“Christopher Landon Has A Ghost”
And a filmography full of really darn good movies, plus a couple of “Paranormal Activity” movies. Nobody’s perfect. Not even Christopher Landon. Continue reading
“‘EO,’ The Oscars’ Oddest Nominee, Proves We Need More Movies From Animal Perspectives”
Andy wrote about this film,
Eo, Eo, Eo Continue reading