Lying about your grandma’s mortality seems like a bad idea, except when the bad idea ends up forming the basis of a really good movie. Continue reading
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Andy’s Best Things, 2019 Halftime Edition
Shrugging off television viewing and ranking has lifted a massive weight off of my shoulders, because a) Television sucks, and b) Writing about television sucks way, way more Obviously I’m not above writing about TV now and again, but don’t anticipate that I’ll mix TV into my “best of” shenanigans again anytime soon. I’m much too … Continue reading
“The 25 Best Movies of 2019 (So Far)”
June is the time of year when we all get too antsy in the pantsy and can’t help talking about what’s best in pop culture. The bad news is that there’s not a lot in pop culture worth getting worked up about in 2019. Continue reading
“10 Underrated Movies You Can Stream Right Now”
Because not all great movies run in theaters, or they do, but they’re not in theaters now, or when they DID run in theaters, it wasn’t at a theater near you. Look, these are all good movies, is what we’re saying. Continue reading
“The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2019 (So Far)”
And it took a good bit of legwork to actually get to ten, let me tell you! Continue reading
“One Of The Biggest Horror Movie Scares Of The Year Happens During A Game Of ‘Never Have I Ever'”
Good, patiently executed scares are a gift from the movie gods, and so’re opportunities to hash it out with the people responsible for putting those scares together. Continue reading
Best of Criterion’s New Releases, May 2019
Two French masters, a Montanan master, and an Austrian master all walk into the Criterion Collection and that’s it, that’s the joke. Continue reading
“Deadwood: The Movie Made Good On Al Swearengen’s Loose Ends”
Here’re a few stray f**kin’ thoughts about that “Deadwood” movie those c**ksuckers at HBO finally f**kin’ put out for all of us regular b*stards to watch last month. Continue reading
“Films by Women: Four Movies to Watch from May (2019)”
Knock down that house and let the sunshine in! But mind the souvenirs! And don’t sing if someone else is singing! Continue reading
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters Is An Unlikely Climate Change Movie”
*insert Godzilla roar noise* Continue reading
“How ‘John Wick 3’ Brings A Shadowy World Into Focus”
Man, if you think killing John Wick’s dog is a bad move, wait ’til you try killing him and also killing everyone he knows and also taking away his safe harbor. Continue reading
“Diving Deep into Distraction with John Darnielle”
One easily distracted ADD person + one other easily distracted ADD person = a very good conversation about the endless intersections between the act of creation. Continue reading
“How ‘The Witch’ Accidentally Launched a Horror Movement”
Andy absolutely will not shut up about how bad “Hereditary” is until you agree that “Hereditary” is bad. Continue reading
“On The Distinct Humanism Of Zhang Yimou’s Monochrome ‘Shadow'”
What’s a Zhang Yimou movie without lots of color? Well…it’s “Shadow.” Continue reading
“Giving the Devil His Due: Satan’s 25 Best Appearances in Film”
Hail Satan, not “Hail Satan?” Continue reading
“Best of Criterion’s New Releases, April 2019”
I think its strange, he’s friends with Fu Manchu
And he thinks he knows you
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Oh Daniel San made in Taiwan Come on Jackie Chan
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“How 5 Breweries Are Embracing Sustainable Brewing”
Beer is wonderful, except when it’s wasteful. But breweries know what’s up, and they have known what’s up since ages ago! So don’t worry, be happy, drink beer. Continue reading
“5 Movies to See at IFFBoston 2019”
Andy likes an Alex Ross Perry movie, and it’s all thanks to Independent Film Festival Boston! (Well: Also, it’s thanks to Alex Ross Perry.) Continue reading
