One person’s controversy is another’s mundanity, I’ll grant you that, but there’s nothing mundane about burning down a theater. Continue reading
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“Is Daniel Radcliffe Trying To Make Us Hate Him?”
Look, I can’t control what Jason Lei Howden does or says because he’s a raging asshole, don’t hate me for writing about his most recent movie. Continue reading
“Great Movie Moments in Farting History”
Let me tell you: I had a real gas writing this piece. I trumpeted my enthusiasm the whole time I worked on it, no ifs, ands, or…buts. I can do this all day, by the way. Continue reading
“The Death of Dick Long Might Be So Profane It’s Profound”
I have exactly less than no idea how to talk about this movie without giving away its dark, disgusting, hilarious secrets. Continue reading
The Definitive 10 Best Films Of 2016, Period
Well, you all know what this post is about. A brief intro: Most years, I agonize over my top ten list to the bitter end, and then for a while after, too. This largely has to do with volume. I don’t tend to see all of the movies that I want or need to in a … Continue reading
Interview: Daniels, Swiss Army Man
Speaking of Swiss Army Man: I interviewed Daniels, AKA Daniel Scheinert & Dan Kwan, AKA the directors of the movie! I did this for The Playlist. I also would not classify this as an “interview” so much as “a half hour of me geeking out at these guys, who probably thought I was just super weird … Continue reading
The Anti-Manic Pixie Dream Girl Movie
I really liked Swiss Army Man, but I didn’t get a chance to write about it when it was running around in theaters back in June. So now that it’s out on Blu-ray, I figured, hey: I already have a free review copy of the film, why not put down some virtual ink on it? So … Continue reading
“Film is Far from Dead: The Blockbuster’s Health in Summer ’16”
If you ask most critics and movie nerds, the summer of 2016 is the worst summer for movies of all time, ever. At first blush, you get where they’re coming from, too: There were a lot of shit films this summer, from Suicide Squad to Warcraft to The Legend of Tarzan, and that’s just naming a few out of many. … Continue reading
Peer Pressure Is Real: My Favorite Films Of 2016 (So Far)
It is July. We have already celebrated our nation’s independence. We have launched our fireworks into the night sky and gorged to the point of shame spiraling, our self-loathing winding and weaving through our subconsciousness as surely as wisps of smoke curl in the wake of celebratory ordnance. It is six months until the time … Continue reading