Praised by Blatant Damning? “Pain & Gain” review by The AV Club
Apr 25
Once in a while you run into a negative review that seems to accidentally pique your interest about a movie. The AV Club’s Nathan Rabin reviewed Pain & Gain and it’s a reasonabe, expectedly critical take on your typical, gratuitous Michael Bay fare. But it closes with this line… It’s the film Wahlberg and John C. Reilly’s characters in Boogie Nights would have...
Some Thoughts on ‘Bioshock Infinite’
Apr 24
Admittedly, I’m a bit of a Bioshock enthusiast. One might even say an apologist. The first game might be my favorite single-player gaming experience ever. The second game was a step down, but a step down from Fantastically Amazing is what? Merely “excellent.” Sure the multi-player might have been “pandering” but who cares? Finding a Big Daddy suit in a free-for-all...
Reductive Reviews: Texas Chainsaw 3D
Jan 07
Too much “Texas”; not enough Chainsaw. The creative decision to make every character a worthless asshole was a surprising misfire. Most pointless use of 3D tech since invention of 3D monocles. Obvious sequel hook is obvious. Final Grade:...
Things I’ll Never Understand: How Anyone Can Like Jurassic Park 3 More Than The Lost World
Oct 14Okay, okay, the “gymanstics versus raptors” scene from Jurassic Park 2 was pretty bad, but JP3 had a little kid who survived on dinosaur island by himself for several days. Not only did he survive, he managed to obtain T-rex piss and used it to fend off other dinosaurs. …HOW? Not just how does anyone possess the cajones to write that into a plot, but how does anyone...
Civilized Monsters is Available Now
Oct 01
Remember when I made that post a while back about an awesome, supremely terrifying, upcoming horror anthology to be released by everybody’s favorite guy who loves his name too much? Yeah, that’s out now. I repeat, it’s available now. To purchase. For four bucks. That’s less than a McDonald’s Dollar Menu meal plus desert. It’s less than half of a movie...
I’m Kind of Unreasonably Excited About ‘Dredd 3D’
Sep 03
I have, at best, tangential familiarity with the Judge Dredd character. I’ve read very few actual issues of the 2000 A.D. comic where Dredd is featured, and much of what I know of the character comes from Wikipedia and TV Tropes. I probably have no right, then, to consider myself a fan, but I sort of do. From what I’ve read in and of the comic, it apparently has a slew of terrific...
Random Horror Quote: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror VI
Aug 27MARGE: Homer, just give him the donut! Once he has it that'll be the end of all this horror! HOMER: Well, okay… If it'll end horror."
Checking Out the “American Horror Story: Asylum” Teasers
Aug 26
Part of the appeal and beauty of supernatural horror stories is their ability to explore the unexplained and incomprehensible. Horror stories often afford storytellers a level of freedom they can’t find in other genres – not if they’re going for something “serious,” anyway. Even the most outlandish science-fiction stories require a certain adherence to established...
