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  • Splice: Color me Unsold

    Splice: Color me Unsold

    Posted on June 3, 2010 | No Comments
    I like Sarah Polley. I like Adrien Brody. Fine actors, both. I tend to enjoy the sci-fi-horror hybrid when it’s executed properly. Alien. The Fly. Ample opportunity to blend gruesome elements with intelligent storytelling. A new way to explore primal fears. Vincenzo Natali, director of...

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  • “The Last Exorcism” Poster. What. Is. THIS?

    “The Last Exorcism” Poster. What. Is. THIS?

    Posted on May 16, 2010 | No Comments
    With the release of a teaser poster, The Last Exorcism has gone from being completely off my radar to squarely within my cross hairs. As my boy over at The Brand New Cool points out, this poster is so creepy it almost makes watching the...

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  • Movie Ad Hijinks – “Kick-Ass” Non-super Superheroes! (That are secretly super!)

    Movie Ad Hijinks – “Kick-Ass” Non-super Superheroes! (That are secretly super!)

    Posted on April 9, 2010 | No Comments
    The ads for the upcoming Kick-Ass, beginning with the first trailers, have proclaimed that the characters in Kick-Ass have no superpowers. Superpowers are unnecessary for ordinary citizens to fight crime, profess the commercials! And I know, I promise I know that the movie is tongue-in-cheek...

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  • Clash of the Titans: It’s Better Than Awful…

    Clash of the Titans: It’s Better Than Awful…

    Posted on April 4, 2010 | No Comments
    I am aware that this counts for virtually nothing, but I think the new Clash of the Titans earns a few points for not trying too hard. There’s no attempt to turn mythology on its head, no effort to “modernize” the story beyond the obvious...

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  • God of War III is Outstanding. That is all…

    God of War III is Outstanding. That is all…

    Posted on March 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Okay, that’s obviously not all, but only because “outstanding” is not quite super enough of a superlative to describe God of War‘s first (and only?) installment on the PS3. Neither is “epic.” Oh no. God of War makes the word epic feel inadequate and unsure...

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  • Movie Ad Hijinks (aka “The best post since my last post!”)

    Movie Ad Hijinks (aka “The best post since my last post!”)

    Posted on March 14, 2010 | No Comments
    I was driving about the city ‘pon the yester and noticed a billboard for the new film She’s Out of My League which advertised it as “The funniest movie since The Hangover.” I did not let my eyes stay off the highway long enough to...

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  • Published Short Stories

    Published Short Stories

    Posted on March 8, 2010 | 2 Comments
    Here’s a very, very short list of stories I’ve had published that are currently available, in order of when they were first published. “Civilized Monsters” – Pseudopod I received a lot of comments about how graphic this story was, which sort of surprised me. I...

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  • Two Books at the Same Time? Say What?

    Two Books at the Same Time? Say What?

    Posted on March 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Sometimes, one book just isn't enough to satisfy a man...

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