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Horror-Comedy is a tough hybrid to master, since you're balancing two seemingly incompatible emotional states. On the high end of this spectrum, you have films like An American Werewolf In London, in which you have fully developed characters, genuinely… Continue reading
Lisa Cholodenko is a bit of a name in the lesbian entertainment community, which is impressive, given that her output so far has consisted of High Art (1998), a small handful of (respectable) television episodes, and her latest film, The Kids Are All Right… Continue reading
What's that? You've never watched a movie before? Don't be scared. There's just a couple of things you need to know before you pop that VHS into the machine, or plunk a nickel down at your local odeon. 1. Be alive. Also, as the movie plays, make sure that… Continue reading
I love the phrase "There are two kinds of people in the world. . .", so I will use it thusly. There are two kinds of people in the world; Those that latch on to what is popular, and those that avoid popular culture like the plague. Those that feel vindicated… Continue reading
As the news came in from Comic-Con this past weekend, I pored over every article. Every juicy bit of news, from project announcements to press conferences. And there is quite a bit. Since the place has slowly turned into the Nerd Mecca over the years, all the… Continue reading
Inception won't end up being my favorite movie of the year, but it is without a doubt the "best" movie of the year so far, to a degree that I don't see it facing much of a challenge from any other in the coming months. This is the combined work of a group of… Continue reading
In some ways, I think I would have made a good soldier. I'm completely amoral, have a good mind for tactics, and I've a hearty lust for bloodshed. Unfortunately, I don't know how to listen, and have no innate sense of self preservation, so any real life… Continue reading
I like Batman & Robin. A lot. Possibly even more than The Dark Knight. I thought that the shot-by-shot remake of Psycho was a good idea, and well executed. Very few of my favorite movies are not American made. And I'm a fan of Ben Affleck. . . as an… Continue reading
I walk along the shoreline of Lake Michigan in my bare feet, a cool summer breeze blowing past me. About twenty paces ahead, I see a seagull walking away from me. I get too close, he flies a few feet further away. I slow down, and he waits patiently for me to… Continue reading
I'm not someone who pre-judges a film based on the source material; I've seen an absolutely horrid adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, and a really fun movie based on the board game Clue. So why do I slowly back away from movies that are based on video games?… Continue reading
Whew! It's nice to finally be able to put this puppy to bed. I wasn't really keeping track of time; I've been at this for almost two months now! Thirty four movies (I'm not counting 1492, the one I didn't see, of course): A couple classics, a few really good… Continue reading
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (2009) Director: Tony Having not worked the obsession with car ramping out of his system during the pointless car chase scenes in Deja Vu, Tony now attempts an even greater amount of incidental vehicular destruction. Oh, wait, I'm… Continue reading
