Pop Culture and Politics on the Artistic Spectrum
It's been far too long since the last Disney Pre-9/11 Video Vault--last November, actually! Not to pat myself on the back too much, but I think I picked the perfect film to cover this time around. Disney has recently announced its plan to remake a favorite amongst Millennials specifically for the Disney Channel. But isn't every pre-9/11 Disney… Continue reading Disney Pre-9/11 Video Vault: Hocus Pocus
The 2000s By: Eddie Caiazzo Why didn’t the year 2000 have any movies named in this survey? Unfortunately, the Y2K hysteria was scarier than any horror movies released that year. We’ll leap right over the first year in the decade straight into 2001, where some asbestos removal guys get to work on the Danvers State… Continue reading 1990 to Now, A Perspective on Horror Films by the Decade: Part III of V
Is there an outbreak in the neighborhood? / The garbage police have an important message / Russel Greer shines like a beacon in the wake of Manchester / Closing in on the final rounds of Cheesesteak Madness / Cooking with Michael Ray Bower / Tommy raps / The Emoji Movie / Game of Thrones returns… Continue reading Rox Trash Radio, Ep. 34
Cheesesteak Madness Round Wrap-up / Gorgas Park Candlelight Vigil / Dan Mansplains Supernatural / The Report of the Week: Evolution / Revisiting JXC Studios / Everything, Everything trailer and full plot spoilers. DOWNLOAD the LATEST EPISODE HERE! or on iTUNES and STITCHER RADIO! Join the Roxborough Always Rants & Sometimes Raves Facebook Group for the inside scoop! –Follow today’s crew:… Continue reading Rox Trash Radio, Ep. 33
I don’t know why, but November was a popular month for horror in 1990. The three films named in this survey released that year resided in the month of November. Tim Curry as “Pennywise the Clown” would scare a generation of youngsters in the TV miniseries based on Stephen King’s 1986 best-selling novel IT. To… Continue reading 1990 to Now, A Perspective on Horror Films by the Decade: Part II of V
Shamrock Local and St. Paddy's Day fun / Inside Target Express / Roxborough Billoon / Dan Mansplains #Supernatural Tweets from Girls on Twitter / Trailers for Wonder Woman, Atomic Blonde, and Rough Night / The Sandlot trilogy / The continuing adventures of Christian Weston Chandler / Tommy has router problems. DOWNLOAD the LATEST EPISODE HERE! or… Continue reading Rox Trash Radio, Ep. 24
Filming is a wrap / Waiting for cole slaw / Trailers of the week with War for the Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man Homecoming, and Baywatch / The biggest most fantastic Trump Cabinet news / Getting hype for Monday Night Raw / Going straight goober with Billoon45, JXCstudios, and TommyNC2010 / Dan Mainsplains #Supernatural Tweets from Girls on Twitter / What the fuck are Hatchimals?!… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 224: Christian Historical Romance
Another edition of Joe's famous drunk surveys / The King of Prussia Mall is an absolute dystopian nightmare / Dan Mansplains #Supernatural Tweets from Girls on Twitter / Disney Pre-9/11 Video Vault: Man of the House / Shailene Woodley debunks her own Thanksgiving story / Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 / A month in review with Billoon45 / TommyNC2010 gives us… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 223: United Federation of Malls
In the 95th year of the 20th Century, something extraordinary happened. Valeri Polyakov broke the record for days spent in space on the Mir Space Station at 366. Subsequently, the TV series Star Trek: Voyager premiered on UPN. And while the opening statements began for the O.J. Simpson trial, and America was wrapped up in race-baiting… Continue reading Disney Pre-9/11 Video Vault: Man of the House
Lest you've forgotten, earlier this month we had an election that was won by a man by the name of "Literal Hitler"--I think. It's a strange name for a person; but everyone seems to think this is perfectly normal to spread around. Regardless, the reaction to this supposedly cataclysmic event has spawned some pretty batshit… Continue reading Keep Your Weird Fucking Politics Away From My Star Wars
Election 2016 has been… exciting…. I guess….. But HEY! Guess what? At least we have some fun flicks to watch if you’ve got the itch for some political movie action. So here’s what you’re going to view depending on your mood: Mood -Taking it Easy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tum7RB-NJ24 Primary Colors (1998): It’s interesting enough and… Continue reading What to Watch: Election Weekend Movies!
The 7th Season Premiere of The Walking Dead, preview thoughts / Who gets the bat, and did the Internet already spoil it? / Donald Glover is cast as Lando Calrissian in the Han Solo story / Do they finally have the recipe for a good Wolverine movie in Logan? / Billoon45 sets up a hell of a month… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 218: What Kinda Business is That?!
This was certainly an interesting endeavor and I thank all of those who participated. Last week I asked around for people’s favorite horror movie between 1990- 2002. The variety of responses was surprising, I thought Scream was going to be the top pick by a landslide, it wasn’t. Funny note, I posted a status on… Continue reading Weekend Horror Flick Viewing (10/20): ‘Member Berry Edition
The year is 1992. The President of the United States, George H.W. Bush had been filmed vomiting in the lap of the Prime Minister of Japan. America saw that happen. To his credit, he also met with the President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, to officially bring the Cold War to a close. But to his demise,… Continue reading Disney Pre-9/11 Video Vault: 3 Ninjas
The theory of everything, if everything is sports / Sports VS Sports Entertainment / Everyone should be watching wrestling / Rogue One: the best Star Wars ever? / 3 Ninjas is a franchise in desperate need of revival / The three best bad guys in movie history / Creepy child love in Blank Check / Goober news with TommyNC2010, TheReportoftheWeek, and JXCStudios! DOWNLOAD THE LATEST… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 217: Big Daddy Got a Teezy
When Disney ripped the Star Wars universe from the cold dead hands of George Lucas, many were afraid of the franchise's future. Those people were wrong. There are plenty of times Disney has made epic and costly mistakes, but they typically come in the form of a John Carter or Lone Ranger. Typically, Disney's misfires are attempts at future… Continue reading Star Wars Goes Rogue
Ready? Don't say I didn't warn you. Not sure why AMC would release this video if this this the case... Makes no sense why they'd put this out, considering they spent an entire Summer hiding it... If this is true... Which it seems to be... In the Season 7 premiere... of The Walking Dead... Negan uses Lucille... to… Continue reading SPOILER ALERT: The Walking Dead. Negan Kills…
Son of Zorn misses the mark / Disney's First Kid and the discovery of the Great Ape conspiracy / Justice for Harambe and Clinton Attacks /When and where to buy your steel buildings / Trump and Billy Bush, the Access Hollywood Tape / Joe is always stuck at the front of the haunted house group / Power Rangers is… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 216: Grab Em By the Front Butt
Joe meets Seth Gilliam of The Walking Dead and gets hassled by the police / Luke Cage premieres on Netflix and the site goes down / Tim Burton doesn't care about diversity casting, or the quality of his movies / What to boycott next? / Shaun King starts a new movement with no rules or direction / Injustice Boycott will… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 215: Rebels Without a Boycott
I decided to do this listicle as a personal challenge to myself. Full disclosure, Rob Zombie has become a bit much and his films have essentially jumped the sharknado. House of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects gave us a taste of something new and interesting--a modern take on the B-Horror flick. But now that the genre has… Continue reading 31 Reasons to See Rob Zombie’s 31
Ed and Lorraine Warren, the real life "oldest ghost hunters in New England", portrayed currently in film by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, respectively, are possibly the most famous paranormal investigators who have ever lived. If this kind of nonsense is your bag, baby, you're probably some kind of occultist weirdo who's still doing Austin Powers… Continue reading The Conjuring Empire
Season 2 of Documentary Now! premiers September 14th and I am excited to see what Hader & Armisen have in store for us. If you haven’t given this show a chance yet you a truly missing out. Season 2 will be following the same format as season 1; 7 total episodes with 6 & 7… Continue reading Documentary, Wow!
Comedian and rapper, Donald Glover, has been working on the FX series Atlanta for several years (since 2013), and considering he grew up in the capital city, you could argue he's been developing this series his entire life. Everything about the series feels real and lived-in. So real, in fact, that it becomes difficult to describe what type… Continue reading Welcome to “Atlanta”
Years ago, Pamela Adlon was the voice of Bobby Hill on TV's King of the Hill, but since then she's been working on a different kind of voice. After working with Louis CK on both Lucky Louie and FX's Louie, Adlon found her home, somewhere between the realms of comedy and tragedy. Here's hoping that Adlon's endeavor is more like Louie in… Continue reading Pamela Adlon Wants “Better Things” for Us
Jamie Lee Curtis' talented husband, Christopher Guest is one of my favorite comedy film makers of all time. He's a visionary, especially in the fine art of mockumentary. He is perhaps best known for This is Spinal Tap--directed by Rob Reiner, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind. But his body of work more than speaks for itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swTWozTxQ-E… Continue reading “Best in Show” Director Brings “Mascots” to Life
The first time you heard about the movie Sausage Party you probably thought to yourself, “WTF”, which is incredibly accurate. The first time you saw the trailer you probably said to yourself, “WTF” and “I think I want to see this”. I have seen Sausage Party, and let me tell you this, it’s the hilarious… Continue reading Bath Salts & Hot Dogs: Sausage Party Review
It's an East Coast Heatwave, so the gloves have come off / Kenny Baker lives to be 600 Dwarf Years / Star Wars Rogue One debuts their fanboy boner-inducing Darth Vader teaser / Simone Manuel becomes the most important person at the Olympics / SJWs try to take down Sausage Party / A mysterious open letter to Warner… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 209: Social Justice Olympics
Anthony Alburger from The Fight Back Home joins us in studio for some San Diego Comic Con news / Ghostbusters is a horrific mess and Leslie Jones is 48-years old and should know better / MARVEL trailers and news wrap-up / DC may actually be making good product after all / Television and Netflix shows and the end of Bates… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 206: How I Could Just Kill a Graham
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE!! or on iTUNES and STITCHER RADIO Joe tailgates at the season-ending Philadelphia Eagles game / After a week of being in theaters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits the social justice mill / Who is Rey, anyway? / The biggest feminist flop of all time / Subway is a wretched hive of scum… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 178: Jawn of Justice, A Year of Hurt Feelings
DOWNLOAD THE LATEST EPISODE HERE!! or on iTUNES and STITCHER RADIO The Dawn of Justice and the rise of the Parademons / Wonder Woman's Knightmare / Jose Can Say So--Batman vs Superman Edition / Javier Bardem is in the movie according to Wikipedia / Adding Peter Parker to the Captain America: Civil War trailer / Scarlett… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 174: The Gungan Control Debate
In this week's episode, we reveal the new mascot for New Orleans: the terrifying King Cake Baby. We also place our sensible Oscar bets, talk new comic releases, and play some games! It's the return of America's Favorite: Jose Can-Say-So and our new social experiment: Dan Explains #Supernatural Tweets from FanGirls. Not a moment is… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 83: King Cake Baby Goes to the Oscars!
Check out the teaser for our follow up to Babe Ruth Time Traveler and catch up on PART ONE below! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grGv21mVqMo
LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE...or on iTUNES! Covering everything from Star Wars logic and upcoming films to the CMA awards and the NCAA championship game, this milestone episode is dressed to impress...so be impressed! Also! Check out SEINFELD QUIZZO Wednesday 4/10/13 at Raven Lounge (1718 Sansom Street, Philly) 7PM
The problem with “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” — and it’s a problem many fans have likely foreseen — is that it follows in the Middle-earth-shattering footsteps of a giant. Peter Jackson’s masterfully assembled “Lord of the Rings” films, based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy book series, arguably made for the greatest trilogy… Continue reading Watson’s Review of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
It is as remarkable a culture clash as I can recall. In a small, wooden lifeboat straddling the waves of the vast Pacific Ocean sits an Indian teenage boy named Pi and a fully-grown Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Victims of a shipwreck, they sit at opposite ends of the 27-foot boat, watching the horizon… Continue reading Watson’s Review of “Life of Pi”
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In a city full of crooked cops, she's coming to clean up the streets. Feel the heat, this Fall. "Hot Chick Cop" the new drama from Center City Comedy and SuperDPS presents the adventures of Homicide Detective, Juggz Titzgy. Featuring Sonia Zambrana, H. Foley, Kevin Ryan, David Temple, Chris Cotton, Ryan Shaner, Reggie Conquest, Brian… Continue reading Hot Chick Cop (coming Fall 2012)
Yesterday evening, I posted a list of what I believe to be the top 25 best films of 2011; now it’s time to look at the opposite end of the spectrum. Listed below are the ten films I believe to be the worst of the worst of 2011 – yes, these are the cinema releases… Continue reading Top Ten Worst Films of 2011
from FarDarrigTrailers. This trailer for the 2012 film Chronicle surfaced on the Internets this week, and I am stoked. This film looks incredible. The description of "three boys gain super powers and eventually discover the dark side," seems kind of played out, but the effects, the cinematography, everything looks pretty fucking spot-on. I'll be shocked… Continue reading Must See in 2012 (of the Moment)
Originality can be a rarity within the sparkly streets of Tinseltown, its cinematic offerings tending to consist of remakes, reboots, copycats and sequels which consistently dominate the worldwide box office. Just this week, Hollywood is presenting the US with Will Gluck's "Friends with Benefits," a rom-com about two long-time pals who decide to have casual… Continue reading Seeing Double: Top Ten Movie Clones Released Cheek-to-Cheek
The Muppets It took a while for everyone to truly appreciate the Muppets for what they were. The ball's in your court, Segel. 50/50 This may be the most depressing thing Seth Rogen's done since The Green Hornet. But this might actually be good. Shark Night 3D From the people who brought you Hostel and… Continue reading Trailers of the Weak–May 2011
Kicking off 2011’s summer of big-budget blockbusters is superhero flick "Thor," probably one of the most challenging stories for Marvel Studios to adapt onto the silver screen from the pages of a comic book. This is not necessarily because of the arguably second-rate awareness of the eponymous character himself, but because creating "Thor" requires one… Continue reading I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: Thor
God bless Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. With their glorious "Grindhouse" double-feature of 2007, they popularised and reinvented a long-slumbering genre, namely the grungy exploitation aspect of cinema that reigned free in the '60s and '70s. Since then, we've received "Machete," "Piranha 3D" and "Drive Angry 3D," all deliriously amusing slices of crazily over-the-top violence.… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Hobo with a Shotgun
"Scream 4" is a complete and utter money grab, a horror sequel that's sucking out the blood of its very own franchise, feeding off of itself in a desperate bid to survive. It's just as cash-grubbing as all the other countless horror sequels out there, not even bothering to cover up its wallet-picking intentions. The… Continue reading Scream 4
To not love Winnie the Pooh is to not have a soul, a heart or a conventional upbringing. The snuggable, huggable, yellow teddy bear, created by English author A.A. Milne in 1926, is beloved by anyone who, at some point, has had a childhood. Whether this affection has stemmed from the original books or the… Continue reading Winnie the Pooh
2010 has been host to some truly inspiring works of cinematic art. In a year of catastrophic oil spills and Chilean miners trapped 2,300 ft underground, films allow us to momentarily forget these instances outside the theatre, letting us get sucked into the realities they create and raise a smile or arouse a tear. Sure,… Continue reading The Top Ten Best Films of 2010
I've never been much of a fan of ballet. I admire the art form, I'm astonished by the skill of the performers, but, like opera, I wouldn't be particularly fond of sitting in a theatre and watching an entire show. Perhaps I'm not arty or tasteful enough, but I'd most likely end up just imagining… Continue reading SuperDPS Review of Black Swan
Due Date is a film that sits on the shoulders of its two leading men. Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis don't take turns in carrying the movie, but instead do it together as a team that's befitting while also being mismatched. Each at the top of their game, the two acclaimed actors commendably backpack… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Due Date
I think it's a reasonable statement to say that the Saw series has lost its way. What was once a fairly intelligent torture parade with a tantalizing villain has been spun into a simple-minded blood 'n guts affair with its liquidated brains leaking out from its repeatedly bludgeoned skull. It's become the thing that many… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Saw VII
Jackass has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. Viewing people hurting themselves over and over again may not seem like quality entertainment to some, but Jackass I have a special soft spot for. From the successful TV show - which sadly only aired for two years - to the feature-length movies - which were… Continue reading Jackass 3D Review
Paranormal Activity 2 is a film that callously strangles viewers with nail-chomping tension. I must admit I'm not usually much of a fan of asphyxiation forced upon myself or anyone else, but this, well, this is a special occasion. PA2 will, whether you like it or not, devilishly wrap its demonic, probably clawed fingers all… Continue reading Paranormal Activity 2 Review
I'm not at all surprised by Mark Zuckerberg's decision to remain distant from the David Fincher-directed biopic The Social Network. The film paints the Facebook creator in such a way that he comes across as a not very approachable individual, his inflated ego and nerdy arrogance almost as large as his fast-thinking brain. He's a… Continue reading The Social Network
Following the outstanding direction shown in his two critically praised cinematic releases so far, I believe Ben Affleck has finally found the medium he's most comfortable in. Back in October of 2007, the Chasing Amy star took America by surprise with his dignified directorial debut Gone Baby Gone, a kidnapping crime drama starring his younger… Continue reading I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: The Town
2010 has not been a happy year for high-ranking American mercenaries/CIA agents. In The Expendables, they had to go against one of their own; in The Losers, they were betrayed and forced to go on the run; in The A-Team, they were wrongfully jailed and similarly had to go on the run; and now in… Continue reading I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: RED
It struck me while watching John Erick Dowdle's Devil that Satan must really have quite a lot of time on his hands. Assuming he's not an omnipresent being who can multitask a billion things at once - i.e. like God - you'd think he'd have an extensive list of priorities that doesn't include tormenting a… Continue reading I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: Devil
When I wasn't listening to the endlessly isolated ticks and tocks from the hands of my watch during my viewing of Resident Evil: Afterlife, I was working out how long the film really would have been if it weren't for all the slow-motion. Given that each action set-piece is engorged in the bullet-time effect -… Continue reading Resident Evil: Afterlife
What is it with films about demonic possession and girls in white nighties with long, greasy hair? The Exorcist, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and now Daniel Stamm's The Last Exorcism each depict this once striking, now tame imagery, undeniably copying visuals from William Friedkin's seminal 1973 hit about 12-year-old Linda Blair being possessed by… Continue reading The Last Exorcism
I don't think I have ever cringed or winced at a movie as much as I did while watching Piranha 3D. Almost every single frame is soaked in blood and most on-screen characters are covered head to toe in freshly bitten teeth marks. My shoulders stiffened and my eyeballs shrieked for help as they suffered… Continue reading I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: Piranha 3D
Buenas tardes señoras y señores ("good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen", I think. I don't speak Spanish). Cinematic craziness comes in many, many forms - from over-the-top characters to generally random plot happenstances - and if there's one man who knows how to do it in style, it's multi-talented writer and director Robert Rodriguez. Within the… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Machete
When a film opens with a pixelated, still image of the Universal Studios logo along with the well-known usually accompanied orchestral music sounding oddly like one of those repetitive, never-ending Game Boy tunes that play on a loop while you fight your way through multiple levels, there are two things that may have happened. Either… Continue reading Scott Pilgrim VS the World
I mentioned in my review of the dismal Catherine Zeta-Jones feature The Rebound that honorable romantic comedies have been few and far between in recent times. With repetitious romance and corny comedy, they desperately need a bit of an, ermm, switch, shall we say? And while rom-com The Switch contains more drama than you'd think… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: The Switch
I think it's fair to say that Sylvester Stallone is living in the past. Back in the day when men were men and guns were bazookas, Sly was running around a jungle, building intricate booby traps with a bunch of sticks and blasting away psychotic gunmen in grocery stores. He was an all-out action star,… Continue reading The Expendables
In the sublimely cultural and highly kinetic universe of John Chu's Step Up 3D, people like dancing. As in, they really, really love it. It's set in a world where it seems that busting a move and winning break dance battles is practically the most important thing to every human being on the planet, living… Continue reading Step Up 3D
Ugh, remember Cop Out? I wish I didn't. That bore-fest of a parody flick has unquestionably painted a big black stain on Kevin Smith's career and will make its victims quiver in fear whenever its title is mentioned to them. It was an appallingly unfunny comedy intended as an homage to the well-known buddy cop… Continue reading The Other Guys
Bill Murray once compared the end of the world at the hands of an evil god to cats and dogs living together. "Mass hysteria," he said in 1984's comedy classic Ghostbusters. Turns out this silly comparison may be appropriate, as in Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, the two usually feuding furry animals… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Watson: There are some films out there that just make you want to puke. These recently titled "torture porn" flicks, so-called horror films intended to make the viewer question whether or not to continue eating their tuna sandwich, is a current and popular trend amongst cinema goers. The Saw franchise and the two Hostel video… Continue reading We Watched The Human Centipede So You Don’t Have to
People can really be mean. Laughing at the misfortunes of others is usually frowned upon by today's so-called politically correct society, yet some unscrupulous individuals still take joy in mocking those around them. Whether this be for egotistical purposes or just for shits and giggles, it's still immoral. And it's this socially unacceptable behaviour that's… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Dinner for Schmucks
Who loves Toy Story? Actually, who doesn't love Toy Story? Adored by kids, adults and critics alike, the series is truly a tour de force in filmmaking history. The original, being the first feature to come out of the legendary Pixar Animation Studios, revolutionised the way animated films were made, and the sequel demonstrated that… Continue reading A Late Review: Toy Story 3
When you're a screenwriter with a filmography containing such naff films as Equilibrium, Ultraviolet and Law Abiding Citizen, I wouldn't really put much credit to your name. The first is dull, the second is unforgivably terrible and the third is unrightfully smug. The only half-decent film Kurt Wimmer has scribed is 2003's The Recruit, yet… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Salt
When director Christopher Nolan first contributed to the world of cinema in the year 1998 with the uniquely structured Following, I don't think anyone could have possibly predicted how far he would come in just over 11 years. Sure, Following was certainly a creative flick, some may go so far as to call it an… Continue reading Inception
Could we just be honest with ourselves and admit that Inception was a cinematic masterpiece that far-exceeded anything he has done in the past?--and, yes, that does include The Dark Knight. Typically, when a film maker with Nolan's talent and ability creates a picture of this quality, he has shit the proverbial bed. Not so,… Continue reading Christopher Nolan and his INCEPTION
Jerry Bruckheimer. This famous name which most moviegoers have no doubt heard of pretty much sums up every single aspect of The Sorcerer's Apprentice. If you've seen any of the flicks which this guy is involved in you'll know exactly what to expect; all glamorous style and substantially minuscule substance all wrapped up in a… Continue reading The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Gru is a supervillain. Voiced by The Office star Steve Carell, he makes a living from elegantly stealing priceless and luxurious monuments from all around the world, or so he desperately wishes. You see, Gru hasn't been too successful in this department as his most prized stolen objects are the Jumbotron from Times Square, an… Continue reading Despicable Me
I'm certain if you're reading this, you're most likely already a die-hard fan of the epic television masterpiece, Jersey Shore--the reality TV phenomenon that introduced the world to remarkable human beings like Snooki, The Situation, and DJ Paulie D. Because you're such a fan of the show, you've no doubt heard that MTV has picked… Continue reading Jersey Shore: Miami…that makes sense.
"GET TO THE CHOPPA!!" Ah, what a great movie Predator was. Made in 1987, and starring action man Arnold Schwarzenegger, it's become a cult classic and hailed as one of the best monster flicks to have ever been released in cinemas. Despite receiving mixed reviews, it helped move the bodybuilder's film career forward and made… Continue reading Predators
Why? A simple question. Why? An adverb meant to express puzzlement and curiosity. Why in the holy bejesus fuck are Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg still working in the film business? How the shitting dolphin rotten bitch cunt they are able to get their "movies" financed, put into production and actually released in theatres for… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Vampires Suck
Okay, so you've got Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade all starring in the same movie. Aside from James, who's just along for the ride, these are all Saturday Night Live veterans, all on the big-screen together for the first time ever, sort of like a little reunion. They were… Continue reading I Love Movies, but I Hate Yours: Grown Ups
First off, just so this little blurb doesn't reek of cyber-bullying, I have nothing but respect for Roger Ebert. He's made some pretty brainless comments, like when he made his feelings known about how video games could never be considered "art." But, he's also held some astonishingly relevent stances--like his opinions about how new 3D… Continue reading Roger Ebert will Haunt Your Dreams
I want you to picture Stanley Kubrick. A brilliant director, considered by many to be a genius and one of the greatest filmmakers who has ever lived. You picturing him? Right, I now want you to picture Uwe Boll, a man who is heavily thought of as the epitome of bad film making, a man… Continue reading The Last Airbender
In November 2008, American director Catherine Hardwicke's much anticipated Twilight was released in film theatres worldwide, a fantasy romance based on Stephenie Meyer's well-known novel of the same name. It was a story of vampires, teenage angst and the consequences of forbidden love, one which captured the imaginations of teens all around the world, going… Continue reading Twilight: Eclipse
Television It's been a hell-of-a-year for amazing television, and epic finales. You may have missed some of the highlights, but I'll do my best to fill you in. Plus, you can probably find all of these shows for free on the internet anyway...shh... Treme--Set in the New Orleans neighborhood of Treme, this show gives us… Continue reading What We’re Watching (if you care)
Tom Cruise has always been a pretty cool guy. Perhaps one of the biggest stars in the world, if not the biggest (not height-wise, he's quite small), he's a great actor, one who fully embodies his roles and gives memorable performances, always seeming to play likable characters who we love to watch on the big… Continue reading Knight and Day
Hands up if you've heard of the DC comic book Jonah Hex by John Albano and Tony DeZuniga! No one? Yeah, thought not. Me neither, and my only knowledge of the comic book is purely from the new film adaptation directed by Jimmy Hayward. And my God, is it bloody terrible? Yes. Yes, it is.… Continue reading I Love Movies, But I Hate Yours: Jonah Hex
"Kung fu lives in everything we do," Mr. Han says to young Dre Parker. "It lives in how we put on the jacket, how we take off the jacket. It lives in how we treat people. Everything is kung fu." Right, well that's all good and dandy, sir, but please explain why you're saying this… Continue reading The Karate Kid (2010)
You know The SyFy channel that airs in the UK? In case you don't, let me fill you in. The SyFy channel is a TV station which regularly airs cheap, low-budget science fiction movies that are more often than not absolutely atrociously awful. They're laughable, they're poorly made and they're painful to watch on most… Continue reading Splice
Ahh, The A-Team. You remember getting up every morning, putting on your leg warmers and parachute pants or whatever the kids wore those days, running down the stairs and switching the TV on to watch this 80's classic? Those were the days...I wasn't born then and I've never watched the show, but hey, I've googled… Continue reading The A Team (2010)
Platinum Dunes. To you, these two words may mean nothing, they may just appear to be two random words strung together, but in the world of internet forums and discussion pages, these two words are the written equivalent of hearing the mindnumbing sound of four blades slowly being screeched down a chalkboard. You see, Platinum… Continue reading A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
At first, I was apprehensive. The build-up to Tim Burton's latest Johnny Depp vehicle, Alice in Wonderland, had been so great that I was admittedly frightened of disappointment. I was excited to see Burton's vision for the bizarre and twisted world of creepy intellectual Lewis Carroll, but I'd been let down by Timmy B. before.… Continue reading Have You Seen ‘Alice in Wonderland?’
As long as everyone is talking about the latest Martin Scorsese thriller, Shutter Island, let's take a moment to examine it in detail. Martin Scorsese is one of my favorite directors, and if he's not one of yours, then you probably don't like movies--or, at least, you don't like good movies. Fact. By all definitions… Continue reading Let’s Talk About ‘Shutter Island’
Since a very young age, I've looked to the medium of electronic arts/digital media for hope, inspiration, and most of all--fun. Virtually all video games, if you don't count Minesweeper, used to unwaveringly be copious amounts of fun. The drawback, of course, was that they were all practically the same. Either you were playing Super… Continue reading A Heavy Rain’s Gonna Come
This year is so young, it's barely got its eyes open yet. We've already seen a mediocre State of the Union address, and an uninspiring and uneventful Golden Globes and Grammy Award Ceremonies. On the road approaching the Academy Awards (oh, it's coming!), we start to look back on the good-to-pretty good movies of 2009.… Continue reading Movie Trailer Round-up: A Bad Start
This year in cinema really started off with a bang! The Rock is a Tooth Fairy, Jackie Chan is a super-spy who can't make fucking breakfast for a child, and Denzel Washington is bringing the pain! Without giving too much of the film away, let's dive in to a synopsis, shall we? In the Hughes… Continue reading The Book of Eli: Baddest-Ass Movie of the Year?
Way back in 2007, I saw a Frank Oz film called Death at a Funeral, so imagine my surprise when I discovered a trailer for a new Neil LaBute film called Death at a Funeral. Should the “too soon” rule usually applied to tragic events also be applicable for remakes? The original Death at a… Continue reading From Brit to Black: Death at a Funeral
This past Saturday, I was wandering about in downtown Philadelphia. I bought tickets for a movie, enjoyed a beer, and then two hours of my life disappeared in a cataclysmic event that I can only attribute to the random, staggering madness of Mr. Terry Gilliam. Upon viewing the trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,… Continue reading Will Someone Please Explain The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus?
FUNNY PEOPLE--We can always count on Judd Apatow and company to make a "Special Edition" DVD worth buying, and Funny People is no exception. I picked up the Blu-Ray **coughcoughdouchecoughcough* copy and I was amazed at the extra content. The disc contains a Theatrical and Extended version of the movie, which ends up being about 3… Continue reading DVD Reviews: Funny People, Year One, Drag Me to Hell
For those of you asking yourselves, "Does It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia really deserve a Christmas Special?" the answer--unquestionably--is YES! After a run of lackluster episodes in the previous season, Sunny is back on top. One of my favorite elements of the show--for better, or worse--is that the cast seems to truly and fully appreciate… Continue reading It’s Always Sunny on Christmas!
Oct. 22nd was the Philadelphia Screening of Boondock Saints II : All Saints Day. I was lucky enough to get a pass to attend the screening and see a film 5 years in the making. It's no secret that I am a huge fan of the first film, which I never heard about until my… Continue reading A Night Out with The Saints: A Review from a Crazed Fan
After a long period of waiting around for a decent Batman game to launch after the disappointing Batman Begins clusterfuck, fans of the Dark Knight are finally rewarded. I've played Batman games before, but it has always felt like a typical action game featuring a central character wearing a Batman costume. Arkham Asylum created a… Continue reading Enjoy Your Stay at Arkham Asylum
The exciting Summer Movie Season is over, but fear not, you film lovers, you—because the Fall Movie Previews are up running. There are still plenty of movies for you to throw your money at while praying to your god’s deaf ears that they will be worth your while. The secrets out! The almost certainly won’t… Continue reading Trailers of the Weak: The Best of Fall
Because going to see Rob Zombie's remake sequel masterpiece Halloween II felt like a chore wrapped up in a homework assignment, I'd better go ahead and review it, lest I find no closure in my wasted time and money. Am I being unfair? Perhaps too extreme? I'm open to your comments, but please choose your… Continue reading Dear Rob Zombie, Please Come Home. We Love You.
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