Race matters, even on Olympus.
[Some small spoilers for Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief herein] My 12 year old’s reaction (who loves the books): “It’s worth seeing, but don’t get your hopes up – it’s not like the book.” I...
View ArticleBlood Bowl, Hansel & Gretel, and Knights of Badassdom: Bloody fun stuff
This last weekend (what with all the snow and such) meant I had a lot of time. I decided to spend some of it with Blood Bowl and so-bad-they’re-good movies. First, Blood Bowl. Blood Bowl is pretty...
View Article“While the amazons have the truth lasso, I’ve got tequila”: Reviewing...
While everyone’s been concerned with Man of Steel and the next DC live-action movie, there’s been some seriously kick-ass animated films with DC heroes that haven’t gotten enough attention. Justice...
View ArticleBands of Brothers: Comparing “The Watch” and “The World’s End”
It is difficult to avoid comparing The Watch (2012) without thinking about Edgar Wright’s The World’s End (2013). There is a similarity between these two films, much in the same way that Zombieland...
View ArticleReview: The Brainwashing of My Dad (e.g. The Perfect Documentary for July 4th)
I backed The Brainwashing of My Dad when it was a Kickstarter project for pretty much the same reason that the filmmaker decided to make the film at all: A family member’s personality had radically...
View ArticleCargo : The Best Zombie Short (You Might Not Have Seen)
Really, there is no need for setup. It was a finalist for Australia’s TropFest 2013, but that’s really irrelevant. Just watch. It’s only seven minutes. NOTE: Yes, this is about the only time I’ve...
View ArticleThe Brainwashing of My Uncle: A Review of The Brainwashing of My Dad
I posted this on Facebook today: I don’t know what happened to my uncle. He used to be the most empathic person I knew. And now I see all this fear and anger. Regardless, I am not okay with racists,...
View ArticleI don’t think IT is really a “horror” movie (but it is a good one)
IT opened to the largest box office opening of any horror movie ever. Which is kind of funny because I don’t think it’s really a “horror movie”. Despite having read and written a great deal of horror,...
View ArticleReview: Valerian’s huge problems sink a very pretty film
I just watched Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets, and it reminded me of an issue of the magazine Heavy Metal, circa 1989, in the best and worst possible ways. First, the best ways: The movie...
View ArticleReview: Bright (2017) – A solid urban fantasy popcorn flick with one big problem
I’m going to go ahead and say that if you’re a fan of urban fantasy or a gamer, you’re going to like Bright, the Netflix exclusive movie starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton, with one big caveat....
View ArticleHappily (2021) and The Book of Job: A Movie Review
This review is absolutely SPOILER-RIFFIC. You’ve been warned. If you want the short form: Watch this movie, then come read this review if you’re confused by the ending. It’s well worth the $5 to rent...
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