True Detective is (Cardiac) Arresting
I totally understand. If you told me that there was yet another television show about some madhouse serial killer and the resolute and colorful detectives who track him down—and that […]
Author Archives: Evil Genius
Mind Control Double Feature #82: Paranoid Android
It is very difficult to determine with absolute certainty whether or not you are part machine.
The Lego Movie: Like a Ton of Bricks
From the headlines it seems that The Lego Movie is going over like a ton of bricks. Assuming that you love bricks, which you probably do if you’re curious about The Lego Movie.
Inside Llewyn Davis Is a Lament: Understanding the Film
A good portion of audiences and critics left the Coen Brothers’ latest, Inside Llewyn Davis, feeling cold—and not just because of the brooding cinematography and icy landscapes. Beautiful, they called it, […]
Mind Control Double Feature #80: Easy Money
NEVER NEVER NEVER keep a mysterious satchel of cash that inexplicably falls into your lap.
Black Sunday: Frankenheimer’s Long Bomb
Choosing something to watch off Netflix streaming isn’t as simple as winning one’s independence from the British. It takes time, concentration, and eyeballs—not just the whites, but the yolks as well.
At Middleton Gets Graded Pass / Fail
It’s just as you dreamed: Andy Garcia all wet and glistening.
Why Anchorman Merits My Contempt
I say this realizing how many times you’ve seen it, and comprehending that you’ve memorized entire scenes, and understanding that you fully intend to name your firstborn son Champ.
Mind Control Double Feature #78: French Fried Animated Insanity
It’s the thing where the stuff goes throop-throop-throop and then that guy, I mean the pointy-headed underwater one? With the giant calves? No wait. That’s the other guy. The one with way too many bricks who’s actually a plastic horse.
The Last Stand Easily Kills Your Time
The Last Stand is either exactly what you expect or your irrationally fond memories of Commando have confused your brainparts. All of these movies are dumb, but some of them are also kind of fun. This one is dumb, fun, and Netflix streaming approved.
Haunted by The Past
Asghar Farhadi’s The Past (Le Passé) is close. It is close like the body beside you in bed. It is close like the memory of mistakes made.
Why Don’t You Want to See Dhoom 3?
If we’re going to bend at the knee to the sovereignty of spectacle, let’s shuck the pretense of intelligence.
Cheap Thrills: One of Life’s Little Bargains
You’ll never forget them or this night. Assuming you see Cheap Thrills, which you should.
Mind Control Double Feature #76: Charismatic Megafauna
I am, of course, talking about Disney’s treacly animated tale of fantasy romance and the horrific documentary exposé of corporate immorality, which both tell nearly identical tales.