Ah, the holidays! This time of year, our thoughts turn to home, travel, and rural meth heads. Or family. Whatever. Tomato, tomahto. This week’s brain-boggling Mind Control Double Feature pairs two films that […]
You are, naturally, confused. You are going to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey expecting to see something akin to The Lord of the Rings films. Think again. While there are connections […]
Let’s accentuate the positive, shall we? That moment—the one in the trailer for The Hobbit—where all the dwarves start singing their sorrowful song? That’s pretty good. There’s a funny bit […]
To dream of the devil and wake in a fright.
-Old English curse
Let me tell you the story of my life. I experienced a single traumatic/inspirational childhood event that—without my knowledge—shaped my entire existence. I struggled to find my own particular brand of […]
Friday night was the monthly Midnites for Maniacs screening. In case you aren’t lucky enough to live in San Francisco, or if you live here but are just too foolish […]
Is it possible for a film to be obtuse and heavy-handed simultaneously? Hold that thought. Let’s consider. I just came back from Andrew Dominik‘s third feature, Killing Them Softly, starring Brad […]
Desperately craving a double feature? This list of 20 guaran-damn-teed, 100%-satisfying double bills will make you wish every evening was Saturday night and your eyes were made of interstellar diamonds.
Sometimes that’s just how the story goes. Giant rampaging insectoids threaten to decimate a community. The only way to stop them, of course, is a good old fashioned dose of […]
I just hope that pig is okay. Or tasty.
I’ve been thinking lately about nuance. About shades of grey. It started with a comment-tiff I had with folks over at Bad Ass Digest. I suggested an alternative viewpoint to […]
I just watched Magic Mike, Steven Soderbergh’s latest feature. This is a film about male strippers that stars Channing Tatum and Alex Pettyfer. It was the only one of Soderbergh’s films […]
In order to tear something down, first you must build. Otherwise, there’s no loss, no drama. Wreck It Ralph took a by-the-numbers plot and over-gilded it with in-jokes, asides, and […]
I am not, in general, a kung fu fighter. That’s not to say that I can’t get into the balletic precision and athletic exuberance that imbues top-notch martial arts movies. […]