Movies: Gangnam Style!
Heeeeeeyyyy, sexy ladies! oomp. oomp-oomp. oop. oop. Oppa Gangnam style! Unless you live in a hole or with Ted Kaczynski or something, you’ve seen the K-Pop video that’s gone super-meme: […]
Author Archives: Evil Genius
Why Looper’s Nonsense is Intense
There has been a lot said about time travel lately, on this blog and around the web. Too much, maybe. Definitely. But you can’t stop me. And I want to […]
The Best of Netflix Streaming: The FP
Are you infuriated because Looper tried to use your brain as a toilet plunger? Do not you fret none. Stand By For Mind Control has just the ticket to make everything all […]
Looper: All Loose Ends
While it pains me greatly to say so, Looper was vastly disappointing. One of the things that I’d really come to love about Rian Johnson’s writing and directing through our Looper Prep […]
All Good Things End with a Double Feature
I have really good intentions, but that doesn’t mean that this post will turn out well. Sometimes, even though one tries hard, and believes nice, sparkly, beautiful things, everything goes […]
Get The Details from Director Jacob Aaron Estes: Exclusive Interview & Trailer
UPDATE: The Details is now available for streaming. Recently, Stand By For Mind Control had the opportunity to toss some questions at Jacob Aaron Estes, writer-director of the film The […]
Tai Chi Zero Trailer of Wrong
I do not have a lot of time today, but I wanted to share the following trailer for Tai Chi Zero with you. And present you with a challenge (I’m […]
Risky Business: I Say ‘What the Fuck’
When Risky Business ended at the Castro Theater tonight, those I watched it with started talking about how Joel—Tom Cruise’s character—was a lousy person. Everyone in the film, they said, […]
Please Rewind Your Double Feature
This week’s Mind Control Double Feature is all about the good old days of VHS tapes, which pretty much were horrible. They’d get all warped and scratchy and you’d lose […]
Looper Prep #4: Brick and Bloom
As I mentioned in Looper Prep #3, most of my positive expectations for Looper stem from my appreciation for Brick and The Brothers Bloom, Rian Johnson‘s first two features. I’m not interested […]
Arbitrage
You know your thriller is pants when the climax doesn’t make a lick of sense. You did what when why? I think I saw this episode of Law & Order.
Flux Capacity: The Constant Gardener
Looking for something good to watch on Netflix streaming? We recommend… The Constant Gardener This weeks recommendation is an adaptation of a John LeCarré novel. If you don’t know the […]
Back to School
So completely without merit, it’s amazing it exists. Good thing Robert Downey Jr. fixed his teeth. I enjoyed it.
Looper Prep #3: The Rian Johnson Omnibus
As part of your preparation for the imminent release of Looper, you’ve already thought seriously about time travel in films and inoculated yourself against fried-egg syndrome. Next, we’re going to watch everything writer/director Rian Johnson has ever committed to film […]