National Pride Double Feature
This week’s double feature is all about the best damn country in the world! By which I mean, whichever damn country happens to own your sorry ass. I’m going to […]
Author Archives: Evil Genius
Looper Prep Part 2: Time Travel Scorecard
With the ability to live the past two weeks over and over again until you get them perfectly right, I’m assuming you’ve all had a chance to watch 12 Monkeys, Los Cronocrimenes, […]
Predictably Awful: Brian DePalma
Consider this a public service announcement. Brian DePalma does not make good films. Even at his best, when he’s got a great script (The Untouchables, by David Mamet) and working […]
Flux Capacity: The Best Netflix Streaming Movies
People say to me, hey Evil Genius, what the dang heck am I supposed to watch if I’m too dang lazy to flex my ass cheeks to the degree necessary […]
Two-For-One Double Feature Sale!
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, don’t be bashful. Have I got a deal for you! This week only, if you act now, you can watch not one, not one […]
Extraterrestre (Extraterrestrial)
Vigalando sets up a high-concept idea, but then only uses it as background for a sitcom plot. The clever premise seemed content to stay in idle. Me, not so much.
Looper, Time Loops, and Loopholes
This month, FILMS:COOL is getting temporal. We’re going to look forward to the past that hasn’t happened yet. Stop looking at me all pop-eyed; I’m talking about Rian Johnson‘s third feature, Looper, […]
Laugh While You Can, Monkey Boy!
This is too awesome not to share. Six minutes of maniacal laughter! While the Nic Cage and Gary Oldman segments are great, I think, if I’m going to be honest, […]
Skyfall & Trouble with the Curve: Resurrection and Retirement
Stop your incessant yowling. I will be happy to discuss two of the new trailers that flit about the internets this week. I will do so right now, here, with […]
Margaret
I paused Margaret, for the first time, 45 minutes in, during a sex scene, bored. Obviously, the creators of this film cared about something, but it sure wasn’t me.
The 10 Best Films You Haven’t Seen
Last week Sight & Sound Magazine released their list of top 50 films as determined by a poll of fancy-pants critics. The big news is that Vertigo has dethroned Citizen Kane. But when I say “big […]
Late Night, Double Feature, Picture Show
Many people say to me in my imagination, “Hey Evil One. How come you’re so serious and cranky and only talk about things you hate which is every thing?” Well, […]
Prognosticontemplation
I know you are busy. A very busy person with much to do and something on the stove and no time for flossing, no matter what your dental hygienist says. That is […]
Introductions: Frank Pierson
Frank Pierson died today. Most people probably won’t recognize the name, but he wrote two of my favorite films: Dog Day Afternoon and Cool Hand Luke. I got to hear […]