Breaking Bad Revisited: Season 2, Episodes 6 & 7
“That homey’s dead. He just don’t know it yet.”
World War Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Are the zombies in World War Z even zombies? Or merely disease-carrying jerks? Nerds across interwebworld are arguing the finer points. I’m afraid those on both sides of the argument […]
Breaking Bad Revisited: Season 2, Episodes 3-5
In his hospital room, Walt stares at a watercolor on the wall: a man in a rowboat pushes away from shore, his family waving to him.
Mind Control Double Feature #49: The Killer In The Picture
Say! Look at that! A small piece of cheese has been discarded on the sidewalk. You know what that means, don’t you? Surely you know how to “read cheese,” as […]
Happy Birthday To You, Stand By For Mind Control!
Well whaddya know? We have been feeding this blog film-paste and delectable bits of cinema for a whole dang year! And it’s finally stopped barfing on us! PAR-TAY!!! We wish […]
Three Terrible Films You’ll See Anyway
We have a proud tradition here at Stand By For Mind Control. When our far-flung East Coast correspondent MC Frontalot returns to California, the land of his birth, we celebrate his […]
Breaking Bad Revisited: Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2
The first two episodes of Breaking Bad’s second season are one hell of a wild ride. Nothing in season 1 is this intense. The show takes off running and doesn’t stop.
What Not to Watch: Abduction (2011)
Even without specific interest in Taylor Laughtner, you might hover your mouse over Abduction (2011), aware of its young lead’s several lines and unquestionable abdomen in that one Twilight film […]
It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s Not Superman!
Hollywood just doesn’t get Superman. I mean, sure. They get some stuff right. The easy stuff. They know how to make George Reeves bust through brick walls. And they know […]
Mind Control Double Feature #48: Hey! That’s My Bike!
Summer is upon us like a sweaty pro-wrestler wielding a folding chair, and you know what that means, right? Yes. It’s time to get on your bicycle and ride as […]
Breaking Bad Revisited: Season 1, Episodes 6 & 7
In these last two episodes of the short first season, Walt takes his first stab at becoming a somebody in the drug business. He comes by a new look, a new name, and a new meth recipe. But it doesn’t come easy.
The French Connection and Relentless Pursuit
Take a look at Popeye Doyle. He’s got a hunch. His hunch says that table is wrong, the one in the corner, the guy with the striped shirt and the […]
Man of Steel: Bad News From Outer Space
Has there ever been a good Superman movie? I’m beginning to think not. I have a fondness from days of yore for the first two Christopher Reeve versions, but they […]
Man of Steel vs. Superman II: Full Frontal Zod on Zod Action!
There comes a time in any power-mad general’s life when he must take a stand for what’s truly important: the future of the Kryptonian race, one’s ability to make one’s […]