21 Jump Street: Actually Pretty Funny
I never saw the television show 21 Jump Street. Not even once. But I did see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and I really liked it. And the trailer for the […]
Breaking Bad Revisited: Season 2, Episodes 8-10
“All the lies. I can’t even keep them straight in my head anymore.”
Mind Control Double Feature #50: True Romance
Oh l’amour! Usually when I say that, I’m referring to noted author of Westerns, Louis L’Amour, and chiding him for his contribution to the film Hondo, but this time… no. This […]
White House Down vs A Block of Wood with a Nail in It
And the crowd goes wild! In this corner, costing at least $150 million dollars, staring Chinook Tantrum and Jaime “not quite XXX” Foxx, it’s….. WHITE HOUSE DOWN!!!!! Look at that bruiser! Director […]
Precious Few Words On Sam Raimi’s Crimewave
I now count myself among the small number of people who have seen Sam Raimi’s second film, Crimewave (’85), the follow-up to his surprise success Evil Dead, written with Joel […]
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 […]