Children of Men: The Defining Film of The Aughts
When I first saw the trailer for Children of Men in late ’06, I thought it looked like yet another standard issue end of the world action flick. I had […]
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: […]
Mind Control Double Feature #11: Stop-Motion Monster Fight!
I await with trepidation the latest Tim Burton movie, Frankenweenie, a feature-length adaptation of Burton’s own short from ’84. Word is it’s not actually as bad as everything else Burton […]
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: Dumbest Time Travel Movie Since Timecop?
Timecop, the Jean-Claude Van Damme time travel movie beloved by, er, no, sorry, forgotten by everyone, contains my favorite worst-ever time-travel-movie-moment ever, where Van Damme is brought to the warehouse […]
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 […]
A Separation
When one is in the mood to rent a movie, it’s not often one thinks, “I would love to watch a two hour Iranian slice-of-life film,” when what one normally […]
Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master Will Drink Your Milkshake
There’s a scene early on in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie The Master where Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix), having inadvertently poisoned an old man with his dubious, self-distilled, paint-thinner-based moonshine, […]
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 […]
Dollars, A Movie You’re Lucky Never To Have Seen
Goldie and Warren, why are you robbing that bank? Take that ridiculous fireman’s hat off. Look out! Germans! Do not view this movie. Watch Shampoo instead.
Mind Control Double Feature #9: White Hot Atomic Death Edition
Now that I’ve got death by nuclear or atomic blasts on the mind, thanks to having re-watched Miracle Mile the other day, let’s travel into the surreal world of mysterious […]
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 […]