Mind Control Double Feature #69: Kick-Ass Women Kicking Ass
In which gangs of dangerous women destroy every man in sight! Then destroy themselves!
Yearly Archives: 2013
Best of Bay Area Film — November 2013
New releases, rep picks, double features, film festivals, and movie marathons all demand your popcorn crunching, babysitter funding, brain whittling attention this November. But what if you can only make it to […]
The Visitor is a Turd Cake Full of Turds
It is beyond terrible. And I say this, having just sat through M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water, a film which is clearly better than The Visitor because it is at least dreadful in a new and surprising way.
The Lone Ranger: The Best Movie Of 2013 You Didn’t Bother To See
Unplug your ears and listen, people! You have missed one of the best movies of the year.
All Is Lost: Get a Good Dose of Anti-Gravity
I’m sorry. I know that means little at this point, but I am. I tried. I think you would all agree that I tried. To be true, to be strong, to be kind, to love, to be right. But I wasn’t. All is Lost.
Thor: The Dark World – A Darkness Comes A Darkenin’
When it comes to super-hero movies, Marvel Studios has it figured out. Over at Warner Bros., where all things D.C. Comics are produced, they’ve relied on hiring notable filmmakers to […]
Mind Control Double Feature #68: Thug Life
Damn it’s good to be a gangster. Unless that means pulling someone’s beating heart out of their chest, because that can get really messy.
On Trick ‘r Treat, Creepshow, And The Irony of Death
When I was young and, presumably, far more bloodthirsty than I am today, I loved horror movies. I still watch The Thing at least once a year, and if anyone […]
Appropriately Unclear: 12 Years a Slave, Ender’s Game, and the Hidden Scrunt
There was one shot in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave that made it all clear for me. A slave stands below the sweep of a tree, he lifts a dented horn […]
Mind Control Double Feature #67: Waking Nightmares
Murder! Madness! Satanic rituals! Executions! Must be halloween…
You Are Counseled Against Seeing The Counselor
As your lawyer, I am bound by the court to advise you against seeing this film.
How to Touch Gross Things
Wanna see something totally gross?
The Paperboy: Let’s All Pee On Zac Efron!
Stinging jellyfish and Nicole Kidman peeing on Zac Efron? It’s a movie-lover’s dream come true!
Mind Control Double Feature #66: Jeff Bridges Feels You Up
That’s okay. Just let it all out. Being emotional isn’t a sign of weakness; on the the contrary, it is a sign of depth and potential award nomination. This is particularly true if you happen to be Jeff Bridges.