2013: Hollywood’s Summer of Flops?
The summer movie season was littered with bombs, flops, and misfires. More mega-budget movies were released than in any previous summer season, thus over-crowding the marketplace, resulting in dud after […]
Onibaba Overtakes You
You know what can be really frightening? No. Don’t guess. It’s a trick question. That’s because once you know the answer, it’s no longer frightening; it’s just your face in […]
Breaking Bad Recap: Season 5, Episode 13 – To’hajiilee
“Fire in the hole, bitch!”
Don’t Watch Watership Down; Read It
Why not watch Watership Down, I thought? I hadn’t seen it since I was a wee little kid, and I recalled it being weird and dark and very unusual for […]
Mind Control Double Feature #59: Dancing With Death
I hate to start this double feature write-up on a down note, but the thing is, you’re going to die. Not anytime soon, heavens no! You’re going to live a […]
J.G. Ballard’s High Rise Directed By Ben Wheatley? Sign Me Up
Later, as he sat on the balcony eating the dog, Doctor Robert Laing reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous three months.
Netflix Queue and A
By the time you read this post, I will be dead. Or camping. Probably just camping, really, but who can say? I mean, when was the last time you heard […]
Breaking Bad Recap: Season 5, Episode 12 – Rabid Dog
“Mr. White—he’s the devil!”
In Which Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster Leaves Me Begging For Mercy
Sometimes a movie begins, and within ten seconds you hate it, and try as you might to step back, to go with the flow, to give it another chance, nothing […]
The Bed-Sitting Room Is A Very Odd Film
Surely we’ve all had times in our lives when we’ve feared suddenly turning into a wardrobe or a foyer or a driveway or a blender or what have you. It […]
Mind Control Double Feature #58: Eyes > Stomach
Are your eyes bigger than your stomach? I sure hope not. That would be seriously gross. Unless you’ve got a really small stomach? But if so, how are you even […]
Breaking Bad Recap: Season 5, Episode 11 – Confessions
I have a confession. When the Supreme Being asked me to fill in for him on his regular Breaking Bad Recap column, I wasn’t enthused. I mean: he’s been doing […]
Hollywood Experiences A Hijacking
The new Danish film, A Hijacking (Kapringen), which I watched last night, seems like the mirror image of the upcoming Paul Greengrass / Tom Hanks film Captain Phillips. In the expensive Hollywood […]
Zapata Está Muerto; Viva Zapata!
Starring Marlon Brandon. Directed by Elia Kazan. A story of an aspiring hero overcoming his corrupted brother to lead his community to freedom from tyranny. I speak, of course, of Viva […]