Thoughts while watching Battleship (a review-recap)
Here I go… no, I did not lose any bets… I’m doing this by my own free will! You know a movie is going to be “good” when they have to set up… Continue reading
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Ten of the Best SyFy Channel Original Movies
Preposterous! Insanity! Outrageous! You’re lying! I didn’t hit you! That’s probably what the reaction to the title of my article is going to be. SyFy (or Sci-fi for us old school fans). I… Continue reading
Movie Review: Bachelorette
Directed by: Leslye Headland Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, and Rebel Wilson Plot: Three cynical high school friends team up as bridesmaids for a girl they used to keep around as their own personal… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Bully’
Director: Lee Hirsch Plot: A documentary examines the issue of bullying in small town America, focusing on the experience of the victims and their families as they try and get the school system… Continue reading
The Fire Rises
MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE NOLAN BATMAN TRILOGY The Fire Rises While re-watching The Dark Knight I noticed that fire plays an important part in all three of Nolan’s Batman films. Looking at… Continue reading
A History of Mermaids on Film
Queen of the Sea (1918) In this film Annette Kellerman plays Merrilla, Queen of the Sea, who discovers that if she saves four human lives she can have a mortal human body with… Continue reading
Movie Review: ParaNorman
Director: Chris Butler and Sam Fell Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse Plot: A young boy who can talk to the dead must protect his city from a centuries old witch’s curse. Review:… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Innkeepers’
Dir: Ti West Starring: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis The Film: I just want to get this out of the way now – I love Ti West! He really is a fantastic… Continue reading
Charlie Chaplin Does Cocaine and Twists off a Woman’s Nipples
Everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin as a loveable scamp. The outfit and mustache, the little waddle, the pratfalls…the man was a clown through and through. Although his most famous character – The Little… Continue reading
Jackie Chan: Before the Meme
When someone says the name Jackie Chan, what comes to mind? The star of the Rush Hour and Shanghai films? The star of The Spy Next Door? The newest spokesperson for V8? I… Continue reading
