DVD Doppelgängers: Intruders, House Of Afflictions, Restoration And Cabin In...
I was looking around in my local video store a few days ago (yes, video stores still exist, and yes, I still occasionally browse them), and saw this DVD of Intruders. Hmm… I've never heard of this...
View ArticleDaddy Issues Continued
Last week at the San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Studios released a ton of new info about their slate of upcoming movies.Writer/Director James Gunn hosted a panel on Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, and at long...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Ghostbusters (2016)
Ghostbusers 2016 was written Katie Dippold and Paul Feig. It was directed by Paul Feig.Dippold previously wrote for both MadTV and Parks And Recreation. She also wrote the script for The Heat (which...
View ArticleHi-Def Revelations: Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
Back in 2014 I finally retired my twenty year old picture tube TV and bought a hi-def set— some ten years or so after the rest of the world did so. Hey, don't judge. I was waiting to see if all this...
View ArticleSuper Cousins
Now that the Supergirl TV series has moved from CBS to The CW where it belongs, the producers announced they've decided to include Kara's cousin Superman in Season 2!Finally! At long last, we'll no...
View ArticleThings I Would Tweet If I Tweeted: Hi-Def TVs
It occurred to me today that we can probably all stop saying "Flat Screen" and Hi-Def" when referring to our TVs.I'm pretty sure they stopped making picture tube and low-def sets a long time ago....
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Beyond (aka Star Trek 13 Part 3) was written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, and directed by Justin Lin.Pegg is a prolific actor and screenwriter who frequently collaborates with Edgar Wright....
View ArticleBrace Yourselves!
I don't have any particular interest in seeing Seth Rogen's upcoming Sausage Party film, which premieres this week. That said, I cannot wait for the barrage of outraged complaints from Jittery Soccer...
View ArticleGhost Busted!
Say, are you sick of hearing the interminable controversy surrounding the Ghostbusters remake? Tired of being labeled anti-feminist because you thought the film was tepid at best? Are you happy the...
View ArticleSupply And Demand
I went to the annual FandomFest convention in nearby Louisville a couple weeks ago. While there, I came to a blood-curdling conclusion...I'm desperately worried that the vast majority of our world's...
View ArticleAnti-Brazilian
This DC Comics character Starfire, a member of the Teen Titans. She's an alien superhero who's usually depicted with a foot-length mane of fiery, red hair.So I was in my local comic shoppery last week,...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Suicide Squad
Welp, looks like Summer Movie Slaughter 2016 is finally winding down, as the last of the season's big tentpole pictures crash and burn on arrival. It's been a brutal summer to be sure, filled with...
View ArticleThings I Would Tweet If I Tweeted: Ryan Lochte
A couple of weeks ago Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and several of his dude-bros allegedly destroyed a gas station bathroom in a drunken rage. When confronted by the Rio authorities, Lochte stated they'd...
View ArticleOh, Hacienda, You've Done It Again!
Regional restaurant chain Hacienda (that's "house" to you and me) is in hot water yet again for their latest billboard. The ad reads, "The Best Mexican Food This Side Of The Wall," and is obviously a...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Sausage Party
Welcome to the tail end of Summer Movie Slaughter 2016, as the last of the season's big tentpole pictures crash and burn on arrival. It's been a brutal summer to be sure, filled with flops, implosions...
View ArticleHappy BlogDay To Me!
A couple days ago I was glancing at my Blogger stats, and was very, very surprised to see that my little blog has somehow racked up over ONE MILLION page views! Wow! Over a million views since I...
View ArticleConflicted!
In a recent interview, septuagenarian entertainer Barbra Streisand vowed that if Donald Trump is elected president, she'll move to either Australia or Canada. Wow. Now I'm conflicted. As most of you...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Don't Breathe
Welp, Summer Movie Slaughter 2016 was brutal on the ol' box office, but believe it or not things are about to get even worse. Prepare yourselves for a Fall full of films the studios didn't think were...
View ArticleOverheard At Work: Scales
I work in a typical office, surrounded by many other workers in cubicles. Although I'm grateful to have a job I like, sometimes the vocal din from the surrounding coworkers is a bit overwhelming. Not...
View ArticleAnswer The Call!
Just when we thought the mediocre Ghostbusters remake had finally faded into obscurity and we'd never have to hear about it again, it's back, much like the unstoppable villain in a slasher...
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