Posted on February 22, 2017
Oryx And Crake, et al
I have to admit that when it comes to speculating about the future I am definitely a pessimist which is why I usually opt for more diverting fare like Ready, Player One and Lexicon. But one summer not… Read More
Posted on January 27, 2017
Resident Evil: Final Chapter
Holy shit, this is the worst movie since Purge Election Year which was the worst movie I had seen since Face/Off. I knew going in that this wasn’t going to be a quality film but I thought, what… Read More
Posted on December 1, 2016
Stan Against Evil
If it is true that the devil is in the details then Westworld is positively diabolical. I find myself watching and re-watching episodes looking for the tiniest clues to the inner workings of what is surely one of… Read More
Posted on August 16, 2016
Star Trek: Beyond
Sigh. Is any Star Trek movie ever going to live up to the original reboot? Probably not. That is damn near a perfect Star Trek movie, in that is about people, about big ideas and it’s more existential… Read More
Posted on July 29, 2016
Stranger Things
A Spielberg production of a Stephen King novel directed by Richard Donner and scored by John Carpenter would not be better than this series by the Duffer Brothers. Watching this show, I get the thrill of something unexpectedly new… Read More
Posted on July 10, 2016
Purge: Election Year
You know how you sometimes go to a party for some innocent fun but you run into a guy who has very strong feelings on a certain subject and he won’t stop ranting at you all night? Even… Read More
Posted on April 19, 2016
ScarJo In The Shell
A large, very vocal population of rightly concerned people have been loudly pointing out that Hollywood has a tendency to cast white actors in the roles of minority characters. This is a brand new practice that started just… Read More
Posted on April 15, 2016
10 Cloverfield Lane
We were supposed to go see Dawn of Justice but a meeting ran too long and the only thing showing at the Drafthouse when we got loose was 10 Cloverfield Lane, a movie I knew nothing about. Turns… Read More