John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness is Truly Awesome
I love the feeling of discovering a new favorite, and I had that feeling in a big way with this one. Prince of Darkness sees Carpenter striking off into the jungle of independent film production….
Um… Why is Transformers Going to Be Almost Three Hours Long?
WHY??? Transformers: Age of Extinction* is going to be 165 minutes long. That puts it a comfortable 10 minutes ahead of the previous movie, and over 20 minutes longer than the first one. Its runtime…
How To Train Your Dragon 2: A Surprising, Messy Disappointment
Not that this is what makes me special, but I was a big fan of the first How to Train Your Dragon movie. Personally, I’d put it neck-and-neck with Shrek in the limited lineup of…
Ranking the Badass Films (and Episodes) of Neil Marshall
So, Neil Marshall rocked the house again in this week’s Game of Thrones. First “Blackwater,” now “The Watchers on the Wall.” He may be at risk of becoming a default choice for the creative team…
Babe: Pig in the City Might Be the Actual Most Underrated Movie Ever
Back when I suggested that The Fall might be the most underrated movie of all time, I already knew I’d get around to talking about the competition someday. There’s a few kinds of statements that’ll…
Hannibal Season Finale Review: “Mizumono”
Hannibal’s theme this week was forgiveness, which I can only assume is a pre-emptive strike from Bryan Fuller against fans who will have trouble ever trusting this guy with their hearts again. Good grief; that…
“Racebent” Disney Princesses
I genuinely feel guilt for posting this instead of handing it over to Paul , but sometimes things are nifty enough to push through those guilty feelings. Artist TT, through the tumblr blog Let There…
Hannibal Review: “Tome-wan”
“Tome-wan” opens with a handful of fascinating conversations. But that’s not what you’re going to remember about it. What you’re going to remember is that scene. Hannibal, the show, tends to portray violence as some…
Hannibal Review: “Ko No Mono”
Well, to start off, that was one of the strongest cold opens we’ve seen on the show so far. It scores the hat trick of classic Hannibal: a dream sequence, a meal, and a crime…