In my Scottish History class at university, my professor began the class by putting a picture of Mel Gibson as William Wallace up on the screen. “Who is this?” he asked. “William Wallace!” someone responded. “No.  THIS is Mel Gibson [...]

As you may or may not know, I am a chick.  And as a chick, I like all the things that chicks like.  I like kittens and puppies and rainbows and unicorns that vomit rainbows and poop gumdrops.  I like [...]

Last week, one of the big (non-Star Wars) news stories was the announcement that Duncan Jones will direct a big screen adaptation of World of Warcraft. Now, I know nothing about the game, but I know Jones. Moon remains one [...]

*Disclaimer: This editorial has no intellectual value whatsoever. I am a connisseur of badassery.  I love badasses.  Badasses are not just people who are tough, who get beat up and take a beating; they are the ones with flair, the [...]

With Man, I Love Films month of lists slowly winding down, I feel that it’s time to talk about the list that everyone argues about, from the moment of its announcement to the aftermath of its ceremony. In case you [...]

Where were you when it happened? Do you remember? Were you sitting in the car, listening to NPR on your way to work? Were you crouched before your television set at 5:30 in the goddamn morning, eating your Lucky Charms? [...]

It seems that I cannot escape from Quentin Tarantino (or QT, as I like to call him when we have our early morning drunk-dials).  I was all set to talk about how Peter Cushing is more of a badass than [...]

I have many irrational loves and hatreds.  I irrationally love bad movies with Vincent Price, and the 1960s TV show The Avengers.  I irrationally hate Christian Bale, and unicycles.  Love and hate are extreme terms, and when I say that [...]

Dear Josh (can I call you Josh?), It’s an odd time for us film geeks to be anticipating movies. Most years, you close out the summer work your way through the Oscar contenders and then cast an eye to the [...]

Today, we broach a topic I myself struggle with. See, we live in an era of constant film news. It’s seems there are thousands of websites churning out information on various aspects of a film’s development. If you are excited [...]