It is possible to make a pretty engaging or at least curiously interesting narrative using historical figures, even if the basic premise is viciously ridiculous. For instance, I am really looking forward the upcoming film Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, even though [...]

It’s that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It’s The Day New Movies Are Released. The Five-Year Engagement I want to be more excited for this, I really do, but it’s just not happening.  Sure, the [...]

I’ve already documented some of the marketing for the coming Edgar Allen Poe-themed mystery thriller The Raven. In this film John Cusack plays the heroin-fueled mystery writer, who must cooperate with the police in order to solve a series of murders that [...]

I am a pretty big fan of the show Castle, in which Nathan Fillion plays Rick Castle, a mystery author who helps a cop solve murders. The pilot of that series involved a serial killer who used Castle’s novels as [...]