Articles by: Pete Conway

PETE AND JUSTIN GET SCARED…AGAIN! THE FINAL WEEK0
by / on October 31, 2015 at 3:00 am / in Everything Else, Features

PETE AND JUSTIN GET SCARED…AGAIN! THE FINAL WEEK

The end of October is always bittersweet for me. It’s a relief to be finished watching exclusively horror movies, but a part of me is also sad to see it go. I’m already working on my list for 2016, and […]

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PETE AND JUSTIN GET SCARED…AGAIN! WEEK 31
by / on October 23, 2015 at 3:00 am / in Everything Else, Features

PETE AND JUSTIN GET SCARED…AGAIN! WEEK 3

  Welcome back! We switched the format up a bit towards the bottom, but the first three entries appear as they normally would. Without further ado: Sleepaway Camp (1983) By 1983, the public’s obsession with slasher films that dominated the […]

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NEW RELEASE REVIEW: CRIMSON PEAK0
by / on October 16, 2015 at 8:56 am / in Reviews, Theatrical Reviews

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: CRIMSON PEAK

Crimson Peak opens on an image of its star, Mia Wasikowska, in a snow covered field, her bloodied hands and face in stark contrast with her all-white surroundings. It’s a powerful depiction of compromised innocence, and as Wasikowska’s voiceover promises […]

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PETE AND JUSTIN GET SCARED…AGAIN! WEEK 24
by / on October 16, 2015 at 3:06 am / in Everything Else, Features

PETE AND JUSTIN GET SCARED…AGAIN! WEEK 2

If you missed Week 1, here it is. If you’re here for Week 2, keep on reading: Session 9 (2001) Session 9, a film that’s both familiar and exceptionally different, is a difficult movie to discuss in-depth without giving away […]

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TGITDNMAR: (7/17/15)0
by / on July 15, 2015 at 2:21 pm / in Everything Else, TGITDNMAR

TGITDNMAR: (7/17/15)

Minions made ALL the money at the box office this weekend. How am I defining the phrase “ALL the money?” Apparently, it means $115 million in the U.S. and almost $300 million in the rest of the world. That’s a […]

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TGITDNMAR: (7/3/15)0
by / on July 1, 2015 at 7:27 am / in Everything Else, TGITDNMAR

TGITDNMAR: (7/3/15)

This week’s edition of TGITDNMAR is posting on the 26th Wednesday of 2015 (I counted). There are 52 Wednesdays this year (also counted), which means, as I’m sure all of you mathematically inclined folks have already figured out, this is […]

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TGITDNMAR: (6/26/15)0
by / on June 24, 2015 at 5:53 am / in Everything Else, TGITDNMAR

TGITDNMAR: (6/26/15)

For the third week in a row TGITDNMAR Is without its usua…oh wait, no. I’m me. Sorry about that. And for bailing on you these last two weeks. And for Justin. He’s just the worst, right? In all seriousness, a […]

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TGITDNMAR: (6/5/15)0
by / on June 3, 2015 at 11:57 am / in Everything Else, TGITDNMAR

TGITDNMAR: (6/5/15)

After San Andreas’ $54 million opening, it’s time to officially anoint The Rock a major movie star. It might seem like I’m a bit late to the party, but take a look at this and tell me what, outside of […]

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TGITDNMAR: (5/29/15)0
by / on May 27, 2015 at 8:54 am / in Everything Else, TGITDNMAR

TGITDNMAR: (5/29/15)

Theory and reality are two very different things. That’s what Tomorrowland taught me over the holiday weekend. Last week, I ranted about how Tomorrowland’s creativity and originality made it one of the summer’s more interesting movies, and something film fans […]

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TGITDNMAR: (5/22/15)1
by / on May 20, 2015 at 7:05 am / in Everything Else, TGITDNMAR

TGITDNMAR: (5/22/15)

Last week I made a bunch of predictions and then told you I was terrible at making predictions (confidence!). Weirdly, this weekend’s box office returns prove I was right about both. Avengers: Age of Ultron was finally knocked out of […]

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