Hi there, um, what is it he calls you, stargazers? Yeah, that’s about as clever as a one-piece jigsaw puzzle. Anyways. If you haven’t noticed it’s your friendly neighborhood merc with a mouth here on this VERY special day. That’s […]

In honor of the biggest film opening of all-time, Pete and Justin threw together a few emails over the weekend to commemorate the release. That’s right, you’re about to read 3,000 words about Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. […]

Just hear those registers jingling, ring ting tingling too. Come on, it’s lovely weather for a movie together with you. Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling to watch Star Wars Episode VII! For those of us who are […]

I’m sure you all are thinking to yourselves, “Good Grief!,” doesn’t this reviewer ever stay on one subject. This year, I’ve jumped from streaming movies to binge shows and now I’ve jumped on the new release bandwagon. My intentions has […]

Even when they lack blood, guts, slashers, or ghouls, some movies feature topics that can serve as their own brand of horror. Often, this horror derives from versions of the human condition that are both extreme, and yet frighteningly common and […]

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 […]

Afternoon stargazers. I decided to forego my Panning the Stream column this week, partly to bring you something new, partly because Time Warner service has been annoyingly spotty recently. Mostly though, I had a milestone weekend when I took my […]

Mad Max: Fury Road opens with a handful of expository voiceover lines spoken by the titular Max (Tom Hardy), goes on to show the “hero” eating a live lizard, then revs a car engine and goes. And for the next […]

It’s difficult to put down in words the feeling of anticipation you can get from something you’re about to experience that you’ve been looking forward to. Moments before your favorite band comes on stage, all you can feel is the […]

The entry below has been reposted from the original review which went up on my own blog a few hours before I posted it here. We open on a quiet suburban street. As a frantic, piercing music cue plays, a […]