And I am OK with that because their service is so reasonably priced in the first place. It normally costs $7.99 and is going up a dollar, though the increase applies only to new users, while current users are ‘grandfathered’ in at the current rate for two more years. Sounds good to me, and not only because […]
I have to admit that I have been jonsing for a really entertaining horror movie for awhile, and have yet to scratch what’s been a particularly irksome itch. I saw “Oculus” a few weeks ago; good movie, though barely an appetizer. I need something really ambitious, something primarily practical–minimal CGI–and so creepy in the atmosphere department that […]
Before Mike Flanagan wrote and directed “Oculus’ there was his award-winning short “Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man With The Plan.” Despite being the third chapter, far as I know there were no prior editions. I have been looking for a link to the actual short, but I have yet to find it. As soon as I do, […]
Lawrence Fishburne is not only an awesome actor, but he also has one of the most distinctive voices in movies. Like James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader in the ‘Star Wars’ films, I honestly think that his voice adds value–and I mean literally. I don’t know of any studies to buttress my point, but I […]
Ridley Scott, even when his films are sort of silly, like “Legend,” look absolutely remarkable. He has an eye that manages to catch the smallest details, but his ear for nonsensical story beats is not quite so acute. For instance, while “Prometheus” was gorgeous to look at, but if you give it any sort of consideration, […]
“Gotham” is a series about Gotham City before Batman, which reminds me: Why would anyone care about Gotham City before Batman? That’s not to imply that I am saying that a young Commissioner Gordon is by any means incompetent but you take away the Caped Crusader, you’re left with a procedural like “Law & Order,” […]
Have you ever seen a movie, like “Prometheus,” for instance, in which you were blown away when you first saw it in the theaters, only to see it again and wonder what the whole point was? In this edition of ‘Postmortem’ I take another look at “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” a movie that I […]
I saw the trailer for “Let’s Be Cops” when I went to see “Oculus” last week and I really enjoyed it. It stars Jake Johnson, from “The New Girl,” a television show that I happen to like (Yeah, I was surprised too) and Damon Wayans Jr. Johnson has this vaguely Jack Klugmanesque (in the role of […]
If you’ve seen the brilliant insanity and mean-spiritedness (in the best possible way) of the FXX fantasy football (faux football) comedy “The League,” you know who Taco (Jon Lajoie) is. Thanks to The Daily Beast I learned this morning that he’s for sale. As in he wants sponsors and advertisers to “Please Use This Song.” […]
If you have an opportunity to see any of the [Rec] series of horror films –”[Rec],” “[Rec] 2,” “[Rec] 3: Genesis” and “[Rec] 4: Apocalypse” – do it, subtitles or not (They were filmed originally in Spanish). And in case you’re wondering, ‘REC’ is short for quite a few things, such as: Renewable Energy Certificate, Regional Examination Center, though the […]
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