So, I guess I should preface this review by saying that I never decline an opportunity to champion one of the great filmmakers of our time. Regardless of where you stand on M. Night Shyamalan, his releases tend to be events amongst critics and film buffs alike. This is exactly why I need to get…
When people think about Jackass now they tend to treat it the same way they’d treat any other form of media based around pranks and disturbing the peace (perhaps even more negatively). In fact, most dismiss it as something lowbrow, and it’s rarely talked about in a serious manner. However, I think its humor evolved…
Read more Buster Keaton to Jackass: The Evolution of Physical Comedy
Every two weeks this column will shed light on the underseen, underrated, or misunderstood. Most films will be vastly different from one another, so just consider this a bi-weekly recommendation from me. This week’s film is Brian De Palma’s Snake Eyes (1998). Snake Eyes is a film that I didn’t quite respond to on my…
Every two weeks this column will shed light on the underseen, underrated, or misunderstood. Most films will be vastly different from one another, so just consider this a bi-weekly recommendation from me. This week’s film is John Hyams’s Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012). In all honesty, Universal Soldier was a franchise I was never…
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Every two weeks this column will shed light on the underseen, underrated, or misunderstood. Most films will be vastly different from one another, so just consider this a bi-weekly recommendation from me. This week’s film is Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). There is no way I can truly convince most of you that…
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Every two weeks this column will shed light on the underseen, underrated, or misunderstood. Most films will be vastly different from one another, so just consider this a bi-weekly recommendation from me. This week’s film is Lana & Lilly Wachowski’s Speed Racer (2008). Although it’s gained a cult following in recent years, I’d still like…
Generally, remakes tend to have a negative connotation to them that immediately invokes revulsion. The idea of attempting to remake something original or beloved is almost like some sort of forbidden fruit when it comes to cinema, and more often than not, it’s for good reason (I’m looking at you Disney). However, there are always…
Read more New and Improved: Three Horror Remakes That Surpass the Original Classics
Every two weeks this column will shed light on the underseen, underrated, or misunderstood. Most films will be vastly different from one another, so just consider this a bi-weekly recommendation from me. This week’s film is Jim Van Bebber’s Deadbeat At Dawn (1988). A few years ago, I was on a mission to find everything…
Every two weeks this column will shed light on the underseen, underrated, or misunderstood. Most films will be vastly different from one another, so just consider this a bi-weekly recommendation from me. This week’s film is Frank Henenlotter’s Brain Damage (1988). Last month I was extremely focused on breezing through countless 80s films that had…
In 2018, Jeff Wadlow released Truth or Dare, which seemed like his attempt to join in on the massive hype train of Blumhouse at the time. Despite the almost unanimous trashing by critics and people in the film community alike, I still went to see it, hoping I’d find some enjoyment. Truth or Dare was…
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