I love action movies. I find them enthralling, emotive and the purest form cinema can take. Yet, it's no secret that the genre is fairly derided in my most cinematic circles. Sure, people will talk up DIE HARD or PREDATOR, but what about the chill that runs down ones...
Three Oscar Contenders – One glorious afternoon
Until I met Justin Decloux I only ever really watched one movie in a day. And then I wanted to impress him so much that I started watching six movies a day. Finally I realized that he liked me enough that I could ease back to maybe three or four a day. And that brings...
Guilty for Avoiding Jackie Chan’s CRIME STORY
On a recent video I did about the Shin-Godzilla I asked the question "What is a Godzilla film?", because in truth, everyone has a different definition. Jackie Chan films may not be thought of as being diverse, but they do fall into different categories beyond 'goofy...
Shin Godzilla (2016) – Review
by Justin Decloux Some thoughs on my favorite monster's new movie: https://youtu.be/ZRg7hg3n6Do
The Wailing Chaw
THE GREAT SHOCK-A-THON #5 There's a feeling that hits about four days into any new project. The feeling of 'Oh man, this is so fun and easy!' has faded, and there's still a few days left before yo get into the 'This is a grind that I can stomach' phase. The gleam has...
One Dark Night turns Dead and Deadly
THE GREAT SHOCK-A-THON #4 I often come face to face with a troubling thought in the middle of a film: "Have I seen this already?" Is it the premise that's familiar? A fleeting moment? Will I waste ninety minutes of my life watching a middling piece of yawns that I've...
The Return of the Blind Dead for one Last Shift
THE GREAT SHOCK-A-THON #3 I spend so much time thinking about what I should watch next that it sometimes feels like all I do is watch time killers. "Oh, I'll just watch this now because I won't get invested in it." I tell myself "I'll watch this really good thing...
The Blair Witch put Jennifer’s Body in the Corner
Part #2 of the The Great Shock-A-Thon of 2016 "Movie Night!" I screamed at the top of my lungs to my partner Emily Milling. I turned off the lights, except for the kitchen one because one of us finds the complete darkness too scary, and settled in on the couch for a...
The Final Terror of Freaky Farley
I'm going to watch as many horror films as I can till October 31st. Why? Because I love horror films! That's why! The rules are simple: Minimum one horror film a da that I haven't seen or have very little memory of, so no Evil Dead 2 screenings, and then I'll write up...
HOW TO MAKE A YA DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI MOVIE IN JUST FIVE EASY STEPS
by Ian Butt Recently I discovered something about myself that I'd been previously unaware of. I love Young Adult Sci-Fi movies. Sure, in the past I'd curiously sampled the adventures of Katniss Everdeen as her Games got progressively Hungrier, but I only recently...