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Mar 102016
  March 10, 2016

Ah, the Bond title sequence. It is as iconic as Bond himself, or at least has been since the playbook was completed with Thunderball: Beautiful female silhouettes undulating about with weapons pointed at them or in their hands against surreal backdrops. Good ones can set the film up. Bad ones pull the audience down. I’m

Jul 012015
 
The Lure {CĂłrki dancingu} (2015)

Silver (Marta Mazurek) and Golden (Michalina Olszanska), a pair of mermaids, seduce the members of a band to introduce them to human culture. Getting legs when they are dry helps them move around. With their stunning singing voices and their reappearing tails when they get wet, the two win over crowds as part of a

May 302015
  May 30, 2015

With the Nebula Awards coming up in a week(ish), all things are science fiction. So, here is my list of the top 15 SF-related songs. Just so one or two groups/artists didn’t dominate, I’ve restricted it to one song per group. And I’ve given a little nudge to songs that truly show their love of

May 092015
  May 9, 2015
Ranking the Marvel One-Shots

The Marvel One-Shots were a fantastic idea in a long list of fantastic ideas from the Marvel Cinematic Universe team: shorts films that could tell smaller stories, expand on concepts from the features, introduce or flesh out characters, and fill in missing pieces. This brilliant idea was followed by a horrible one: stop making the

Christian Mythos

 

“Your war is arrogance. That makes it evil. And that’s mine.” My choices for the best Christian Mythos films Alucarda (1977) Constantine (2005) The Devil’s Advocate (1997) Frailty (2001) The Omen (1976) The Ninth Gate (1999) Prince of Darkness (1987) The Prophecy (1995) Santanico Pandemonium (1975) The Christian mythos is a fascinating one, filled with

Fan Edits

 

“Invade now? Would such action be legal?” Roughly, a Fan Edit is a version of a movie that has been altered by a “fan” instead of an individual selected by the owners of the film. In some form, this has been going on for years (film students often re-cut official releases for practice; conservative groups

Jul 262012
  July 26, 2012

All Geeks: Come On Down In the last few days the Internet has been flooded with comments related to an ugly article written by one Joe Peacock in which he claims the power to designate who is, and who is not, a geek, and, as being a member of geek culture is a precious thing,

Oct 292008
 
Sexy Killer: You’ll Die For Her (2008)

At a Spanish medical school, Bárbara (Macarena Gómez), a beautiful and fashion-conscious student, dreams of a future with a plastic surgeon husband, a lovely house, multiple jobs, and two kids. Med school is for husband-shopping. While there, she goes on a joyous murder spree. Most of her victims are scumballs, but she isn’t out to

Dec 042005
 
Zathura (2005)

When their father (Tim Robbins) has to work on a Saturday, peevish brothers Walter (Josh Hutcherson) and Danny (Jonah Bobo) play an old board game that Danny finds in the basement.  The game, Zathura, transfers their house to deep space, and each move tosses a new danger at them, including a malfunctioning robot and alien lizards. 

Oct 112005
 
The Maid (2005)

Hoping to help her destitute family and dying brother, young, innocent, Filipino Rosa (Alessandra De Rossi) has taken a job as a maid in Singapore with the Teo family. They are kind, though Mr. Teo is distant and Mrs. Teo is domineering. Their twenty-year-old son, Ah Soon (Benny Soh) is mentally retarded and likes Rosa a bit

Mar 102005
 
Dark Water (2005)

Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly), a recently divorced mother going through a custody battle, moves with her young daughter (Ariel Gade) to an apartment with a water-damaged ceiling.  Soon, water is dripping into the bedroom, and mysterious events are occurring that relate to a missing girl. Dark Water is the result of a group of primarily talented

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Oct 042004
 
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

In 1870 Paris, a mysterious masked Phantom (Gerard Butler) arranges for his protégée, Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum), to take over the lead at the opera.  When Christine renews her relationship with the Viscomte Raoul de Chagny (Patrick Wilson), the Phantom vows revenge. The Phantom of the Opera takes you back to another time.  No, that

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