There have been several worst parts of the pandemic, but the most recent worst part was that due to the current dangers associated with small rooms teeming with breathing patrons, I have not been to a theater in almost 14 months. And that means I had to watch Godzilla vs. Kong at home alone likeContinue reading “Did You Notice The Fringe Scientific Theory That Somehow Worked Its Way Into Godzilla Vs. Kong?”
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Voting
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is simultaneously the best and worst title for a movie. At the same time that it conjures something truly powerful in the mind of the viewer before the movie even starts, it also ensures that a fairly significant number of people who would likely appreciate it will never actually see it.Continue reading “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Voting”
DC Comics’ Short Lived Affair With Gothic Horror Romance is Strange but Incredible and You Should Read It
There’s something tremendously fun about looking back on movies and books that cashed in on brief fads in popular culture now that time has separated them from the all-important context that the people actually living through them had. It’s like trying to put together a puzzle without looking at the picture on the box. If theContinue reading “DC Comics’ Short Lived Affair With Gothic Horror Romance is Strange but Incredible and You Should Read It”
Our Futures are Beginning to Age
I’ve been watching the wonderful Philip K Dick inspired cyber dystopian Anime “Psycho Pass” lately and it is a rare and entirely welcome delight in these strange times. PKD is like a significantly less shitty Lovecraft in that his stories and concepts are adapted regularly and often with a great deal of care and ingenuity.Continue reading “Our Futures are Beginning to Age”
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