Coming This Week
I’ve been able to get a surprising amount of stuff done this week; I’m just as amazed as you are. Everybody’s working for the weekend. And boy do we have a week planned. Tomorrow, we’ve got an interview with the … Continue reading →
Erin Miskell
Saturday Shorts: The Chickening
This one has made the rounds on the internet, but seeing as we’ve talked about both The Shining and my inappropriate sense of humor, well… this had to be done. It’s a moral imperative. My friend Chris sent this to … Continue reading →
Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch G.B.F.
Funny story: my bisexuality had never come up in conversation with my children (they’re school-age). That came up this week, during a conversation about who could marry whom, and they were incredibly cool about it. It was an uplifting experience. … Continue reading →
Always Look On the Bright Side of Life: Finding Humor in The Shining
Back in 1992, Peter Jackson told Trash City, “I don’t take stuff seriously. I saw Hellraiser 3 the other day at Cannes. It’s OK. It’s a good film. I didn’t hate it or anything. I thought it was quite good, … Continue reading →
Not Cool: The Judgment of Nonmonogamy in Trainwreck
Oftentimes, I stick to the facts, my own interpretation, or being a complete smartass when I explore the thematic elements of a film. Very seldom do I make it personal. This one… this is going to get personal, because it … Continue reading →
Coming This Week
I’ll be blatantly honest: this has not been an easy month for me personally. I’ve thrown myself into watching movies as a coping mechanism. The wonderful, choking feeling you get… wait, no, hairball. That’s a hairball. Sorry. This week, you’ll … Continue reading →
Saturday Shorts: Monday Morning
Some days, it feels like nothing can go right. Try as you might, it doesn’t work out, often at your expense. Some days, you have to laugh at that, lest you cry. In that spirit, here’s a morbid comedy short … Continue reading →
Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch Last Shift
I wrote up a feature about Anthony DiBlasi’s Dread a few weeks ago, which I wanted to hate on principle and wound up really liking. In conversation, a friend reminded me that he was the one that brought us the … Continue reading →
The Confidence Man: Power and Persuasion in Heavy Metal
Power is in the eye of the beholder. It’s the meaning that we assign to people, places and events that give control; in order for that power to work, there must be a willing surrender to this control. Whether the … Continue reading →
Can’t Hide What’s Inside: Closeted Love in Haute Tension
Alexandre Aja’s 2003 film Haute Tension (High Tension) presented a story that required some willing suspension of disbelief in order to digest: there are some jumps that simply don’t make sense. This doesn’t mean that the film is without merit, … Continue reading →