Skyfall (2012) Review
This movie is boring. But don’t let me spoil it for you. We have to talk about Casino Royale first. Very briefly, Daniel Craig’s premiere […]
Django Unchained (2012) Review
Slave owners are like nazis: It’s good to watch them die. That bloody sentiment could be the driving theme of Quentin Tarantino’s last two films. […]
The Fly (1986) Retro Review
Cronenberg’s version of The Fly was recently adapted as an opera. The idea is not quite as ridiculous as it sounds. Summary: Seth Brundle is […]
Time and Again Review
Time and Again by Jack Finney Published 1970 I love a good time travel story. (Déjà vu?) Time and Again is about as leisurely as […]
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Bad Hair Day
The Day I Heard “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Bad Hair Day By Jeffrey Kieviet Where better to start than the beginning? I was never much of […]
The Hobbit (2012) Review
Summary: Sixty years before The Lord of the Rings, in a hole in the ground there lives a hobbit. That perfectly ordinary hobbit soon has […]
The Hunger Games Trilogy
The Hunger Games Trilogy No Spells, No Fangs, Just Violence – The Hunger Games Trilogy By Jeffrey Kieviet Star Wars started it all. At least for […]
In Defense of Pixar
Disclaimer: Pixar is a studio that can mount its own defense well enough. This article is a response to fellow Screwhead Derek Nahigyan’s Pixar in […]
Looper (2012) Review
I love a good time travel story. There is a density of plotting required to make time travel work, and the concept itself invites cleverness, […]
Something Happened Review
Something Happened by Joseph Heller Published 1974 Catch-22 remains a pillar of comedic literature. There are few novels that go for outright funny (though a […]