Ticking away, bleh. –Not the Editor (?) Little White Lies is an English movie magazine that uses a unique rubric for reviewing movies: three standards, each rated from 1 to 5. First is the reviewer’s anticipation for the movie, followed by their initial enjoyment, and lastly their opinion after they’ve sat with the film for…
Blood is coming, bleh. –Not the Editor (?) 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the acclaimed horror film by Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist, Invaders of Mars, Spontaneous Combustion). The story is simple: five teenagers on a weekend getaway run out of gas on the road. They find an old, abandoned house to…
The Internet has rejoiced in recent days due to a mash-up war of Easter eggs of epic proportions. After Batman v. Superman director Zack Synder tweeted pictures of actor Henry Cavill from Man of Steel wielding a lightsaber and Jedi robe, as well as a Stormtrooper being arrested by Gotham police, J.J. Abrams, director of the…
It’s not often my opinion of a film changes drastically from one day to the next. I’ll enjoy a film as soon as it’s over, but the next day, I’ll reflect and think, “Wait, this part doesn’t make sense. Why would this character behave this way? Is this really how they explained this plot point?”…
The night I saw As Above, So Below, I left the theater at 11:34. I was suddenly reminded of third grade and how much fun it was to make words on a cheap calculator. All I had to do was turn a calculator upside down, and 11:34 becomes ‘hell’. And, as every 3rd Grader did…
