Let’s all take a deep breath here everyone. We are three episodes deep in Breaking Bad’s 4th season and all critical hell is breaking loose like the show has become some washed-up also-ran. Did you just forget because of the long hiatus? Have the creators and showrunners and actors attached to arguably the best drama on [...]
Somehow we’re at the halfway mark of 2011. Maybe we’re a little early cause February, stupid short month, but we’re close either way. So we convened the Fantasy Mixtape crew to ponder on the singles of 2011 to this point. Frankly, it was a bit of a struggle for us to really support anything while [...]
From the school of EXTREME AWESOME POSTER DESIGN, comes this new poster for the Taylor Lautner thriller Abduction. Sure. I mean what is even happening on this thing? He is sliding down a building, OBVIOUSLY. Because this is a thing teenagers do. Even supertrained sleeper spies or whatever he is. But the physics of the [...]
It was 30 years ago this week that the fedora took on a new life. A simple hat of felt with a crease down the middle and pinched in the front became a cinematic icon. It was joined in this venture by a versatile, unlikely companion; the bullwhip. A tapered rope of braided leather that [...]
Last year, movie audiences were treated to something original, new, and fantastic. Christopher Nolan’s mind-blowing Inception was a torch of visual and intellectual fire. An original vision in a sea of adaptations, remakes, and sequels. I’m not here to belabor the point that that Hollywood is rife with unoriginal concepts (it is), because I’m the [...]
Hey all! One of the great podcasts I listen to on a weekly basis is called Extra Hot Great. It’s funny, critical, and smartly debated pop culture goodness. They also allow listeners to participate as well. One of their weekly features is called “The Extra Hot Great Canon,” which centers on a guest or a [...]
This Must Be The Place (For murder and crime!) It’s impossible to say your surroundings don’t help shape who you are and what you do. That’s why it’s been so exciting to see the trend in cop/crime shows of having the locations serve as such an important backbone of the stories. This is not to [...]
And this will end it. I’ll just say mixed bag here for August and get on with it. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (August 5)- There’s a lot to dislike about this film. For me the title is really the worst part. Any time your title is 7 words long, you’re in trouble. [...]
By this time, we’ll be deep into the dog days. The average movie goer will almost certainly be fatigued from all of the hype and hubbub of all of the summer releases. And after two straight months of non-stop trailers, reviews, and popcorn, who could blame them? But it’s in July where we have some [...]
There’s a rule this June, unless you are a HUGE, big budget film, do not apply to be released. There are 7 movies getting wide releases this June, 5 of them are known quantities and big budget films. INCREDIBLE. How good will they be? Who knows? Take your pick from the following: X-Men First Class [...]
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