Horror anthology ‘Tales of Halloween’ is your new holiday tradition
About a half hour into Tales of Halloween, I realized this was my first viewing of a movie I’d be watching over and over again.
Satirical film podcast ‘On Cinema’ is an examination of an abusive relationship
Some of the darkest comedy in existence right now is hidden away on a faux movie podcast called On Cinema. The Adult Swim web series has been running for three years, and in that time it has slowly developed the fictional universe of two deeply flawed human beings constantly making one another miserable. It’s a weekly examination…
Nathan Fielder reveals the disadvantages of capitalism on ‘Nathan For You’
Comedy Central’s semi-reality series Nathan For You, which returns for its third season tonight at 10pm EST, is a brilliant expose of capitalism taken to its logical conclusion. It’s also a show in which people eat poo flavored yogurt. In the half-hour series, Fielder visits struggling small businesses and offers to help them attract new customers. These establishments,…
The Final Girls has nothing new to say about slasher movies
The slasher genre has been ruthlessly mocked for years, and so if you want to spoof it, you really have to bring something new to the table. Just pointing out the tropes isn’t enough anymore. The Cabin in the Woods was something fresh because it justified genre cliches with a massive conspiracy, and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil…
BY BRENDAN MORROW 