BY BRENDAN MORROW

  • The Gallows is the bottom of the found footage barrel

    The Gallows is like a feature length argument for why found footage needs to die, chock full of absolutely everything that’s wrong with the first-person formula. It isn’t completely without merit, and there’s some great stuff in here, but given how cool the idea is, the movie itself is a massive disappointment. This thing never should have made… Listen ⇢

    The Gallows is the bottom of the found footage barrel

  • Let’s freak out about Comic-Con! Star Wars, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Game of Thrones and more!

    It’s summertime in San Diego, and that means one thing: it’s time to get really excited to watch a bunch of ads! I mean it’s time to get really excited about Comic Con! A bunch of cool trailers and news has been hitting recently, and I figured I’d throw up… Listen ⇢

    Let’s freak out about Comic-Con! Star Wars, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Game of Thrones and more!

  • Inside Out: Understanding the importance of sadness

    Inside Out is such an interesting film. Among Pixar’s massive library, it might be the most sophisticated yet, one that really speaks to the adults in the audience far more than the kids. There’s a lot to unpack here, and that’s something you can rarely say about an animated, 90 minute summer… Listen ⇢

    Inside Out: Understanding the importance of sadness

  • Are we too cynical to take Tomorrowland seriously?

    Tomorrowland is a rare futuristic film that is overwhelmingly optimistic. As a character in the film itself points out, stories set in the future these days tend to be pretty dark and depressing, and we eat all that up. Films like The Hunger Games practically revel in the misery of these characters, telling us… Listen ⇢

    Are we too cynical to take Tomorrowland seriously?

  • 13 times Final Destination made you afraid of literally everything

    After five films, the thesis of the Final Destination series is that literally anything can kill you at any time. Death can be totally pointless and random. Some people will die peacefully in their sleep, and others will be hit by a bus out of nowhere, or fall down an elevator shaft,… Listen ⇢

    13 times Final Destination made you afraid of literally everything

  • Are you recording? The life and death of the found footage horror film

    Every generation of horror is dominated by some new gimmick. In the last decade, that gimmick has been found footage. It’s a concept that can be well utilized, but too often is it just be a shameless way of keeping the budget as tiny as possible. After all, as these films are… Listen ⇢

    Are you recording? The life and death of the found footage horror film

  • Come watch TV: Examining the brilliance of Rick and Morty’s “Rixty Minutes”

    Rick and Morty is a show that completely transcends its genre to become one of the most brilliant pieces of television I’ve ever seen. That brilliance has never been more clear than in the show’s eighth episode, “Rixty Minutes,” among the best half hours of a comedy series in the past decade. Listen ⇢

    Come watch TV: Examining the brilliance of Rick and Morty’s “Rixty Minutes”

  • Hey, maybe Black Widow doesn’t need to have a love interest

    [This article will contain spoilers for Avengers: Age of Ultron] A lot has been said about the problematic treatment of women in superhero movies these days, with just about major blockbuster being pretty male dominated. A lot of times the only major female characters we get are the love interests for the… Listen ⇢

    Hey, maybe Black Widow doesn’t need to have a love interest

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron – The most Marvel movie ever

    Avengers: Age of Ultron feels like the movie Marvel has been building towards for years. Not in terms of plot, really – that would probably be the original Avengers, the moment that all these standalone solo movies finally came together into one. But that film still felt like it was putting the pieces into… Listen ⇢

    Avengers: Age of Ultron – The most Marvel movie ever