As a cultural force, punk rock was a great equalizer. Not only did it level the artistic playing field, offering an avenue for those not meeting the excessive standards of ‘70s rock to have a …
A large number of filmmakers got their chops, so to speak, in making low budget horror films. Clever filmmakers can make the most of their budgetary limitations and still provide a frightening experience. With Honeymoon, …
After the massive success of Franklin J. Schaffner’s Planet of the Apes in 1968, Fox released a sequel every year between 1970 and 1973. None of them ever match the greatness of the Charlton Heston-led …
With the exception of Tim Burton’s lackluster 2001 effort, the Planet of the Apes have a rich history of being socially conscious and technically revolutionary films. Rupert Wyatt’s 2011 pseudo-remake of Conquest of the Planet …
It may seem like a distant memory, but there was a time that every Tim Burton film was a must-see. From Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure to Mars Attacks!, Burton delivered nothing but visually stunning, narratively concise …
There’s an almost inherent political, moral, and philosophical nature of great science fiction films – Metropolis, They Live, Robocop, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Brazil, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek, and so many more. …
Though the Talking Heads emerged from the New York punk scene in the late ‘70s, they aren’t typically associated with punk rock. Even with the credentials of opening for the Ramones for their first gig …
2013 was a peculiar year in terms of cinematic excess. Spring Breakers, The Bling Ring, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Pain & Gain presented excessive takes on the American Dream. American exceptionalism with criminal …
No matter what myself or anyone else writes, Transformers: Age of Extinction will make a shit-ton of money. The Transformers franchise is the definition of critic-proof films. Even weirder, they’re a massively successful series of …