Jack Burton Goes Overboard
It is my intention to regale you with the delightful story of how I accidentally killed a little part of someone I care about, using nothing but the ancient art of film criticism.
Jack Burton Sees Star Trek (Stumbling) Into Darkness
Into Darkness is a mostly enjoyable, action packed, utterly brainless collage of sight, sound, color and glorious stupidity.
Stanley Film Fest: Big Bad Wolves
The funny thing about Big Bad Wolves is that it’s actually kind of funny, but not before it’s really, really not.
Stanley Film Fest: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Every high school has that One Girl, a living doll whose winsome smile and coy demeanor drives all the boys nuts.
Stanley Night Fever – The Stanley Film Festival
I have fulfilled my moral imperative and heeded the faint but perceptible voice of Jack Nicholson beckoning me forth…with an axe.
Sound of My Voice (2011) – Directed by Zal Batmanglij
Movie Review by TylerDFC There is a tendency in the mainstream to immediately disregard a movie if there fails to be closure at the end. More than anything, more than … Continue Reading Sound of My Voice (2011) – Directed by Zal Batmanglij
The Conversation
By TylerDFC There is a moment at the very end of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film, The Conversation, that brings the entire slow burn movie in tight focus. It’s a … Continue Reading The Conversation
Jack Burton’s Record Scratch II
Now here are some funny and heartwarming thoughts about a bunch of trailers I saw this week.
Jack Burton’s Record Scratch
Now here are some heartwarming thoughts about a bunch of trailers I saw this week.
Jack Burton’s totally sacreligious Evil Dead (2013) review
The first time I saw The Evil Dead was also the night I sealed the deal with that cute girl from band class. Thanks, Sam Raimi!
Evil Dead 2013 – You’re All Going to Die Tonight
By Tyler “Klatu Verata Necktie” DFC 5 people go to a dilapidated and foreboding cabin in the woods to help a friend, Mia (Jane Levy), detox from heroin. One of … Continue Reading Evil Dead 2013 – You’re All Going to Die Tonight
Jack Burton reviews The Raid: Redemption
During this film you will witness (sometimes literally) off the wall, brain meltingly inventive action sequences sufficient to make The Expendables look like a bunch of ballerinas.
Two Graves by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Two Graves is the finale to what the authors are calling “The Helen Trilogy”. This somewhat standalone trilogy within the multiple volume Pendergast series began with Fever Dream continued with … Continue Reading Two Graves by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Take 2 – SKYFALL
You never catch all of a movie the first time in a theater. Even if you’re watching it critically, big chunks of it can get by even movie nerds like … Continue Reading Take 2 – SKYFALL
House of Cards is Sexy, Spacey
Televisions? Where we’re going, we won’t NEED televisions.
Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories by Ian Fleming
Short stories are tricky things for me. Books usually take around 30 pages to grab my interest. If I’m not thoroughly hooked by the 50th page or so I know … Continue Reading Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories by Ian Fleming
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