MOVIE REVIEW . Evil Aliens

So these days we know exactly what to do in the event of a zombie apocalypse, impending death at the hands of a technologically inclined long haired poltergeist, or capture by a puzzle mad neo-conservative terrorist. But no film has covered invasion by satanic aliens…until now. Hands down the funniest, goriest film since Peter Jackson’s [...]

Love Psychedelico — Early Times music review

Love Psychedelico. So the trolling of the foreign music section at the local library has been slow going these days. Misia left me cold. BoA colored me unimpressed. Mr. Children I just wasn’t feeling. I was just about to give up on the section all together, until I came across Love Psychedelico. Their pencil-stenciled Early [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . My Tutor Friend

The Korean post-Sassy Girl romantic comedy is something of an oddity when compared to the American romantic comedy. A sort of strange synthesis of Nora Ephron naievete peppered with Three Stooges slapstick violence, more often than not the narrative involves a protagonist (male or female) who suffers a sizeable amount of humiliation or discomfort at [...]

INN/TSN, Yserbius, Boogers and more

So work and school have both been insanely busy, and I haven’t seen anything really worth relating to you guys (that Kris hasn’t already covered), but for those pre-web dialup-gamers out there I did come across something pretty cool. If any of you remember ImagiNation Network (aka: The Sierra Network) there are a few sites [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Hard Candy

Hard Candy is a modern-day Little Red Riding Hood. But you have to remember that Little Red Riding Hood didn’t exactly depict a girl who was entirely innocent and chaste, but rather the final lure for those with the taste for evil. It’s easy then to assume that the wolf in this case [...]

DVD REVIEW . Vikings: Journey to New Worlds

One thing you may not suspect is that as much as I dig film, computing, science, and writing, I’m also dig history. In fact, at one point in my academic career I even considered History as a possible major. These days however, I am content to watch the History Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS’s Nova and [...]

Jackass 2.. can it top the first?

I can’t wait I can’t wait! This Friday is when Jackass 2 opens!! And those guys sure know how to have fun, don’t they? But how oh how do you top the first Jackass movie and all of those wild MTV episodes? Take it from me, they will!
You’ve probably seen the [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Lonesome Jim

I’ve always held a soft spot in my heart for Casey Affleck, ever since he called Jason Lee a “tracer” in Chasing Amy. As if lines couldn’t get any better, there he was in Good Will Hunting slurring “want a double burrrrger” and “gimme my fuckin’ sammich”. Let us not forget his very [...]

New Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Pics

Just received some new pics from the upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. I’ll leave out the boring intro paragraph. You know whether you want to see this already. But, for those on the fence, word is this sucker’s actually good. Pics below:

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As an added bonus for [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . The Black Dahlia

When it comes to failed films by renowned directors there seem to be two categories: the modest misses, and flaming cinematic train wrecks. DePalma’s Black Dahlia belongs in the latter, a catastrophic failure of proportions not seen since Verhoven’s Showgirls. The film is chock full of embarrassingly inept acting and sloppy set design, which in [...]

Calculus for Retards

On and around campus you sometimes overhear the most interesting and silly conversations. Most often these involve some dimwit male trying to pick up an attractive female. “Yah, I really like art too. My favorite painter? Charles Perault. That guy has some amazing paintings.” (For those of you that don’t know, Charles Perault [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Evil Bong

Just when you thought there was nothing new under the sun in terms of horror films, along comes Charles Band’s Evil Bong, the premier entry into the newly minted possessed-drug-paraphernalia subgenre. The title alone had me grinning like a fool. I mean, Evil Bong. Evil…Bong. It’s just so wonderfully silly. But then again, the same [...]

MUNCHIES . Men’s Pocky

Most people know of Pocky whether they’re fans of Japanese candy or not. But, there’s a new Pocky on the block you may not know about: Men’s Pocky, a dark chocolate Pocky that’s as bittersweet as it is potent. I had to try it out.
The instant the first stick of Men’s Pocky touched my tongue, [...]

I Want My iTV

So today Steve Jobs unveiled to the world that Apple will not only be in your car, in your pocket, but in your living room. Before thoughts of a creepy Big Brother invasion wash over you, just remember that Apple is neither the Patriot Act nor Microsoft. But Apple wants to rule the [...]

We made the iPod even smaller

We made the iMacs bigger (24″) and our iPods smaller! Proudly showcased at our Apple keynote address this morning and glorious web and product push, I can now publicly confirm that we have the goods.
Wow, where do I start? We’ve got scrollwheel games like Tetris and Pacman ($4.99), iPod movies (partnership with Disney [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Thumbsucker

“It’s an understandable habit… what’s strange is that people ever quit.” Words of wisdom from shamen/orthodontist Perry (Keanu Reeves) right before he hypnotizes Justin Cobb (Lou Pucci), a 17-year-old chronic thumb abuser. “From now on, your thumb will taste like echinachea”, and it does. It “cures” Justin of his affliction, but not [...]

Panik House promises Gincho Wataridori and more

Panik House has just released a huge DVD announcement that should make Meiko Kaji, Teruo Ishii, and pinky violence fans alike smile with delight.
From the Panik House site:

Panik House is entering into a production partnership with Synapse Films to release seven more films from the Toei vaults. Five proto-Pinky Violence films and two films [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . MoH: Takashi Miike’s Imprint

If you dig Takashi Miike, or the show Masters of Horror you probably heard something regarding his “Banned” episode, Imprint; an hour of horror so foul that Showtime refused to air it in the United States. And you also probably heard a few reasons for the denial: the numerous shots of dead fetuses, the torture [...]