by johncsj@yahoo.com | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog, New, Uncategorized
The Syfy Channel’s adaptation of S.A. Corey’s excellent near-future SF series The Expanse was an anomaly from the very beginning: a TV show based on an actual book by actual SF writers, not a freshly made (and frequently derivative) one-off by TV People. When we first...
by johncsj@yahoo.com | Nov 29, 2015 | New, Uncategorized
Pretty damn close. AMC’s new post-apocalypse proto-medieval series that’s all murder and intrigue has a lot to recommend it, including great production design, a relatively fresh execution of an increasingly familiar set of tropes … and the fight...
by johncsj@yahoo.com | Sep 27, 2015 | Blog, New, Uncategorized
One thing comes as no surprise: Guillermo del Toro is a master of macabre imagery. And even a glance at this wordless trailer for his upcoming gothic ghost story, Crimson Peak, reaffirms that: shot after shot, both beautiful and unsettling. Directed and co-written by...
by johncsj@yahoo.com | Sep 4, 2015 | Blog, New, Uncategorized
We confess, we would watch Lawrence Fishburne and Thomas Jane read the damn phone book. But this is WAY better. Tweet Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
by johncsj@yahoo.com | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, New, Uncategorized
Okay, this is just cool. We never really noticed it before, but some of the most memorable themes in horror films and TV shows are — not surprisingly — composed and performed in a minor key. As the guys over at THe A.V. Club reminded us, it was NIgel...
by johncsj@yahoo.com | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, New, Uncategorized
Seriously. Take a couple pounds of Road Warrior, mix in a healthy serving of Evil Dead, and sprinkle liberally with your favorite Terry Gilliam movie … and you’ve got Wyrmwood, a completely insane zombie apocalypse film from deep in the wilds (in every...
