Friday, February 13 2009
State of the Slasher Address 2: We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Stephen Graham Jones revisits the slasher film genre in the wake of My Bloody Valentine 3D to show how we may just be on the verge of another slasher renaissance.
Monday, January 19 2009
My Bloody Valentine 3-D
The 3-D version offers something you can't find in discount bins: bits of viscera appearing to fly at a grateful audience of teenagers and horror geeks.
Wednesday, September 24 2008
Gary Unmarried: Series Premiere
It doesn’t seem fair to review the retro sitcom Gary Unmarried: as a social statement, it was already cancelled a long time ago.
Wednesday, June 27 2007
Kitchen Confidential - The Complete Series
Alas, while leavened with small insights into the lives of professional chefs and benefiting from high production values, this series was, ultimately, not much more than a conventional workplace comedy, its premise employed as a set up for wacky hijinks, and, above all, as a pretext for sexual and romantic tension.
Wednesday, December 21 2005
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
Andy Shankman's poorly structured, unevenly paced, uninspired movie is set in summertime, which means its release is off season.
Friday, October 14 2005
Two for the Money (2005)
The boys also share a certain erotic/athletic appreciation of Brandon's body.
Monday, September 26 2005
Kitchen Confidential
Presentation, on the plate or on television, goes a long way, and Confidential has the look of a winner.
Tuesday, August 16 2005
Sin City (2005)
Like the guys, the girls are undone by their reliance on conventional male power signs.
Friday, April 1 2005
Sin City (2005)
Distraught, ornery, self-critical, these heroes are certainly more "anti" types than straight-ahead.
Thursday, June 24 2004
White Chicks (2004)
Marcus and Kevin's observations also make them think again about their own behaviors, more respectful of black women.
