This. Not because I purport to be overly socially conscious or political in nature—I am just dumbfounded that so much debate, anger, malice, and downright inhumanity is conjured up by fucking *video game journalism*. And even acknowledging that the GamerGater claim of seeking to protect journalistic integrity is…

Shameless name drop: Ray Fisher, the actor who will (allegedly) be playing Cyborg, is a former student! I had him for 9th grade English, here in small-town, suburban Southern New Jersey. He was smart, charismatic, and humble as a teen. One of those kids who could do anything he set his mind to. He was a star…

Goddamn right. Jesus, that whole episode is terrifying. I've been a horror film fanatic since childhood, and have seen just about every major film in the genre, and yet nothing has ever affected me as much as that moment. It's simultaneously one of the saddest and most shocking things I've ever watched.

My friend built a movie theater/screening room in his garage, complete with a 35mm projector, projection booth, 8 foot screen, and movie theater seats purchased from a multiplex that was going out of business. He owns 35mm film prints of the STAR WARS movies—Episodes IV-VI—in their original versions. (As well as…

…*then* this is for you.

True story: over the years I've become friendly with Tim League since we trade 35mm prints of movies (I'm part of a film co-op in Philly). Back in summer 2001 I was a house guest of Tim's and attended a BBQ at his home which consisted of me and two friends, Tim and his wife and two or three of their friends, as well…

How about this: I'm one of the jerks co-presenting the Philly Goblin show and will be there for the sound check, as well as hosting the post-party 16mm screening of a classic Goblin related movie.

I was able to do a side-by-side comparison of sorts: saw FLAG at the Punk Rock Bowling festival in May, then saw Black Flag in June at Union Transfer in Philadelphia.  While I enjoyed both shows, I definitely felt like FLAG was the superior incarnation.  First of all, they just seemed tighter.  As mentioned above,…

Gee, how can you mourn Sysan Tyrell and not reference the sheer insane genius of her performance in "Night Warning" (aka "Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker")? She plays a psychotic woman with an incestuous fixation on the teen nephew she raised from infancy. Her performance is so over-the-top, she makes latter day…

Gee, how can you mourn Sysan Tyrell and not reference the sheer insane genius of her performance in "Night Warning" (aka "Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker")? She plays a psychotic woman with an incestuous fixation on the teen nephew she raised from infancy. Her performance is so over-the-top, she makes latter day…

In graduate school…
…I once took a Literature course comparing the writings of 19th century American poets Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. The class was titled, obviously, "Whitman and Dickinson", but was listed in the student course of studies guide (in abbreviated form) as WHITMAN AND DICK. Knowing Whitman's…

Forget this, come to a REAL 24 hour marathon
What's the point of watching these movies by yourself in the comfort of your home? The real attraction of a 24 hour marathon is having your ass busted by uncomfortable seats and screaming/cheering along with an audience of delerious horror fans. There's a 24 hour marathon…