Am I the only one who found The Conjuring pretty "meh"? The attention and love it received seemed mainly due to its throwback '70s vibe… Which only made me think, "I could have watched a '70s horror movie."

Still a winless 1-5, huh?

Chip Lohmiller is a legend in DC, mind you.

I'm going to argue that the suspense and the horror are both pretty fucking terrifying in The Thing.

'Romantic marks the enlistment of drummer Kaleen Reading and bassist Colins Regisford, and accordingly, an uptick in Mannequin Pussy’s caustic potential. That’s a remarkable feat, considering the band has garnered a reputation as one of the filthiest in Philly—but then again, it all comes down to strength in numbers,…

Iain M. Banks is quite fun, and definitely a step above most airport fodder… Except for the high-class stuff you seem to find at your hoity-toity airport bookstores. Obviously you flying to fancy places…

I always felt bad the only movie version of one of his books was Striptease, which I remember being a surprisingly good novel. I couldn't sit through five minutes of the movie.

"when Ewan McGregor flies the antimatter bomb up into the sky"

ZING!

I'm both impressed and terrified by your knowledge…

Ha - even the "editor" of the manuscript thought there should be trimming. As a Hollywood "blockbuster," it's enjoyable enough. Though once you get into the actual text… It's such a letdown.

Actually, we were a B&N shop… So there might have been some celebrating…

Whoa, did that vampire bite that prostitute on the coochie? Forget about pussy-grabbing…

You could definitely argue Michael Chrichton, RIP. I enjoyed some Patricia Cornwall books when I was a pre-teen/teen. Definitely read the whole Hunger Games on a flight from NYC to Milan. And Carl Hiassen is always good for a laugh and heavy-handed environmentalism.

Jesus… The Name of the Rose film was such an abomination to the book… I remember enjoying the movie as a pre-teen or so (especially young Christian Slater getting a bit of local color, nudge nudge), then reading the novel and being in shock. How could those Hollywood bastards do that to such an amazing piece of…

I had the same experience working in a bookstore. It was depressing.

I tried watching Angels and Demons on Netflix once when I was drunk and fighting insomnia – I couldn't make it through 30 minutes. It made the Da Vinci Code look like Casablanca.

Did anyone see Pandorum? That was a big surprise, and Foster proved he could lend gravitas to a rather generic male lead.

I think that was my favorite part of the movie.

Oh yeah - this was shot in Italy, right? Man, I'd just drink and eat whenever I wasn't on camera.