And that’s not a good reason for this show to follow suit.

That one came out the year I started my Production undergrad program so I was initially a big fan. That and Six String Samurai. I think if you’re a clueless young dude looking to get into film, particularly with my taste in action, the indie mythology of Boondock Saints is hard to resist. It took me getting involved…

Entirely anecdotal on my part but I don’t recall ever seeing that one in my dorm at either undergrad.

It’s a pretty great poster. And a fun possible indicator of age. Not that a twentysomething couldn’t have a Res Dogs poster but I suspect you’re probably closer to this ol’ Xennial than not.

I think You’re Next works better if you’re a fan of the genre generally. It’s kind of a home invasion horror, kind of a slasher, but the Final Girl isn’t magically competent. For fans of the genre the Final Girl formula can get a little tired so seeing Vinson as so competent and then giving her an actual backstory for…

He’s got a really good eye but isn’t a great storyteller. That’s my complaint 99% of the time with hyphenates. The writer-director ratio tends to lean FAR more towards director, which often leaves the writing weak. Kevin Smith is a rare opposite. For my money Wes Anderson comes closest to a correct balance but even…

Ooh, if I hung movie posters that’d be a good one! (Mostly I don’t hang them because I’d feel compelled to get decent frames and those can be pricey.)

Or just a particular scene...

It’s not a crazy leap as her name does sound made up in the same way pornstars often sound.

I liked X and The Sacrament enough to get past my loathing of West. The Sacrament isn’t as interesting or scary as I would like but it wasn’t the aimless tone poem of House or the slightly less aimless but still pretty wheel-spinning of The Innkeepers. (His segments in the V/H/S and ABCs of Death movies are trash.) I…

Hrm. I generally don’t display posters but if I did that one might go up on my wall...

I forget where I heard it but one of the podcasts I listen to or YouTubers I follow read some sections of that book and... my god. It’s the most depressing evidence of starfuckery in the arts ever. It never should have made it past the slush pile of a publishing house intern let alone made it to print. But hey, he’s a…

I’ve had arguments with Robot_Jox before about much less impactful subjects and... yeah. This is pretty typical. Regardless of the good points either or both of you are making they are a fucking turd. It’s like three sentences of good point and then a sentence of needless insult, possibly followed by self-regard or a…

Um... I gotta ask. Who do you think is an IRL porn girl in X?

That’s what happens in the indie world, though. Every fucking one of them thinks they’re a goddam auteur.

Consider me in that vocal camp. The movies it’s riffing contain *material*. You know, shit actually *happens*. I hate House of the Devil deeply.

TPS is sadly underrated. For my money it’s second only to BL2 in the mainline entries and equal to Wonderlands in the expanded universe. (I personally don’t have much use for the Tales games as they are too different in gameplay. BL games are shooters.) The less said about 3 the better. (Gameplay was a step up. Story…

Right?! Obviously there are shit-talkers and I wish that these artists didn’t have to endure the shit talk. Entertainment media has a very bad habit of asking the dumbest, shallowest questions ever. And it’s full of fucking trolls. So hey, nepo babies? Don’t feed ‘em. If you choose to feed the trolls I’m happy to jump…

That’s fair! I wish they wouldn’t bother! But then they do. And for a lot of them that energy is entirely tied up in defensiveness. For my money I wish they would all just say “That’s a dumb topic, let’s move along.” But nope! Well fine, then. You want to engage? Let’s engage.

I greatly appreciate the explainer. FFS, that is the industry all over. (FFS aimed at them, not you.) You see this in a lot of Canadian stuff too! Canadian tax money going towards American productions that do nothing of value for Canadian culture. Sadly it’s even internal to us! After my time in L.A. I’ve mostly…