Some Girl(s) (2013)

Some Girl(s) (2013) – To cinema-goers the legacy of Neil LaBute may be secured as the writer and director of 2003’s remake of The Wicker Man. I still have yet to gaze upon its awfulness but it replaces the slow-burn (pun sort of intended) of the original with Nicolas Cage in a bear suit punching … Continue reading

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) – People often ask me “why do you curse so much, Jake?” Well, I’ll fucking tell you why: All my life growing up, people told me not to. Now, that’s enough to tempt me but not necessarily to sway me to a life of excessive profanity. The kicker was … Continue reading

Scream series

Slasher flicks thrived in the 1980s but a couple years into the 1990s the horror genre was in a noticeable decline. A screenwriter named Kevin Williamson decided that he wanted the final word on the slasher subgenre. He wrote a screenplay that was simultaneously a parody of and loving tribute to classic flicks like Halloween … Continue reading

Couples Retreat (2009)

Couples Retreat (2009) — Not a bad movie, though not necessarily a good one either.  But it made me laugh so I guess it goes in the “win” column, even if it’s not very good.  It’s one of those situations where you take people who are funny like Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, John … Continue reading