The Omen (1976)
The Omen (1976) – So here’s a fun little fact about WordPress it keeps track of how many posts you publish and lets you know. A couple posts ago I noticed the numbers creeping upward… 663… 664… 665… I knew there was only one movie that could possibly be the subject of my 666th published … Continue reading
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995) – I tend to be amused by those Robot Chicken sketches where a heavily-accented M. Night Shyamalan jumps out and says “Vhat a tvist!” (Worth noting that in real life Shyamalan has a thoroughly American accent…) Good ol’ Night is widely credited with ushering in the age of the twist ending. … Continue reading
Timecrimes (2007)
Timecrimes (2007) – There are a couple different theories of time travel, at least as it applies to works of fiction. There’s the whole tangent universe theory as explained by Doc Brown in Back to the Future: when you change something it creates a new timeline. The more plausible, and often more interesting one is … Continue reading
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) – This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 5 August 2011 I know I’m not very creative with my article titles, but I really had to fight the impulse to just call this one “DAMN DIRTY APES!!!!” because that really is one of my favorite things … Continue reading
Moon (2009)
Moon (2009) — Sam Rockwell is fucking great in this movie even if a couple things are very predictable. The worst thing I can say is that maybe it felt like a really good Twilight Zone episode more than a movie. But The Twilight Zone rules, so that’s hardly an insult. Oh and there is … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 