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The Director Who Best Picture, then Immediately Destroyed his Career
The story of Michael Cimino and Heaven’s Gate. After making The Deer Hunter, which won five Oscars including best picture, Michael Cimino’s follow up, Heaven’s Gate, became Hollywood’s biggest disaster, ruined his career, and forever changed the American film industry. Read more
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Big Hops is Big Fun
“Big Hops” is a 3D platformer that was crowdfunded via Kickstarter in May of 2025 where it surpassed its initial goal by a decent amount but without hitting all of its stretch goals. The game subsequently released in January of 2026, in a stable state no less that was largely free from glitches and jank… Read more
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The Films of 2025, Ranked
It’s that time of year: It’s time to look back at and rank every 2025 film that I saw. Instead of doing a top 10 or bottom 10 or anything like that, I’m ranking absolutely everything. And this year, I saw a whole bunch. I’ll say up front that I don’t bother with movies that… Read more
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2025’s best fight scene could be hiding in this romcom – Splitsville review
2025’s “Splitsville” is a romantic comedy that takes aim at infidelity, polyamory, divorce and the intersection of the three in modern romantic relationships. The tangled-up quadruple at the broken-heart of the film is played by Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Dakota Johnson, and Adria Arjona. All four served as producers on the film, and you… Read more
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Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) Stylish Horror from Panos Cosmatos – Review
My old review of the debut feature film of “Mandy” director Panos Cosmatos: “Beyond the Black Rainbow.” This is a stylish sci-fi, horror film with a retro-futuristic setting. 6.5/10 Read more
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Spontaneous Combustion Deserves More Respect
Spontaneous Combustion is a largely forgotten horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Brad Dourif. I’m a huge fan of them both and, while the film might not be perfect, I think it absolutely deserves more respect. Here’s why… Read more
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Why Dragged Across Concrete Hits so Hard – Essay
A deep-dive analysis of the bank heist scene from Dragged Across Concrete and an exploration of the techniques S. Craig Zahler uses to build tension, catharsis, and Tragedy. I wanted to dig into the 2019 movie moment that hit me the hardest in excruciating detail. This video is full of spoilers, so be sure to… Read more
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Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus by S. Craig Zahler’s – graphic novel review
My review of S. Craig Zahler’s debut graphic novel / comic “Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus.” Read more
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Mean Business on North Ganson Street by S. Craig Zahler – Review
My old review for S. Craig Zahler’s dark crime thriller “Mean Business on North Ganson Street.” Read more
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Corpus Chrome Inc. by S. Craig Zahler – Review
My old review for S. Craig Zahler’s sci-fi novel “Corpus Chrome Inc.” Read more
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