The Head Hunter
By every single measurable parameter, I would consider this a very small film but I’m apprehensive to call it that.
Because behind all the things by which we would measure this film’s size, is its tremendous heart. There is a very clear love for film and storytelling here that fills every shot with a huge amount of passion.
Mr. Crocket
This one caught me completely off guard. I’d never heard of this film. I saw the thumbnail, hit play, and went in completely blind. Less than two minutes later and I was clutching a first class ticket for the gore train straight to hell.
And what a fantastically wild and nasty ride, it was too.
Ghost Ship
When this movie came out I was working in a Hollywood Video. See kids, back in the day we used to have these stores…
Poltergeist (2015)
This is a tough watch for me. I’ve been putting it off for nearly a decade at this point. The original film came out the year I was born and was my first ever horror movie. I adore it and firmly believe that it still holds up really well against modern cinema. Toby Hooper was a legend.
This movie’s ineptitude is no one’s fault, except maybe whoever greenlit it. All the ingredients are in their own right fantastic...
V/H/S/Beyond
I know folks have strong opinions about the V/H/S series but I absolutely adore them. These movies proudly and openly wear their over-the-top madness on their sleeves. Love letters to grotesque splattering of ridiculous camp and humor worn like badges of honor.
The Haunting in Connecticut
I saw this years ago when it first came out. That was the year my youngest high schooler was born, if that says anything. I remember hating it at the time, but I think my critical brain is much less rigid than it was then. All ties to the Warren’s bullshit aside...
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
So when I say I’ve slept on this movie, I mean… a dead sleep. I’ll forever consider it one of the great tragedies of my life that I’ve looked at this flick for years and thought, I’ll get to it.
Skinamarink
You know what? I liked it. There's a great deal to be said for new experiences and this is definitely out there. Very Lynchian. Usually not being able to tell what's happening or being able to see anything in a movie is a negative thing, but this movie uses all of it's visual space in a way that works at your imagination.
The Empty Man
"We can't indict the cosmos."
Top 25 Albums of 2023
Top 25 of 2023.
This was a difficult year. I had 111 albums on my playlist that I really liked throughout the year and choosing 25 was a nightmare. These are not ranked in order of favorites as I could work figuring that out for decades and die without reaching a solution. Instead I have listed them in alphabetical order.
Each album art thumbnail links to a related Youtube video.
Cormac McCarthy | 1933-2023
Not since Faulkner has there been such a singularly unique and original voice in literature.
Shazam!
So, this is my first post since a) starting the Podcast and b) switching to substack. I’m going to start off with the usual nonsense…
On my new rating system
No Cool Shit…
Nothing for this week at this point other than making some good writing progress so I’m just sticking with that for now.
Cocaine Bear
POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted but these drafts have been hanging about so I’m trying to get them out.
”I honestly can’t think of anything to compare it with.”
Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted but these drafts have been hanging about so I’m trying to get them out.
“Stella Maris blew my mind by changing the context of the entire other novel.”
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted but these drafts have been hanging about so I’m trying to get them out.
”Also, kudos to Marvel for finally getting around to including one of my all-time favorite villains since I was a kid.”
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
the passenger exists in a world where the questions are more important than the answers; a world where people talk about science and mathematics over dinner or in bars, as if it were normal and that sounds absolutely fantastic to me.
A Plague Tale: Innocence
This game initially came out in mid-2019. I’ve passed it countless times while browsing the Xbox Store, and it always looked intriguing, but I never gave it a shot. I’m not sure why, as everything about it looked right up my alley.
2022 Albums of the Year
My favorite 25 albums of 2022. In no particular order other than alphabetical by artist name.