Is It Worth It?

I don’t know. I’ve had friends tell me they ran the numbers and it doesn’t end up saving you all that much money. I’m talking about “MoviePass.” That’s the new program where you pay one low monthly bill–it’s like $10, right?–and you get to see all the movies you want. But that doesn’t factor in…

Ask Guillermo

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 11: Director Guillermo Del Toro: In Service Of Monsters Tribute Art Show held at Gallery 1988 on September 11, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Why did Universal Studios’ planned DARK UNIVERSE crash and burn? I have my theories, and doubtless you all have yours. Some opinions carry more weight than others, though, and I can’t think of any weightier one than that of Guillermo Del Toro. Universal offered control of the Dark Universe to Guillermo back in the day…

Welcome Back, Tazzie

There is a moral issue, an ethical dilemma, where using Science to bring back extinct species is concerned. As was so deftly highlighted in JURASSIC PARK, scientists run the risk of being so enamored with the possibility they COULD bring back an extinct animal that they never stop to ask whether or not they SHOULD.…

In Memoriam: Chad Armstrong

You probably won’t recognize Chad’s name, unless you’re a frequent follower of this site, and even then I doubt it. I’ve written about Chad before, or about his movie, DEIMOSIMINE. The movie has yet to be released, or even completed, and a major reason for that is Chad getting sick. I didn’t know him that…

STRANGER THINGS Worth The Wait

There’s this bumper sticker I remember seeing. It said: DO YOU WANT IT FAST OR DO YOU WANT IT RIGHT? There’s truth, there. Quality takes time. This applies to creative endeavors, too. Maybe it applies MOST to creative endeavors. Take a look at the mess DC, or more specifically Warner Brothers, has gotten itself into…

Killer Dogs of Alabama

In the heart of redneck-dom, the dogs are revolting! More than that, they are uprising! There have been two, count’em, TWO incidents of human beings killed by dogs in a matter of weeks. What’s going on, here? And the two incidents weren’t even that far apart, geographically? Is it like in the movies, where some…