Review: Aliens (1986)
This review is presented as part of my Bill Paxton Project. Wow, where do I even begin with this one?…
Review: Red Wing (2013)
Jesus. When I decided to watch every single movie Bill Paxton did in his lifetime, I knew going into it…
MonsterMania 61
MonsterMania 61 happened this past weekend in Oaks, PA. I was all set to attend, but my 14-year-old son injured…
Review: Freejack
Editor’s Note: This review was originally written back in 2021. I woke up feeling like crap this morning, hours before…
Remembering Zine Culture
Editor’s Note: I originally wrote this for issue #46 of the Philadelphia music magazine WonkaVision. Unfortunately, the magazine ceased publication,…
When Celebrities Sang: Vinyl Treasures
Editor’s Note: This article was originally written for Wonkavision magazine back in 2010. Since the first “talkie” pictures in the…
Reflecting the 1970s: Smokey and The Bandit as a Cultural Window in Time
Editor’s Note: this essay was originally written for a class assignment while I was completing my History degree back in…
Parody Through Parable: Christian Mythology in Life of Brian
Editor’s Note: This is an essay I originally wrote for an undergrad history class on religion, way back in 2006.…
Why I Won’t Watch Avatar (an Open Letter to James Cameron)
Editor’s Note: I wrote this way back in 2010. I finally did watch the first film on Disney+ sometime around…
Revisiting Blaxploitation
Editor’s Note: this analysis was originally written as my senior thesis for my history degree back in 2006. Sweet, funky…