Arts
Movie Reviews – June 2010
This month Jimmy Martin gives you the scoop on Exit Through the Gift Shop, The Good The Bad & The Weird, Iron Man 2, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, MacGruber, Mega Man, Robin Hood, Shrek 4, The Secret in Their Eyes and Sex In the City 2. … read more
An Upsetting New Nightmare
The producing team behind the surprisingly entertaining Friday the 13th re-envisioning has snatched up yet another iconic horror franchise in order to give it a modern-day facelift. They may want to consult another physician before considering a sequel with the same director though. … read more
The Death of Brendan Fraser’s Career
As I sit here and ponder about the career that could have been, I can only hope Brendan Fraser’s career can be seen as an example to the next generation of aspiring actors so its death is not in vain. However, a sensation of joy fills my body when I look toward the sky, because I know in my heart it’s up there gossiping with the careers of Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Kevin Costner and John Travolta. … read more
Movie Reviews – May 2010
This month SLUG features reviews of Date Night, Death at a Funeral, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Human Centipede, The Joneses, Kick-Ass, The Runaways and Babies. … read more
Movie Reviews – April 2010
Reviews of recently released films, including Alice in Wonderland, The Bounty Hunter, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Ghost Writer, Repo Men, She’s Out of My League and more! … read more
Miyazaki Mayhem!
As soon as Walt Disney cryogenically froze himself beneath Cinderella’s Castle inside Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom theme park in 1966, the world of animation lacked a leader capable of shattering the limits of children’s fantasies. On the other side of the globe, in Tokyo, Japan, a young animator by the name of Hayao Miyazaki was already creating a social stir with his never-ending creativeness with conceptual drawings and story ideas.
Movie Awards a Go-Go
The past two months have been bursting with award shows, but the two biggest polar opposite events, the Razzie Awards (March 6th) & the Academy Awards (March 7th) have yet to commence. Here are the nominees (and winners) as foretold to me in my dream by Pee-wee’s Playhouse’s Jambi the Genie. Mekka Lekka Hi Mekka Hiney Ho bitches! … read more
Movie Reviews – March 2010
Reviews of new movies in theaters and on DVD/Blu Ray, including Black Dynamite, Cop Out, The Crazies, Dead Snow, Nirvana: Live at Reading, Percy Jackson, Shutter Island, Valentine’s Day and The Wolfman. … read more
Movie Reviews – January 2010
This month we feature reviews of A Single Man, Avatar, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Invictus, It’s Complicated, The Lovely Bones, Nine, The Road, Up In the Air and The Princess and The Frog. … read more
Battling H8
It’s only been 14 months since Proposition 8 (a.k.a. the California Marriage Protection Act) sought and garnered enough voters to concur that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California” thereby abolishing same-sex marriage and voiding previously conducted nuptials. Director Reed Cowan’s new film, 8: The Mormon Proposition, chronicles the Mormon Church’s involvement and will premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. … read more
William S. Burroughs & Yony Leyser: Men Within
A Man Within is a mandatory viewing for anyone interested in social change, the arts, the Beat era and literature in general. … read more
Movie Reviews – December 2009
This month we review 2012, Amelia, Dirty, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Five Minutes of Heaven, The Fourth Kind, Gentlemen Broncos, Ninja Assassin, Pirate Radio, The Yes Men Fix the World, and, as always, you should’ve worn a condom. … read more