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“Aren’t you the great man we’ve been waiting for?” There’s very little violence in The Wizard of Oz. Colin Stokes pointed this out in an interesting Ted talk that’s worth a watch. Instead of the typical “hero’s quest” wherein…
“My masterpiece will be finished soon. I can’t wait for you to read it.” – Joe Carroll Over 20 million people turned out to watch The Following, the gritty drama where we discover a serial…
“I’m the brains and you’re the brawn.” – Gary Supernova Two alien brothers – one glory-seeking and fairly oblivious, feeding on the adulation of his fans, the other a behind-the-scenes guy and family man (who…
Live. Die. Keep going. Why? I’m biased. I’ve been into The Walking Dead for over a decade, having picked up the first issue of the comic book in 2003 and following the travels of Rick…
by guest reviewer Diana Taibi Continuing our look at Romero’s genre-defining zombie films that began here , we find ourselves landing in the fourth installment…(review includes spoilers) Land of the Dead Society has reformed to resume a…
by guest reviewer Diana Taibi Continuing our look at Romero’s genre-defining zombie films, we find ourselves sunny side up in 1985… (review includes spoilers) Day of the Dead In Day of the Dead, the zombie…
by guest reviewer Diana Taibi Continuing our look at Romero’s genre-defining zombie films, we find ourselves shambling into the light with his second entry in 1978… (review includes spoilers) Dawn of the Dead As Romero’s…
By guest reviewer Diana Taibi January is the new October: that season when you can’t get away from horror films. Over the past few years, zombies have become particularly in style, which has thrilled me.…
“I don’t want to be this way. I am lonely, I am lost.” – R I hated Warm Bodies. Hated it with a passion. Then I actually read the book. This weekend I saw the film, and…
And must I now begin to doubt, Who never doubted all those years? My heart is stone, and still it trembles. The world I have known is lost in shadow. It’s been years since I…
Chapter 5 of our recently published book is titled The Proof is in the Praxis (or “a little less conversation, a little more action please”). This middle chapter features over a dozen examples of examining…
It’s always Act 3 when the misunderstood, flawed-but-redeemable protagonist saves the day, right? We think we know the formula backward and forward, whether it’s Tony Stark or Indiana Jones, John McClane or John Creasy. Despite…