Category Archives: SLIGHTLY LESS EPIC REVIEWS

Year of Monsters: Frankenstein

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

Unlike the other Universal films we’ve discussed so far, I’ve actually seen Frankenstein before. Read it before, too, although I’ll admit it’s been years since I’ve done either. I’ll also admit that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was a serious struggle for … Continue reading →

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“Isn’t This Fun? It’s Like a Sleepover.”

Posted on February 12, 2020 by

Birds of Prey (and The Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) apparently underperformed at the box office last weekend–although, also kind of not, like, maybe we could wait half a second before pronouncing it DOA and throwing its corpse to the … Continue reading →

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Year of Monsters: The Invisible Man

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

I’ve never considered myself a science person, partially because I have no natural aptitude for it, partially because the science you learn in high school isn’t the kind of shit that interests me. (Well, mostly. We did get to learn … Continue reading →

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Year of Monsters: It Came From Outer Space

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

Today’s film–chosen randomly because I like a little organized chaos in my life–is It Came From Outer Space. This is a fantastic title: evocative, mysterious, charmingly cheesy. And the movie was based on a story treatment by Ray Bradbury, which, that’s … Continue reading →

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Year of Monsters: The Mummy

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

I adore The Mummy (1999). I adore The Mummy Returns. I do not adore The Mummy (2017) with Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella, but to be fair, I only watched about ten minutes of it. Maybe it gets better. (It … Continue reading →

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Year of Monsters: The Black Cat

Posted on January 9, 2020 by

Well, okay. Turns out, not every movie I picked was, strictly speaking, a “monster movie,” but to hell with it, right? There’s Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff and, like, a black cat or two running around. Also, post-traumatic stress and … Continue reading →

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“A Pack of Vultures At the Feast: Knives Out, Beaks Bloody.”

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

Thanksgiving is a weird holiday, a stressful mix of good food, family dysfunction, and bullshit historical narratives. (Football and parades, too, if that’s your jam. FWIW, today also happens to be my birthday, and as you read this, I may … Continue reading →

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