Synopsis: Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson) is a man who has gotten his revenge against the Mafia who killed his family, yet still feels compelled to hunt down the crime families of New York City as his costumed alter ego, The Punisher. Wielding his signatory many, many guns and a skull breastplate, Castle blows through many, […]
Read more "“Damn it, Frank!”: Punisher: War Zone"The madcap character Harley Quinn was originally conceived as a nameless henchman for the wonderful Batman: The Animated Series, which ran from 1992-1995. Thanks to fan interest, a character in a funny costume got a name and then a recurring role in the show. She has since gone on to appear in several incarnations of […]
Read more "Love Makes Us Do Crazy Things: Harleen"Synopsis: Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) has been tied to Puddin’ (aka Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime) long enough that all the hoods in the city give her a pass for any kind of beefs they might have with her. Nobody wants to mess with the crazy, and Mr. J is craziest of the crazed. […]
Read more "Riot Grrls: Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn"Charlotte has been working as a waitress at Davey’s Italian Grill for far longer than new girl Gertie, so she’s seen a few more things. Like the lousy lady customer who is not only never satisfied with her waitress, but who cannot help but make the new girls cry. Sadly, one of the first tables […]
Read more "Hungry For Answers: Jeff’s Strand’s My Pretties"This week, we continue our celebration of women filmmakers with two reviews for stories set predominantly in the wilderness. Monday’s review was for Jennifer Kent’s disturbing historical thriller, The Nightingale (2018), which follows a woman’s trail of revenge across the outback. This review is for a movie with a little something different on its mind […]
Read more "Devils, Demons and Creeping Thangs: Hogzilla"In the early ’00s, literary suspense author Evan Hunter (perhaps better known by his police procedural inventing pseudonym, Ed McBain) decided on a great idea: Bring back the novella. Of course, novellas had never actually gone away, but they were in no way as ever present as they had been in the pulp fiction days […]
Read more "Spread It Around: Walking Around Money"This week, we continue our celebration of women filmmakers with two reviews for films set predominantly in the wilderness. On Friday, we will check out a more b-movie variation on the them with Hogzilla. Today’s review is for a movie with a little something different on its mind … Synopsis: Clare (Aisling Franciosi) is a […]
Read more "The Damned Bush: The Nightingale"I love how often Jeff Strand’s titles make a complete sentence with his author’s name possessively in front of them. That little bit apostrophe bit in this article’s title could just as easily be possessive as a contraction. Jeff Strand Is Stalking You Now! Lol. Never mind that nervous glance over my shoulder… Stalking You […]
Read more "Unintentional Consequences From Hell: Jeff Strand’s Stalking You Now"This week, we continue our celebration of women filmmakers with a look at two original explorations of the deleterious effects isolation has on a person’s psychology. Monday, we considered Emma Tammi’s haunting historical tale, The Wind (2018). Today, we’ll look at writer/director Alice Lowe’s 2016 horrific black comedy, Prevenge. # Synopsis: Driven by the voice […]
Read more "Kids These Days Are Really Spoiled: Prevenge"After a lengthy and somewhat twisty read like “A Travesty,” readers of the 2020-reissued collection Double Feature might be surprised to find a second novella that is not quite half the length of the first and about as far removed from the mood and intensity of that novella as you can get. However, that is […]
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