Every time a big superhero movie like “The Avengers” comes out, there’s always a bunch of articles that pop up around the ‘net claiming to give you a list of the best comics to read to prepare for the film, or comics to check out after you see it. My problem with these lists has [...]
What to read before (or after) watching “The Avengers”
May 1st, 2012 · No Comments
Daniel Craig will get campy in the next James Bond movie. (Okay, not really.)
April 19th, 2012 · No Comments
I collected a lot of material during my visit to the London set of “Skyfall,” the next James Bond movie. While my report for Fandango offered a general roundup of what I saw and the tone on the set, a piece I wrote up for Movies.com this week collected some of my favorite quotes from [...]
Beware the Intestinator! (And other reasons you should be scared of these 10 sci-fi prisons…)
April 14th, 2012 · No Comments
“Lockout” hits theaters this weekend, and though I didn’t care for the film that much, I appreciated the chance it gave me to take a trip down movie-memory lane. I wrote up a list for Movies.com of some of my favorite sci-fi prisons from television and movies over the years. Wait, did I say favorite [...]
A brief guide to Hunter S. Thompson on film (a.k.a. “Buy the ticket, take the ride.”)
November 1st, 2011 · No Comments
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson. Over the years, my fascination with his life and career have become a matter of public record, and I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to interview people who knew him well and accumulate a lot [...]
10 pirates who would kick the crap out of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” cast
October 20th, 2011 · No Comments
With “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” hitting shelves this week, I came up with a list of ten pirates from history whose real-life achievements in bad-assery make Jack Sparrow and the rest of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” characters look tame. Here’s an excerpt: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides arrives on [...]
The Best & Worst Robot Brawls In Movies
October 5th, 2011 · No Comments
Sometimes when you write up list-style features, it only takes about 15 minutes after the article is live for you to realize you totally forgot to include something that really should be on the list. In the case of this “5 Best and Worst On-Screen Robot Brawls” feature I wrote up for Movies.com, I’m feeling [...]
Our Favorite Speeches: ‘Beautiful Girls’
August 9th, 2011 · No Comments
I was asked by Movies.com to offer up a few words about one of my favorite speeches in cinema. Here’s a short excerpt: Screenwriter Scott Rosenberg reportedly scripted this 1996 slice of small-town American life while he was stuck in Boston one winter, awaiting word from Disney about his screenplay for Con Air. Craving something [...]
