Disney Flings Itself, With the Terrifying Enthusiasm of a Drunk Girl at 2:24 am, at the Hipster Market

My wife mentioned this to me yesterday, and while I could understand what she was telling me, my mind’s eye did not fully grasp the horror of Disney’s Joy Divison T-Shirt (h/t Other McCain): Pitchfork is aghast: Uhhhhhhhhh…. Does Disney know that the singer of this band hanged himself?! Do they know where the name… Read More Disney Flings Itself, With the Terrifying Enthusiasm of a Drunk Girl at 2:24 am, at the Hipster Market

24 Jan 201225 Jan 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

Marky Mark Brings the Pain

The Byronic Man lets out a vicious reductio ad absurdum against Wahlberg’s inability to tell the difference between The Movies and Real Life. To say, “Hey, Spanish Inquisition, I got an inquiry for you – you want a Hertz Donut?” Then when they say yes, punch them in the face so their funny hats fly off… Read More Marky Mark Brings the Pain

23 Jan 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

The Only Thing Less Interesting Than Tattoos Is Talking About Them

Sometimes I think about getting a tat, but I can never come up with a single image I want to see on myself for the rest of my life. It just never seems worth it. I have never asked anyone what their tatoos mean, because I can’t imagine something so subjective and personal being at… Read More The Only Thing Less Interesting Than Tattoos Is Talking About Them

22 Jan 2012 Andrew2 Comments

At What Point Does Feminism Just Provide Cover for Androphobia?

Oh, right around here (h/t: Protein Wisdom): Sasha dresses in clothes he likes — be it a hand-me-downs from his sister or his brother. The big no-no’s are hyper-masculine outfits like skull-print shirts and cargo pants. In one photo, sent to friends and family, Sasha’s dressed in a shiny pink girl’s swimsuit. “Children like sparkly… Read More At What Point Does Feminism Just Provide Cover for Androphobia?

21 Jan 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

George Lucas is Done

If Red Tails doesn’t take off, that’ll be it for him. Here’s why: What the blistering fan reaction illustrates is one downside of Lucas’s naïve style. By persuading us to drop our snarky defenses and embrace his fables, Lucas had forged a bond with fanboys like no filmmaker, outside of Spielberg, before or since. (Adjusted… Read More George Lucas is Done

18 Jan 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

Oxfordians: The Birthers of the Elizabethan Renaissance

I have long wearied of the tiresome assertion that Shakespeare did not write Shakespeare. This phillipic by Ron Rosenbaum against the cinematic albatross Anonymous is three months old, but punctures the key argument of the Oxford fantasy: In the opening, our fancy-pants British narrator (Derek Jacobi) tells us disdainfully that Shakespeare only had a “grammar school” education,… Read More Oxfordians: The Birthers of the Elizabethan Renaissance

12 Jan 2012 Andrew3 Comments

Russel Brand Too Kinky for Katy Perry

Or so the rumour mill reports. (h/t: The Other McCain) “He likes dirty things,” the source says. “He really gets off on one particular porno with a guy in a wheelchair. He’s attracted to things he can’t imagine happening to him.” Adding that Russell had a closet full of sex toys. We then get the counter-intuitive claim… Read More Russel Brand Too Kinky for Katy Perry

5 Jan 20125 Jan 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

The Latest Pop Culture Trend!

Old and Busted: Celebrity Rehab. Just stop buying the damn smack already. New Hotness: Celebrity Mini-Marriages. Sinead O’Connor sees your 72 days, Kim Kardashian, and raises you 16 days! Beat that!

3 Jan 20123 Jan 2012 Andrew2 Comments

Oh, God! You Genial, Liberal Fellow

DaTechGuy, guest-blogging at FilmLadd, discusses an old movie with an old actor in an old role as an example of Buckley’s indoctrination: Now, I wouldn’t expect Carl Reiner to give an endorsement to Christianity, but note what he does. All religions are equal, all are valid, there is no “truth”, none of that “Thou shalt… Read More Oh, God! You Genial, Liberal Fellow

28 Dec 2011 AndrewLeave a comment

Indiana Jones and the Blah of Whatever

Everyone and their dog has taken a shot at the most recent Indiana Jones movie, and rightfully so. Compared to the original trilogy, it’s a staid, bizarre bore. But what’s really wrong with it, at heart? Well, Red Letter Media has issued its own 2-Part Plinkett Review, which covers the basics: Speilberg Ideas, good; Lucas… Read More Indiana Jones and the Blah of Whatever

28 Dec 2011 Andrew8 Comments