(special request by Daniel Evan Cochran-Smith. Thanks for your support!) [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/quarantine.mp3] So The Blair Witch Project was an indy success and groundbreaking in the horror genre. And everybody loves zombies for one reason or another. Putting the two together is like getting your chocolate in my peanut butter, right? Well, it could be. Quarantine shows… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Quarantine
Category: Reviews
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Special: Changeling Audio
Despite the fact I’m doing something else for the Escapist’s video contest, I still have this audio from my last IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! feature. If this format isn’t too atrocious, I might do another of these. [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/changeling.mp3] Download the MP3 here. Original text is here.
On the Tube: White Collar
The major networks – CBS, NBC and ABC in this country – seem to have cornered the market on procedurals. In fact, it could be argued that procedurals are overrated. However, occasionally a show will try to take the procedural formula and go in a different direction. Take a cop show, for example, and give… Continue reading On the Tube: White Collar
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Changeling
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/changeling.mp3] It wasn’t too long ago when the words ‘A Clint Eastwood Film’ described an action flick featuring a character that was either Dirty Harry Callahan, The Man With No Name or somebody who existed between the two. Clint Eastwood is someone along the lines of Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino: a star with a… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Changeling
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Zero Effect
Not all films age well. Some become trite or campy with the passage of time. Others, however, remain timeless in one way or another. Things that keep a film fresh include memorable characters, smart writing and excellent direction. Zero Effect has all three, and is also one of the most quirky and unique detective stories… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Zero Effect
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Crank 2: High Voltage
MovieBob calls him Jason “Will Badass For Food” Statham. I can’t think of a more accurate moniker. Most of his efforts feature him beating up or shooting at mooks for some nefarious mastermind, but occasionally he’ll be pulled into Revolver territory and try something more cerebral. Crank: High Voltage isn’t cerebral in the slightest. You… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Crank 2: High Voltage
On the Tube: Castle
I committed a major, MAJOR oversight when I posted my fall preview of television. I neglected to talk about one of my favorite shows which features one of my favorite actors. And it’s about a novelist. Nathan Fillion stars as the titular Rick Castle, a crime drama novelist who has found a measure of success.… Continue reading On the Tube: Castle
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Righteous Kill
When it comes to iconic actors who frequently appear in films on crime & punishment, two of the foremost talents are Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino. They’re both tough and manly actors with gravitas and grit in their performances, and they have a long history of delivering the dramatic goods. When they’re in the same… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Righteous Kill
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Arkham Asylum was released for major consoles last week, and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. Even Yahtzee had quite a few things to say in favor of the game’s merit. I played the demo on my X-Box and enjoyed it thoroughly, and I’m sure the full game would be just as good if… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Revolver
Guy Ritchie is not the sort of director who stays with an established formula for success. Instead of copying the characters and themes from one film wholesale and pasting them into another, he takes his ideas as a foundation upon which to build something new. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels established his knack for… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Revolver
