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IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Adaptation.

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/adaptation.mp3] In case you didn’t know, writing is difficult. It’s grueling on an intellectual level, isolating on a social level and ultimately unrewarding in terms of both criticism and payment. Despite the banality of their works, Stephenie Meyer and Dan Brown are rarities, in that they’ve managed to make fortunes for themselves (and, in Ms.… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Adaptation.

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Predator

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/predator.mp3] Monster movies. People just love monster movies. Back in the 30s, the monsters were mostly human in appearance, with Dracula and The Mummy setting the stage for what came after. The 50s saw the type of monsters growing into the more surreal, with The Creature From The Black Lagoon, Them! and It Came From… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Predator

Let's Talk Avengers

Iron Man 2 is right around the corner, promising more lead-ins for the upcoming Avengers titles and the eventual movie that’ll draw them all together. I know MovieBob has already discussed the subject, but here’s my brief and nerdy pair of cents on the subject. The Incredible Hulk Say what you like about Ang Lee’s… Continue reading Let's Talk Avengers

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Fifth Element

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/fifth_e.mp3] Originality is a rare commodity in movies these days. Adaptations, remakes and wholly derivative works clog the cinemas and jostle one another in cajoling you for your money. There was a time when an original spectacle didn’t have to count on a phrase like “You have to see it in 3-D to get the… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Fifth Element

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Crash

This week’s IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! brought to you by a generous donation by Benjamin Axel Jakobsson. Thank you for your support! [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/crash.mp3] When Hubilub asked me to review Paul Haggis’ Crash from 2005, he did so in the following charming fashion: It won three Oscars and IT’S FUCKING HORRIBLE!. I hate it so much!… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Crash

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Pulp Fiction

(Audio’s got a little something extra in it this week.) [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/p_fiction.mp3] I wasn’t planning on starting a Tarantino series. Really, I wasn’t! However, there was a snafu at my local Netflix distribution center, and Crash ended up arriving at the same time as Pulp Fiction. Having just watched Reservoir Dogs last week, and waiting to… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Pulp Fiction

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Reservoir Dogs

[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/r_dogs.mp3] Every now and again, when you start taking on work as a critic, it’s beneficial to remind yourself of what’s good in your chosen medium and why it’s worth defending. It’s why I’ve been playing Half-Life 2 again lately. That’s also the reason why Reservoir Dogs was bumped to the top of my Netflix… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Reservoir Dogs

IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Pokémon 3

This week’s IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! brought to you by a generous donation by Rachel Kraft. Thank you for your support! [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/pokemon.mp3] I went into this knowing I’m probably not the right audience for the film. I’m not an adolescent and my brain is, as far as I can tell, relatively intact and undamaged. However,… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Pokémon 3

Why Iron Man Works

So I don’t know about you folks out there in the dark depths of the Interwebs, but I’m very excited about Iron Man 2 coming out in May. We’re thankfully living in a time when comic book adaptation films have emerged from the dark miasma of the previous attempts at Captain America and Spawn. But… Continue reading Why Iron Man Works