Alcohollywood Podcast Ep. 332 – This Must Be the Place (2011)
This week, we make a triumphant return to the mailbag, taking a listener request to discuss Paolo Sorrentino‘s ponderous arthouse quirk-fest This Must Be the Place! […]
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The Meg is the Goofiest, Cheesiest, Most Sharktastic Fin-tertainment of the Summer
The shark schlock comes at you hard, fast, and fun, as Jason Statham battles giant sharks with an international cast in the Deep Blue Sea […]
Oscars Changes Add a “Popular Film” Category, Cuts Down to Three Hours
The Academy’s board of governors approves new changes for next year’s Oscars, including a three-hour telecast and the addition of new categories. Next year’s Oscars […]
Ken Marino’s Canine Comedy Dog Days is Ruff Around the Edges
While trying to chase both sentimentality and laughs, Ken Marino’s ensemble canine comedy ends up barking up the wrong tree. If you knew Ken Marino […]
Alcohollywood Podcast Ep. 331: SHARK WEEK SPECIAL – Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
Happy Shark Week everybody! It’s the most fin-derful time of the year, and since The Meg is foolishly coming out two weeks after Shark Week, we’re celebrating instead […]
Unfriended: Dark Web Elevates Its Premise to Scarier Screen-Based Dimensions
The web-footage sequel to the first Unfriended sees the series move in more believably conventional directions, eschewing supernatural scares for more haunting domestic terrors. We […]
Fantasia 2018: Lifechanger is a Bleak & Eerie Story About Identity & Never Letting Go
Justin McConnell’s lean, fascinating horror-drama blends an intriguing structure with some novel investigation into the psychology of its shape-shifting horror monster. There’s stalking, and then […]
Fantasia 2018: Lifechanger’s Justin McConnell on Shape-Shifting, Memory and Toxicity
The writer/director of Fantasia-debuting horror film Lifechanger talks about the origins of the project and getting into the mind of his film’s main monster. Writer/director […]
Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti is a Meditative Portrait of Depression and Obsession
Despite a charismatic performance by Vincent Cassel, this meditative biopic of the French painter fails to match the vibrancy of the artist’s work. Often, in […]
Skyscraper Review: The Rock Cooks Up Another Underdone Summer Thriller
While the Rock maintains his larger-than-life presence, this taller Die Hard knockoff buckles under the weight of its sizeable lack of humor. Ever since my […]