The Killers Behind ‘Mindhunter’
In their growing catalogue of critically acclaimed shows Netflix has added the new series Mindhunter. Based off of the early years of John Douglas as he and his mentor Robert K. Ressler (or Holden Ford...
View ArticleA Review of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ on Film
If you’d like to check out my similar post for the Snow White fairytale, click here. La Belle et la Bête (1946) Watching this film feels like you’re inside a fairytale. It was more like a beautiful...
View ArticleThe Haunting of Hill House: A Retrospective
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Published in 1959, the book was a finalist for the National Book Award. The story follows a group of people who are staying at an 80-year old mansion, Hill...
View ArticleMs Marvel: A Geekery Guide
In superhero comics, legacy is something that is massively important. The idea that a hero creates an identity so great that it continues on well after they hang up the boots. Sure we all know the...
View ArticleFive Strange Tourist Attractions
Summer is officially here and it is time for us to load up our cars and hit the road. While you may have a destination in mind you might also want to stop someplace strange and different. If this is...
View ArticleWesterns of John Ford & John Wayne
It is not uncommon for a director to completely gel with a lead actor who they frequently turn to for their projects. Martin Scorsese has Robert DeNiro, John Huston had Humphrey Bogart, Billy Wilder...
View ArticleThe One Disney Remake That is Actually Outstanding
Disney has a fair number of remakes of their classic works coming out these past few years. Given that the remake of The Lion King has become the highest grossing animated film in history we can...
View ArticleHighlights of the TCM Film Festival 2021
Every year Turner Classic Movies hosts one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world under the bright lights and glamour of Hollywood. But thanks to the Global Bastard for a second year in a...
View ArticleGeek Travel: Haunted Holly Springs
About an hour south of my home in Memphis is the historic small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Aside from driving through their occasionally and stopping for gas I have sadly never really thought...
View ArticleAbbott & Costello Meet the Monster Movies
Throughout the 1940’s Universal Studios had two main box office draws. First, was their Universal Monsters film series featuring the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein’s creation, the Mummy etc. Even...
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