50 Outstanding Movies, Vol. 2010
OnThe Top 10 Greatest Movies I Watched in 2010 1. Aerobicide (1986, David A. Prior) Members of a gym are being killed off by someone with a giant safety pin, and it may have something to do with a girl who was…
Review: AX: Alternative Manga
OnWhen one mentions “manga,” to the average passer-by, one is usually met with the question, “what is that?” Mention manga to the average American manga reader, you’ll likely hear mention of such series as Soul Eater or Negima!, or of such high-profile…
Unrelated Memory #17495
OnImage via Wikipedia One year at Halloween, when Field Marshall Stack and I were in high school, we went to his neighborhood, went to the closest 7/11, got as much candy as we could afford (which wasn’t much, as we didn’t have…
Point/Point: The Comic Code Authority
OnImage via Wikipedia The Comic Book Industry, and I, Grow Up by D.J. Sylvis For comic book fans, last week signalled the end of an era as the last few publishers abandoned the Comics Code Authority. It was actually an era…
Music Video Treatments: Nightmare Dance Club
OnImage via Wikipedia The setting is a ballroom, dark and perhaps sort of dingy — think the rave in Zion from the second Matrix movie, but the difference is that instead of the audience finding it unpleasant, the ravers are the ones…
Review: Content
OnIt’s been 16 years since Gang of Four released an album of new material, and a good 28 years since what is considered to be their last good album, 1983’s Hard. They did put out a couple albums in the early 90s,…
Review: Sparks In Outer Space
OnCover of In Outer Space (Reis) Who don’t love Sparks? I suppose the folks who don’t know who Sparks are might not love Sparks, but that’s only because of plum ignorance. But REST EASY, reader — we’re here to set you straight…
TV Is King
OnImage via Wikipedia One of the things I remember was that I used to store my old school papers from like, 1st-5th grade or thereabouts — maybe a little earlier, like, 1st-3rd or 4th, but somewhere in there — anyway, I used…