My review of Brian Evenson's lesser known short story collection The Wavering Knife, which offers a panorama of ideas you were perhaps not familiar with.
My review of Brian Evenson's lesser known short story collection The Wavering Knife, which offers a panorama of ideas you were perhaps not familiar with.
My review of internet sensation Train to Busan, a Korean movie about zombies taking the train. Written and directed by Sang-ho Yeon.
I've promised it if you guys delivered AND YOU DID, so here it is. Vote for the movie you want me to discuss in April. READ THE RULES BEFORE, THOUGH. This is a different kind of contest.
My review of Korean horror movie The Wailing, written and directed by Hong-jin Na. A suggestion from Brian Evenson.
My review of another cult classic by Brian Evenson, The Open Curtain. A Coffee House Press book.
My review of William Peter Blatty's cult classic and fan favorite The Ninth Configuration.
I was dead-set to hate The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but could't really find a honest and satisfying way to do it. It's...kind of a good movie? Written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, Based on the novel by Stephen Chbosky.
Vote early for THE book you'd like me to review on Dead End Follies for April.
Some stereotypes aren't exactly stereotypes. Some simply are shitty, derivative versions of iconic characters. Who are the characters who inspire them? Here are five.
Are you ready for the American Ghost in the Shell movie? Neither am I, but I've rewatched the original in order to set realistic expectations. Directed by the legendary Mamoru Oshii. Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow.
You may THINK you've read 100 books exactly like Constance Ann Fitzgerald's Glue, but I'm here to tell you that you're wrong. Oh, so wrong.
A review of Chuck Klosterman's upcoming essay collection X : A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century. Klosterman got from great to masterful a couple years ago and he takes a step further here.
For completism's sake and because it might interest some of you out there: here's my sort-of-a-review of Chuck Klosterman's conversation-starting card game HYPERTheticals: 50 Questions for Insane Conversations.
Do you understand art? Do I even understand art? Read what I have to say about it and let's talk it out in the comments.
Today's classic album review is The Fragile, by Nine Inch Nails. A record that everyone loves and I try to break the many reasons why.
My atypical review of Logan, where I try to answer every existential question that movie left me. Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Boyd Holbrook. Directed by James Mangold.
Where I go down the rabbit hole of Peter Straub's writing career again with the second volume of the Blue Rose Trilogy Mystery. YOUR MOVE, PASTORELLA!
Nocturnal Animals is an absolute riot. Don't let anybody tell you others. Not exactly a movie you can "switch your brain off" to, but it'll burn a hole in your skull. Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhall, Michael Shannon and MY HOMEGIRL Jena Malone. Written and directed by Tom Ford. Based on a novel by Austin Wright.
There are ten non-racial stereotypes I'm tired of seeing everywhere? Agree? Disagree? Did I miss any?
