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“Basic Instinct” is Bi Excellence: A Review
Let’s start with the obvious. Yes, this is the movie you heard about where Sharon Stone shows her “between me down there.” Yes, this movie did start riots with gay rights activists claiming that the Sharon Stone character in question was a toxic bisexual. That’s what...
A Portrait of a Period – “Of An Age”
“The flow of time is always cruel... Its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it… A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days...” -Sheik, OCARINA OF TIMETime used to be on our side, didn’t it? There comes a moment when...
13 Reasons Bi: Why “Batman Forever” is ACTUALLY Bi Excellence
“I’m Bi-man!” is something that Bruce Wayne hasn’t said, admittedly… But I have to say, of all the dual-identity, spandex-clad, ball-busters out there, Batman is the nearest and queerest to my heart. We’re currently spoiled in the presence of the caped-crusader with a...
Accessing Excess: Top Ten Elements to Address for a “Donkey Kong 64” Sequel: PART OOOOOOONE:
Happy Donkey Kong December! Introduction: Collect-athons were my bread and butter as a 90’s kid. “Super Mario 64” was the coolest thing ever for years and years. The game itself had players scouring many hidden worlds throughout Princess Peach’s castle for power-ups,...
The Importance of Being Frilly: Why Princess Peach Should Remain Fundamentally Uncool
The new “Mario” flick has the gaming community all in a buzz. Proud nerds like me have been waiting for a decent Mario movie ever since the 1993 dystopian adaptation(?) failed to satisfy. I’ve played Mario games for as long as my brain has functioned, and from the...
Guest Post: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter: Kitchen Dog’s The Sound Inside
Written by: Christopher Soden Orignial article can be found HERE.Bella Baird is an introspective, sentient English Professor at Yale. Like many intellectuals, she finds reassurance in irony and a sense of proportion. A freshman named Christopher shows up at her...
What “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” Teaches Us About Framing a Protagonist
The “Resident Evil” film franchise is synonymous with failure in many movie-goers' eyes, both the casual and critical alike. These action-horror flicks featuring Amazon warrior Milla Jovovich are based on an extremely popular series of games that were, at...
In the know, “Bros.” – Five who-reasons this box office bomb blew, and why none of these reasons reflect the quality of the movie Itself.
1. Billie Eichner… What makes for a captivating leading personality? It’s a nuanced answer, as performers offer as many different box office draws as there are different kinds of films. When was the last time you went to see a movie because it had a superstar comedian...
“Dr. Kim Hunter and the Apparition” is an Entertaining Vehicle for Dallas performer Chaselyn Wade
If you’re a nineties kid like me, then you likely grew up with campy spook-fests like “Tales from theCrypt,” “Are you Afraid of the Dark,” and “Goosebumps.” The effects were often dated, the stories wereoften cheesy, and the performances were often over the top. These...
“Eye of the Beast” is More Entertaining than “Jurassic World Dominion” and Here’s Why:
I have never related more to a T-Rex than in this particular moment. Looking at this promotional still, I can recall wanting to tear down the screen when my theatrical screening of “Jurassic World: Dominion” came to a close. *Spoilers Ahead* - The entire experience...