Film

A Nite To Dismember

October 30, 2017

It’s been a long time since I attended a movie marathon, so what better way to get back into it by finally attending Nitehawk Cinema’s A Nite To Dismember? Their fifth annual Halloween fest is unlike most other marathons in that it starts at 12:00 midnight and continues from there. I’ve been to many marathons before, including a 24-hour horror marathon (which is an endurance test on another level) but it’s been a while, and I’m getting old for this. Despite seeing almost 10 hours of movies way past my bedtime, I managed to stay awake and enjoy the festivities, aided by free Jameson drinks, candy, breakfast and David Lynch coffee, which is strong and flavorful and totally a real thing. Besides the films there was a hilarious costume contest, a rambling book review of Ringu, and some really fun commentary by our hosts, who stayed up the whole night with us and seemed as excited about the experience as the audience did. The theme this year was “Haunted Library”, and so every movie was either based on a book or centered on a book.

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Castlevania Spoiler Review

July 10, 2017

I enjoyed the Castlevania Netflix show for what it was, but it wasn’t much. I’m a HUGE fan of the series (check how I used the titles in this review) but man, did it need more than four episodes to tell this story.

Read the whole thing here.

Everything at the 2017 Overlook Film Festival

May 14, 2017

I was incredibly lucky to be able to cover the inaugural Overlook Film Fest for /Film this year, and I really had a blast. Not only did I meet some amazing people at the hotel that was used as the exterior location for The Shining, I saw a ton of films and even took part in a number of interactive horror games that may or may not have scarred me for life.

Here you can check out all my reviews, my horrific experience with the Blackout haunted house, and an overview of the fest. Or you can just see everything I wrote right here.

George Lucas scarred me as a child

April 1, 2017

But no, prequels weren’t involved. It turns out that Lucas was the person behind a game that terrified me as a kid (that few people seem to remember!) called Rescue on Fractalus. I played it at my Aunt’s house on her Commodore 64 when I was a child and the fear of playing it never quite left me. It’s amusing to see now, though, but I guarantee you this would have been your worst nightmare 30 years ago.

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The Lost Arcade: A Documentary About NYC’s Chinatown Fair

August 18, 2016

I’ve been having a ton of fun writing for Geek.com for the past few weeks, especially since it’s allowed to basically write about every single one of my interests. The game and film fan in me got to join forces with the New Yorker for this review of The Lost Arcade, a documentary on the last independent arcade in NYC. I enjoyed it but seemed to like less than most everyone else!

That may be because I actually remember the place. I only stepped foot in it once but that was enough for me to know that the fond remembrance of the place might be tinged by nostalgia, the same way everyone looks at dirty old NYC and feels nostalgic. It was funny to note that after posting this on Facebook a friend of mine noted the time he almost got jumped for beating someone in Street Fighter there, which further cements my point that things might not have been as rosy as they appear in the doc.

My full review is up on the site here.