RETROGRADING: HOOK

By Matt Fleming. As a child, I spent an inordinate amount of time watching comedies on cable and VHS. My mother would insist that I go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. I would respond, “but Mom, Back To The Future is on HBO right now.” As an adult, I’m...

ANTI-MONITOR: SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR

This is the fourth in the Anti-Monitor series, where it’s believed that some films are best reviewed with the utmost incredulity. This week, Matt Fleming and myself banter back and forth over Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s...

ANTI-MONITOR: THE EXPENDABLES 3

This is the third in the Anti-Monitor series, where it’s believed that some films are best reviewed with the utmost incredulity. This week, Matt Fleming and myself banter back and forth over the latest piece of filmic incoherence, Sylvester Stallone’s Golden...

RETROGRADING: NOTHING BUT TROUBLE

By Matt Fleming. As a child, I spent an inordinate amount of time watching comedies on cable and VHS. My mother would insist that I go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. I would respond, “but Mom, Back To The Future is on HBO right now.” As an adult, I’m...

ANTI-MONITOR: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

 A note: This is the second in the Anti-Monitor series, where it’s believed that some films are best reviewed with the utmost incredulity. This week, Matt Fleming and myself  banter back and forth over the latest piece of filmic incoherence, director Jonathan...