There's a moment really early into the movie where the main character is talking to the sound technician at a bar as the live band for that night is slowly but surely starting to set up, and the technician is too busy talking to him to do their job in leveling out the different volumes. He begrudgingly starts to do it. I'm just pointing this out because it reminds me so much about a moment back when I was doing…
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Head of the Family 1996
Joe Bob Briggs:"Would you say this is one of your best outings as a director?"
Charles Band:"Yes."
-a sad declarationThis pretty much sums up what my problem is with virtually every Charles Band movie I've ever seen: It's over-lit, the music sounds like a cheap sitcom, and even if it has an interesting premise (like this one does), it does virtually nothing of interest with it.
One thing they really struck me with this movie is how painfully boring…
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Unedited Footage of a Bear 2014
The best example of Resnick's Lynchian take on Adult Swim-style comedy, and possibly the best of Adult Swim's line of "infomercials" so far (sorry Too Many Cooks).
Maybe the oddest thing about this is how it's simultaneously morbid, disturbing, and funny. Nothing is more horrific than the fear of the unknown, and this short is a great example of that. What's the message? What's the reality in this? What's happening next? I didn't know any of these answers while watching…
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Captain America: Civil War 2016
The Craptacular Revue: Bonus Episode!
Everything that Batman V Superman failed at, this movie succeeds with. New characters are naturally integrated into the story, both sides have sympathetic logic, and everyone is well-developed.
Spider-Man is handled really well, with probably the most accurate and well-executed film version of Peter Parker (even if it is in a pretty short amount of time). Characters that I've never cared much for, like Ant-Man and Scarlet Witch, are played perfectly here and at the…
