‘The Collection’ takes horror absurdity to new heights
A few weeks back while reviewing The Man with the Iron Fists, I mentioned that a kung-fu movie doesn’t have to work on a level that makes all that much sense. Horror or slasher movies don’t either. A horror movie can work with just about anything as the bad guy–a semi-immortal corpse in a hockey mask, [...]
Week 13 NFL picks and Fantasy Corner
Well, last week was not a good one for your friendly neighborhood prognosticator as I managed a pretty horrible 6-8-2 record in the first full week back from the byes. But around here at PMandS.com there is no time for sitting around and feeling sorry for myself, so I have to get right back on [...]
The Associated Press gets one right for once
Maybe there’s hope for the Associated Press and the mainstream media after all. Once upon a time as an idealistic young man I trained as a journalist. My high school and college professors proudly reinforced the notion that a newsman (or woman) should strive to be as neutral as possible in reporting the news. I believed them. [...]
‘Rise of the Guardians’ doesn’t stand out much in the crowd
Rise of the Guardians came out last week, but I decided to take my time seeing and reviewing it. I’ve kind of reached a small breaking point with animated kids’ movies. There’s a lot of good ones out there, but you can only see so many of them before they kind of wear on you. [...]
Week 12 NFL winners and losers, J-E-T-S edition
When you have the three Thanksgiving games combined with a full weekend slate it makes it seem like football has been on for a week. Let’s start with the guy that was this week’s biggest loser by the time we digested our turkey on Thursday night and that is NY Jets coach Rex Ryan. It [...]
The GOP should follow the Dems into the sea
The Democrats’ and Barack Obama’s solutions to jump-start our economy and reduce the deficit have gotten so asinine, the GOP can do nothing better politically than let them do what they want. It’s absolutely time to raise tax rates on the rich. When that accomplishes nothing or in fact hurts the economy, the GOP can [...]
It’s kill or be killed now for the ACC with realignment
With Maryland and Rutgers moving from the ACC and the Big East to join forces with the Big Ten, we may be looking at a showdown for the heart and soul of the ACC. The folks in Greensboro, North Carolina, and home to ACC headquarters may not realize it, but Jim Delany and the rest of [...]
‘Life of Pi’ is a visual masterpiece with a solid story
A boy. A tiger. A lifeboat. The Pacific Ocean. That’s all I’ve got? This is how Director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) must have felt when he was approached with the idea to film Life of Pi. With so little to work with, it’s amazing that he was able to create such a masterpiece. Now, [...]
Week 12 picks and Fantasy Corner
So with another week in the books your friendly neighborhood football prognosticator finished last week with a 7-7 record and among those losses were a number of very close games but at the end of the day a loss is still a loss. We are back to a full 16-game slate this weekend as bye weeks [...]
‘Red Dawn’ remake a must-see before North Korea invades the US
Okay, I admit it’s fairly unlikely an impoverished nation like North Korea can undertake an invasion of the continental US anytime soon, but are you really going to take that chance? I mean, once they come the first thing they’ll probably do is confiscate copies of Red Dawn, essentially an instructional manual on how to make [...]