Author Archives: Justin
Girls, Guns, and G-Strings: Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987) Cast: Soap opera star and consonant enthusiast Ronn Moss gets top billing as Rowdy Abilene, the cousin of Malibu Express’s Cody Abilene (and has apparently inherited the titular yacht now that Cody is a movie … Continue reading
The Hophead’s Lament
Reefer Madness is the gold standard of Depression-era anti-drug hysteria. In the years since its debut, it has become an unintentional cult classic. Combining a grade-schooler’s understanding of marijuana with delightfully unhinged performances, it casts pot as a demon weed … Continue reading
Now Fear This: Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
You’re not going to believe it, but werewolves used to be scary. No, seriously. There was a time before they were cuddly shapeshifters obsessed with ab workouts and photogenic brooding. The rise of urban fantasy and paranormal romance has stripped … Continue reading
The Best Movies Never Made: Brometheus
Director Ridley Scott Writer Ridley Scott, Damon Lindelof, and Jeff Probst Starring Josh Brolin, Pierce Brosnan, Emily Browning, Brock Lesnar Synopsis A hovering spacecraft that looks almost exactly like a luxury Hummer leaves Earth. A single humanoid alien (Brock Lesnar) … Continue reading
Bo Knows Yakmala
The wonderfully misguided 2004 revenge flick Paparazzi was one of those movies I’ve backed for official Yakmala status for a long time. It’s time to make my case with a whole lot of outdated references to a defunct ad campaign. … Continue reading
Now Fear This: The Thin Blue Line
I’m breaking a few rules with this week’s Now Fear This. The goal with this feature was to highlight relatively unknown films that, while not classics, are much better than their nonexistent reputations might indicate. This week’s pick, The Thin … Continue reading
