In honor of the return of MST3K, Deadshirt asked me to contribute a write-up of my favorite MST3K episodes. Check out my choice (and the other talented Deadshirt writers' choices) here.
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2017/04/in-not-too-distant-future-next.html
Hey everyone, I get to talk about ROCKY IV, the "Rocky ends the Cold War" installment with Max Robinson, over at Deadshirt. It's something that might not hurt your soul today?
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2017/01/theres-no-easy-way-outtheres-no.html
I've got a new article up on Deadshirt, part of a feature on dark Christmas movies called Black Snow. My contribution is a bit on the 1994 dark farce The Ref with Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis, Denis ...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2016/12/so-sweeton-christmas-eve-with-snow-set.html
“MAKE YOURSELF BE BELIEVED. Dante in exile, walking in the streets of Verona—people whispered to each other that he goes to Hell when he chooses and brings back news from there.” - Robert B...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2016/11/something-to-think-about.html
As much as I find this new season of UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT overly broad, the bit where Titus earns the wrath of a bunch of bloggers has really rung true as of late. First, io9 issued the brea...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2016/04/i-made-list-of-top-5-hitlers-of-all.html
So, once again, I am contributing to a Deadshirt retrospective, this time about Batman, in honor of Coldstone Creamery, Turkish Airlines & Warner Brothers Presents Batman vs. Superman: Dawn o...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2016/03/speak-of-blogger-and-he-shall-appear.html
So the wonderful folks at Deadshirt asked me to write about one of my favorite Coen Brothers films (so far), MILLER'S CROSSING. You can find that here. I'd like to thank Max Robinson, who has bee...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-very-coen-brothers-february.html
Hey blog fans, sorry for the radio silence. I've been busy with moving to Seattle, starting a new job, having a baby and getting another dog. However, I do have a new post on awesome pop culture ...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-thoughts-on-star-wars-force-awakens.html
FIRST CONTACT They came in peace. They wanted to share their advanced knowledge with us and help us travel to the stars. But they were made of felt and poly-fill. And they met dogs first.
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2015/01/flash-fiction-first-contact.html
As yet another season of Game of Thrones draws to a close, pop culture sites have already started seeding the soil of fandom with news items on the next season. Despite the fact that this s...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2014/05/characters-who-will-be-popping-up-in.html
I wrote this piece for a Halloween-themed story-telling event about fear. It's very different from my normal snark. It's about the murder of a close friend and it was one of the most difficult th...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/11/fear-of-monsters.html
I'm reading The Second World War by Antony Beevor, which is yet another general account of World War II, distinguished by two things: 1) With the exception of Weinberg's World At War, this is pro...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/11/italian-buffonery-at-outset-of-world.html
If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971) Directed by Ron Ormond Based on the writings of Estus W. Pirkle Starring Judy Creech, Cecil Scaife, and Gene McFall While Ron Ormond might not be ...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/10/christianity-is-stupid-communism-is.html
So some friends of mine (the amazingly talented Katie Hall & her fiancee Travis Goodman) shot a sketch I wrote for them. I've worked with Katie before through my college's alumni association,...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/10/self-promotion-time-sketch-comedy.html
And it's been well worth the wait. Helen has an interesting essay on "the distraction war" and the internet mindset which lowers the stakes of that conversation debate, in the best possible way. ...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/09/helen-rittelmeyer-has-returned.html
So, in the interest of actually putting things on my blog, despite the fact that I'm not really in the place for major thoughtpieces right now, I'm going to try a new thing. I've got mixed feelin...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/09/what-i-learned-from-watching-end-of.html
It's been a while between posts, but life has been interfering. To tide you over, here's something I wrote about Steve Ditko's latest work from Robin Snyder's publishing imprint. They are Kicksta...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/07/thought-about-steve-ditko.html
Your Friends Close (2012) Directed by Jocelyn Kelvin Written by Brock Wilbur Starring Jocelyn Kelvin, Brock Wilbur, Kovar McClure, Heather Wood, Laura Nicole Harrison, Blake Silver, Rob Ondarza, ...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/05/this-is-how-world-ends-not-with-bang.html
I'm not exactly a huge Russell Brand fan, so that's why I was so surprised to read his cogent recollections of growing up in Thatcher's England that doesn't devolve into sheer vitriol. And he lat...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/04/tramping-dirt-down.html
This weekend, I was watching Sudden Death, a really cheesy mid-90s action movie, where Jean Claude Van Damme is a firefighter who must rescue the Vice President from a scenery-chewing Powers Boot...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/03/in-which-jcvd-kickboxes-giant-penguin.html
Helen Rittelmeyer has written a post about blogging etiquette. As she is one of the most talented Catholic female Ivy league alum bloggers, it is great to see her blogging about this topic, even ...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2013/01/helen-rittelmeyer-has-written-post.html
So, some of you devoted readers (all...2 of you) might remember me nattering on about a short film I wrote and co-produced a while back called WOMEN AND MEN AND WOMEN. Well, now that the festival...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2012/11/self-promotion-women-and-men-and-women.html
I know that my posting on here has been a bit erratic, but I'm assuming some people must still enjoy my blathering. If you do enjoy my ramblings, then you might enjoy this: Midnight Symphony , an...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2012/11/everyday-i-write-book.html
GHOSTWATCH (1992) Directed by Lesley Manning Starring Michael Parkinson, Michael Smith, Sarah Greene, and Craig Charles Among a niche audience of horror buffs, Ghostwatch stands as the British an...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2012/10/last-of-materialists-thats-like-last-of.html
Chris Ware's BUILDING STORIES is out, which means its time for media coverage to begin. Since a lot of media outlets generally don't have the time or knowledge to do in-depth research into "comic...
http://geekcornucopia.blogspot.com/2012/10/primer-on-building-stories-chris-ware.html