Note: This piece is one of two yin/yang appraisals of my recent years of pop-culture consumption; refer to its twin for less favo(u)rable opinons. Despite these years being rough on everyone except the wealthy and complacent (and even they were mildly inconvenienced, thoughts and prayers), some good stuff got made…

Note: This piece is one of two yin/yang appraisals of my recent years of pop-culture consumption; refer to its twin for more favo(u)rable opinions. Entertainment journalism is much like astrology, politics, or religion, in that it’s entirely subjective, devoid of science, largely meaningless if occasionally amusing, and you can make…

BURBANK, CA, April 1, 2022: Hot off several Oscar wins in categories nobody cares about nor remembers, the producers of Dune Remake of Remake sheepishly announced on Friday that, prior to making the second part of a movie they couldn’t even finish the first time, a prequel limited streaming series…

With unfiltered attitude and a sly wink to the status quo, Defiant Digital is living up to its name. The production company’s shows — urban comedy such as Tops, Food Fightz, the raucous Cancel Court, and more (prank shows, talk shows, movie reviews) — are fresh and new, already drawing…

GREGORY’S DOUBLE FEATURES Presents HALLOWEEN HORRORS, Vol. 1, Entry 4: HAMMER TIME: DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966), FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967), THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES (1974) Surprise! Triple Feature here! Thus this volume goes to ‘11’! Not sure why these three particular films are bundled into one…

GREGORY’S DOUBLE FEATURES Presents HALLOWEEN HORRORS, Vol. 1, Entry 3: FINE, GO INTO THE LIGHT, WHATEVER: POLTERGEIST II (1986), and POLTERGEIST III (1988) (Hey, what’s Wednesday, if not a bonus Tuesday?) Strip mining the ’80s, à la Stolen Things, or The Goldbricks, is a practice I find distasteful; having been…

GREGORY’S DOUBLE FEATURES Presents HALLOWEEN HORRORS, Vol. 1, Entry 2: POE US ANOTHER ONE: THE RAVEN (1963), and THE RAVEN (2012) The most faithful adaptation in the history of the arts, The Raven (1963) explores all the icy fear, desperate longing, and looming menace of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous…

Introduction Lucky for you, this isn’t brain surgery; during Halloweek, 2021, I’m serving up five generous helpings of Gregory’s Double Features, horror style! While that premise is self-explanatory, my method merits a brief overview. Focusing on cinematic works obscure, famous, and infamous, I’m simply going with stuff I either already…

American Night, the first feature from writer-director Alessio Della Valle, has just premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. A neo-noir thriller simmering then exploding within a corrupt New York art milieu, it stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Paz Vega, and Jeremy Piven. …