Shaft vs. Scarface
Shaft vs. Scarface, and other comics based on (mostly 80s) movies that should be.
Don’t Let The Sheepinator Fool You
Does being amused by turning non-ovine creatures into sheep make you a bad person? It doesn’t seem like a serious question, but appearances can fool you. Especially, according to Plato, if you are a fool. I think it’s safe to say that there would have been no video […]
“One Never Mentions Fight Club”
“The first rule of Fight Club is that one never mentions Fight Club.” Jane Austen’s Fight Club.
Exquisite Project
Sketchkrieg! has created a kind of exquisite corpse with each member doing a panel in a continuing story. You can see the madness here.
Gallant Past, Gallant Future
Keith at Teleport City reviews Gallants, the new kung fu film starring several old Shaw Bros. regulars and finds “a film that looks to the past without pandering to it or being trapped by it, resulting in a movie that is uplifting and bittersweet, and ultimately, a refreshingly […]
Noir, With Feelings
Some types of stories are so familiar that the only way to tell your own version of, say, a detective yarn is to find an interesting new angle. Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden series makes the title character a wizard who solves supernatural crimes in Chicago. Additionally, Harry has […]
The Cultural Gutter 