Author Archives: robchristopher

Batman Begins [2005] 1. Best thing: Gary Oldman slyly underplaying his role, cast (gulp!) as a sympathetic character for the first time in about a million years. That moustache was so cool.2. At the end, just about the most shameless … Continue reading →

V.O. [2007] 1. Thank God that fringed leather boots are no longer in fashion.2. Weird subway encounter: Jake Gyllenhaal sort-of look-alike cruises Gary Numan look-alike.3. Unconscious ethnography: Southern California vs. Manhattan. In 70’s porn there’s no in between.

“What was this city, then, if such as myself, on a low budget, could essentially see, do and eat whatever I wanted without straining my wallet? Were the skyscrapers merely a prairie mirage, a veil for the cheap, accessible delights … Continue reading →

I needed a good laugh and found it right here: 1977 J.C. Penney Catalog Life seems a little less bleak when I see stuff like that.

On Facebook, the Flixster application is supposed to analyze your taste in movies by asking you to rate a list of 50 titles (giving each title a star rating, or saying whether or not you’re interested in seeing it). It’s … Continue reading →

The Wolf Man [1941] 1. I swear that Lon Chaney Jr. sounded exactly like Donald Sutherland. That was actually the most eerie thing about the whole movie.2. Best movie fog I’ve seen in a long time. And there was a … Continue reading →

 I bagged out of work early yesterday and, spur of the moment, decided to walk home. It was lovely autumn day, sunny and pretty warm too. I found myself heading east on Irving Park Road. When I got to Clark … Continue reading →

I’m heading over to the video store after work because Andy and I want to watch a horror movie tonight. Lord only knows what will be left to rent.