Grouching about oscars: why awards-based movie hype needs to stop

Grouching About Oscars: Why Awards-Based Movie Hype Needs To Stop

I’m beginning to think there’s something wrong with my brain. It won’t help to find me a neurosurgery rock star in the Yellow Pages or power down some bubble gum-flavored Motrin gummies. I suffer from a cultural strain that has nestled itself so deep and cozily in my cerebellum that I’d need a 47 Ronin…

Filmjitsu: the podcast that wields films like deadly weapons

Filmjitsu: The Podcast That Wields Films Like Deadly Weapons

In the opening act of my time at Penn State’s main campus, I was having a miserable time trying to make the most of my college experience. I had convinced myself that social awkwardness was a disease on par with Old Testament leprosy and therefore opted out of interpersonally fraternizing at our country’s premier party…

Sweet release: review of american horror story: coven –  “protect the coven”

Sweet Release: Review of American Horror Story: Coven – “Protect the Coven”

WARNING: If your viewership of this episode has yet to occur, know that the contents of this agglomeration of words, punctuation, and aggregate bitterness will likely put a mountainous crimp in your enjoyment of said episode. (SPOILERS!) American Horror Story ‘Protect the Coven’ Last week, my experience with the new episode of American Horror Story:…

The 2014 oscar nominations are in!

The 2014 Oscar Nominations Are In!

The Oscars’ golden luster did not shine as heavily upon the realm of cinematic geekery this year as it has in years past. While critically acclaimed movies like American Hustle (10 nominations) and 12 Years A Slave (9 nominations) raked in the glory on nomination day, big fantasy and science fiction movies like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Star Trek…

Drawn and quartered –  american horror story: coven “the magical delights of stevie nicks”

Drawn and Quartered – American Horror Story: Coven “The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks”

WARNING: Spoilers abound beyond the confines of this line! American Horror Story: Coven By season’s end, I’m very scared that I might wind up going bald from the maniacal aggravation American Horror Story: Coven is causing me. Particularly after watching “The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks,” I felt as torn apart as some dark ages…

Top 5 most underrated performers of american horror story

Top 5 Most Underrated Performers of American Horror Story

BEWARE: Minor spoilers ahead! One of the primary reasons American Horror Story is such a treat to watch is the prodigious wealth of talent drafted to don the skins (in some cases, literally) of the show’s often engrossing and terrifying characters. We’ve seen big names like Jessica Lange, Dylan McDermott, Kathy Bates, James Cromwell, Zachary…

Where is the magic in american horror story: coven?

Where Is The Magic In American Horror Story: Coven?

When it comes to FX’s twisted anthological miniseries American Horror Story: Coven, I must say that I have a relationship that is very love-hate-love, to borrow a line from an Alice in Chains song. American Horror Story: Coven Having binged upon the first two seasons of American Horror Story this past month (I fear Netflix…