Jay Russell Posts

Immortals (2011) – DVD Movie Review

  When I think of surrealism, I think of something that is easily both divorced from traditional reality, yet seemingly inconceivable without it.  The relationship is symbiotic, in that surrealism couldn’t exist if it did not have a subject...

Napoleon Dynamite Animated Series – Pilot TV Review

  In a perfect world, I, a writer and general bearer of good news for this  awesome little blog would be without a position. There would be no need for cynics, skeptics, and critics alike because the average person...

The Thing (2011) – Movie Review

    Directed by: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Written by: Eric Heisserer, John W. Campbell Jr. (short story “Who Goes There?”) Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen   Let’s establish this first the original “The Thing” is one...

Straw Dogs (2011) – Movie Review

Are you looking for a movie that attempts to make a powerful statement about the dangers of a hyper masculine society, shot by one of the all time great directors?  Well, you are on the right track, though truthfully,...

Surviving The Mushroom Kingdom: The Art Of Being Mario

Let me describe a place to you: everything is in walking distance; you will visit castles, snorkel in crystal blue waters, walk around verdant rolling hills and interact with all manner of wildlife. It sounds great. Hell, you will...

Final Destination 5 (2011) – Movie Review

Directed By: Steven Quale Writer: Eric Heisserer Starring: Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, Nicholas D’Agosto, Ellen Wroe, Meghan Ory, David Koechner, Tony Todd ,P.J. Byrne, Emma Bell, Jacqueline MacInnes, Wood Courtney B. Vance I tend to be forgiving especially if...

Beavis and Butthead: Welcome Back Boys We Missed You

So, like most Sundays I had nothing to do, go figure. As morbid as it sounds I was looking up “the 27 club”, as it was  the day after the incredibly talented but tragically cliché Amy Winehouse’s death. I...

The Horror Face Off: Carpenter Vs Craven – Round 2 and Round 3

Previously: Round 1 Horror Face Off The Carpenter Vs Craven Horror Face Off continues this week in a no holds bar death match! Round 2 features underrated classics, matching The Thing up against the Serpent and the Rainbow. Round...

Top 5 Brainy Webcomics

There is a strange dichotomy  that exist in internet land it is widely accessible to any and everybody and yet there is still this image that those who utilize it are mostly nerd, pale, smart ,losers ….you get the...

Green Lantern (2011) – Double Movie Review

Green Lantern is perhaps the most talked about movie release of the summer. DC has a lot riding on Green Lantern being a success. Marvel films have been highly successfully with a dozen different superheroes, while DC’s success relies...