Film Review: ‘Crawl’
So many times in a monster/animal attack movie there are tropes that must be followed. These include: the main protagonist escaping all harm (even if it’s a really close call each time), a fake-out death scene where you KNOW they’re not dead, jump scares…
Shortening the NBA Season Pros and Cons: One Man’s Opinion
(AP Photo) The NBA is considering shortening their season by as much as almost 30 percent, from 82 to 58 games. I can understand why they might want to trim the regular season down; they’ve already made huge strides in eliminating the back to…
Indie Film Spotlight: Bad CGI Sharks!
So, I was scrolling through Twitter a while back and came across something that I found to be incredibly interesting. There is an account for an independent film by the name Bad CGI Sharks. As a lover of all things shark, and an aficionado…
My Weekend at Scare-A-Con: Part 1
DISCLAIMER This is the first of a series of articles I am writing about Scare-A-Con and there was too much to put into a single article. If you read this and I don’t mention you but you think I should have, please be patient.…
What is going on with the Raiders?
(Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Let me start this off by stating that I am a lifelong Raiders fan. I had a Howie Long jersey when I was five, in 1986. I live in New England, but despite the success of the Patriots,…
Indie Film Spotlight – Trinity
Recently I got the chance to talk to filmmaker Skip Shea about his first feature-length film, Trinity. Trinity is a film based on a true story, and the synopsis describes it as follows: "Trinity is based on a true story about a moment in…
Boston Celtics Postmortem – One Man’s Opinion
(USA TODAY Sports) To call the 2018-2019 Celtics season anything but a disappointment would be an exercise in denial. This is the team that nearly ended LeBron’s streak of NBA Finals appearances without two of their best players – Gordon Hayward (the key offseason…
Ben Simmons is Overrated – One Man’s Opinion
This may be controversial, but I have to get this off my chest. I just don’t think that Ben Simmons is as good as everyone in the media seems to think they are. Every broadcast, every article, and so many commentators cannot be more…
A Few Observations About “The Rise of Skywalker”
*SPOILER WARNING* This article contains spoilers for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Episode VII: The Force Awakens. It also includes several theories based on the trailer for Star Wars Episode…
A Spoiler-Free Review of ‘Us’
I just saw Jordan Peele’s latest film, Us. For those expecting this follow-up to 2017’s Get Out, you will be quite disappointed. Not that this isn’t a good film, but it is a very different type of movie. Where Get Out was more of…
Why Steelers Fans Should be Outraged
If I’m a Steelers fan today, I’m frustrated, angry, and upset. Folks following the NFL closely knew that the Antonio Brown situation had escalated to the point that he was going to be traded by the organization. The expected return for arguably the best…
Trying to Make Sense of NFL Free Agency
What is happening in NFL free agency? Like with every free agency period, there are some head-scratchingly large contracts. There has been a shocking trend each year with teams giving long-term and high-money contracts to players who have had one good year (like the…
Spoiler-Free ‘Captain Marvel’ Review
Last night I got the chance to see the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson as the titular character and directed by frequent collaborators Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (whose collaborations include Half Nelson, Sugar, and It’s…
Short Film Review: The Misplaced
I recently got the chance to check out a new short film from Lockbridge Productions, written and directed by Alex DiVincenzo. The film, The Misplaced, is under four minutes and though it lacks length there is no shortage of anxiety-inducing tension in this short…
5 Fox Characters that Marvel Could Introduce in ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (& Why it’ll be Awesome)
The release of the latest Avengers: Endgame trailer has got me thinking. One of the biggest questions raised by the Fox/Disney merger is “How will the characters owned by Fox be introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe?” The characters in question are the X-Men…