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Review: Rob Zombie's The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

Yeah, I've been absent lately. Been really busy with college, writing my screenplays and spending time with my girlfriend. But I've also been watching a lot of movies lately, so here's a review of one I thought would be worth mentioning: ====== Review: The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on September 29, 2009 at 11:30pm — 10 Comments

The Works of Quentin Tarantino. Volume Three (with "Basterds" review)

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on August 21, 2009 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

The Works of Quentin Tarantino: Volume Two

CLICK HERE FOR VOLUME ONE, IF YOU MISSED IT.

After the success of Pulp F

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on August 20, 2009 at 3:30pm — 6 Comments

The Works of Quentin Tarantino: Volume One

At long last, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds is finally hitting the silver screen. For years, I have been a huge fan of the writer/director/movie geek. Not just because he writes and directs movies that are s… Continue

Added by Mike J. McAllister on August 19, 2009 at 4:00pm — 10 Comments

Mike JM Hates Trolls. Who doesn't?

Usually I'd bust out the Webster's Dictionary for something like this, but it appears Urban Dictionary is the only source for a proper definition: troll |trōl| noun "One who purposely and deliberately (that purpose usually being self-amusement) starts an argument in a manner which attacks others on a forum without in any way listening to the arguments proposed by his or her peers. He will spark of such an argument via the use of ad hominem attacks (i.e. 'you're nothing but a fanboy' is a popula… Continue

Added by Mike J. McAllister on May 25, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Mike JM on Tommy Wiseau's THE ROOM

I remember watching Tim & Eric Awesome Show a while back, in my dark dorm room. My roommate and his girlfriend were out and Adult Swim ran spots for the night's episode. It showed Eric, ahem, "singing" a catchy tune going "Pork pork, I like to pork. Pork pork, I want to pork. P-p-p-p-pork in my pool. P-p-p-p-pork pork pork in my house." Another WTF moment that only the d

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on May 25, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

FOX'S SIT DOWN SHUT UP: A FOND LOOK BACK (R.I.P)

I'm convinced now that the Fox network has a love-hate relationship with Mitch Hurwitz.

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on May 16, 2009 at 1:00am — 35 Comments

SENSELESS WHORING!!...Mike JM-Style.

So, where the hell have I been? I know I've been absent from the boards and whatnot. Why? I've been busy as hell.

School

watching films

spending time with my girlfriend

You know...fun stuff. Not that I've forgotten my fellow spillios. So what else has been up in the world of yours truly? I'll give you a hint: it starts with a B

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on March 23, 2009 at 2:32am — No Comments

MOVIES OF 2008: A RETROSPECTIVE // PART TWO

And now for part two of my retrospective. Last time we covered my Top 16. I decided I'll extend that to a top 20, but that'll be part of part three. But for now, here are my thoughts on some other cinema-related subjects: WORST FILM I'VE SEEN ALL YEAR Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay… Continue

Added by Mike J. McAllister on January 14, 2009 at 11:43pm — No Comments

Movies of 2008: A Look Back// Part One: My Top 16

Evening, children. 2008 is over and what a year that was. Well, for movies anyway. Studios started doing comic book movies right, 3D was continuing on its comeback, and the slew of remakes. 2008 was a year for geeks to drool in delight as their favorite franchises hit the big screen, often with success. Not only did the supernerds like myself walk out of movies with big dopey smiles on our faces, but the film snobs (a category I also fall under) were given some great films just in time for Oscar… Continue

Added by Mike J. McAllister on January 4, 2009 at 10:08pm — No Comments

SMITH'S PORNO IS NOW RATED R!

Kevin Smith has, for the third time, won an appeal from the MPAA! According to Yahoo! News, Zack and Miri Make a Porno (which I was an extra in) is officially rated R. The official MPAA Rating reason has not yet been released, but all that matters is it's rated R without making any more cuts including the 1/2 second clip that caused problems from the board.… Continue

Added by Mike J. McAllister on August 5, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

TWO REVIEWS: THE DARK KNIGHT & THE X FILES

QUICKIE REVIEWS:

THE DARK KNIGHT (REEEALLY LATE REVIEW) Finally, I get around to posting a review after a couple weeks of pro… Continue

Added by Mike J. McAllister on July 30, 2008 at 7:59pm — 2 Comments

SELLING OUT. A COMPLETELY ASININE ACCUSATION. (Another Rant)

Sell-out...my god does that term make my blood boil. I hate going on message boards for certain celebrities or artists and some whiny little waste-of-semen uses that term with the intent to slam an artist. This is why: so basically to sell-out means to compromise your integrity as an artist to gain approval of the masses. But people these days throw it around and misuse it a

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on July 11, 2008 at 2:59am — No Comments

George Carlin (1937-2008)

Another icon has fallen...

"George Carlin, 71, the much-honored American stand-up comedian whose long career was distinguished by pointed social commentary that placed him on the cultural cutting edge, died last night in Santa Monica, Calif.

His death was reported by the Reuters news agency and on the Los Angeles Times Web site. He had long struggled with health problems a

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on June 23, 2008 at 3:07am — 1 Comment

THE MPAA FLAGS SMITH'S PORNO (Another Mike JM Rant)

When dealing with the MPAA, I'm realizing: if you're gonna make a "porno", and you want it to be an R...it better be a "torture porn."

Well, kids, the MPAA has done it again. Smith has had trouble with those hypocritical bastards since 1994 when Miramax bought Clerks for theatrical and home video distribution. The flick was given an NC-17 until lawyers were brought in to give the film an R on appeal...without altering a single frame. Score one for Smith. Since then, he's

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on June 21, 2008 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Horrible Teaching Methods...

Okay, so I know it's rare for me to blog on something not related to movies or music, but I had to talk about this. I heard about this a few nights ago on the news, and to my surprise this isn't exactly new news after looking this up on the net. Now I've taken a lot of shit from teachers as a kid simply because I have some neurological illnesses; namely Tourette's Syndrome and ADD/ADHD. But this absolutely ridiculous and even sickening.

So this teacher wanted to "correct" a students behavior

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on June 7, 2008 at 4:52pm — No Comments

THE SCOOP ON FRIEDBERG/SELTZER'S LATEST "DISASTER"

Hollywood will never learn. Fox learned their lesson but now Lion's Gate is stepping behind the (*ahem*) "filmmakers" for their next 90 minute shitty-reference-a-thon Disaster Movie...also known as Goody Two Shoes. Well, I'm glad Fox stopped working with them. Either Lion's Gate offered them a better deal, or Fox is finally wising

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Added by Mike J. McAllister on May 29, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

MSI, NIN and REC. A Blog of Many Reviews.

Ah, the last week of April. For most college students, that means hours of studying for finals. That means shutting off activity from everyone else, spending endless hours studying, working, tearing their hair out and being short with friends and family- hoping to come out with a good GPA. Or if you’re one of my cousins from DuBois PA, that means having a whole other reason to alienate me…and for once, a good one. Well, that last couple weeks meant that for me (as well as getting my new flick,… Continue

Added by Mike J. McAllister on May 6, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments