Human Metagasm Nicolas Cage stars as an alternate version of himself in ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent‘ When I think of master thespian Nicolas Cage, I often think that his acting method is turning himself into cocaine that we can snort through our eyes as opposed to our noses, because actual cocaine is bad. It’s not only for your… Read more →
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Episode 185: Catching Up With Old Friends, or, “Mistresses and Mirth”
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On the season premiere of the Never Daunted Radio Network, we catch up with friends of the show Sarah J. Symonds, whose new show “The Mistress” premieres this Wednesday on Discovery Life, and Ashley Byrd, who talks about life managing one of the oldest and most revered comedy clubs in the country. When we last talked to Sarah, she described… Read more →
To Little To Late: ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Fails to Make the Grade
by Shimbo Walking out of the theater after screening Dumb and Dumber To, the long-awaited reunion of Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and the Farrelly Bros., I couldn’t help but feel a little sad, if not slightly defeated. To be sure, this was a film no one necessarily asked for, despite the original 1994 film being a mega-hit, grossing nearly $300… Read more →
From Champ to Convict to Cartoon: Witness the First Episode of ‘Mike Tyson Mysteries’
by Shimbo After watching the first 11-minute episode of Adult Swim’s latest magnum opus, Mike Tyson Mysteries, the first thought that came to mind was the notion that has this cartoon come out 20 years ago, Tyson would’ve likely killed everyone involved with it. Instead, Iron Mike himself is in on the joke, in a show that primarily exists to… Read more →
Entertaining But Hollow: David Fincher’s ‘Gone Girl’ is a Cinematic Indecision
After sitting here in front of the monitor looking at a blank page where a review is supposed to be, I finally came to the simple conclusion that David Fincher’s Gone Girl is really not that a good movie. But damn if it’s not an entertaining one. Based on the 2012 novel by Gillian Flynn (who also wrote the screenplay),… Read more →