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Let’s Talk About The Trailer For “Moonrise Kingdom”

Let’s Talk About The Trailer For “Moonrise Kingdom”

In which Jason and Kristina of Knuckle Salad discuss the trailer for the movie Moonrise Kingdom. J: Wow, this movie has it all. Little..

January 25, 2012 with 0 Comments
Why Don’t We Talk About The Trailer For “Perfect Sense”?

Why Don’t We Talk About The Trailer For “Perfect Sense”?

In which Jason and comedy writer Ben Arnold discuss the trailer for the movie Perfect Sense. J: The good news is, Ewan McGregor and Eva..

January 19, 2012 with 0 Comments
The Strength Of Seven Harry Connick Jrs.: A Review Of “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes”

The Strength Of Seven Harry Connick Jrs.: A Review Of “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes”

James Franco steals a super-smart baby chimp from his lab! He takes the chimp out to a state park for the first time and the chimp holds..

January 16, 2012 with 0 Comments
Hey, Let’s Talk About The Trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”

Hey, Let’s Talk About The Trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”

In which Jason and Kristina of Knuckle Salad discuss the trailer for the movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” J: Wow,..

January 13, 2012 with 0 Comments
It Was Probably Her Tusks That Gave Me That Impression: A Review Of “Star Trek: Generations”

It Was Probably Her Tusks That Gave Me That Impression: A Review Of “Star Trek: Generations”

The Starship Enterprise has a new crew and it’s going on its maiden voyage! Captain Kirk and Scotty and Chekov are there visiting,..

January 9, 2012 with 0 Comments
Can We Talk About The Trailer For “Prometheus” For A Minute?

Can We Talk About The Trailer For “Prometheus” For A Minute?

In which Jason and comedy writer Ben Arnold discuss the trailer for the movie Prometheus. J: In space, no one can hear you scream. Which is..

January 6, 2012 with 1 Comment
Three Deviled Eggs In A Big Red Basket: My Adventures In “Skyrim”

Three Deviled Eggs In A Big Red Basket: My Adventures In “Skyrim”

The first thing I did in Skyrim was join a group of warriors called The Companions. They turned out to be werewolves. Then I became a..

January 2, 2012 with 1 Comment
Can We Talk About The Trailer For “New Year’s Eve” For A Minute?

Can We Talk About The Trailer For “New Year’s Eve” For A Minute?

In which Jason and Kristina of Knuckle Salad discuss the trailer for the movie “New Year’s Eve.” J: First of all,..

December 30, 2011 with 0 Comments
A Boulder Of Tinsel On A Hill Made Of Mistletoe: A Review Of “Santa Claus: The Movie”

A Boulder Of Tinsel On A Hill Made Of Mistletoe: A Review Of “Santa Claus: The Movie”

A woodcutter named Claus goes out in a blizzard and nearly gets himself killed trying to deliver a bag full of toys to the village..

December 24, 2011 with 0 Comments
Me Use Algorithms: A Review Of “Limitless”

Me Use Algorithms: A Review Of “Limitless”

In Limitless, Bradley Cooper plays a failed writer who takes magic pills and becomes a genius. For a movie that’s supposed to be..

December 20, 2011 with 1 Comment
You Didn’t Know If You Were Going To Jupiter: A Review Of “Another Earth”

You Didn’t Know If You Were Going To Jupiter: A Review Of “Another Earth”

On the same night a duplicate Earth is discovered in our solar system, a beautiful young woman is accepted into MIT’s astrophysics..

December 17, 2011 with 2 Comments
Scene Missing Episode 4:  Roadie, Young Adult, and Chronicle

Scene Missing Episode 4: Roadie, Young Adult, and Chronicle

Comedian Tony Jenkins, magician Rich Aviles and comedy writer Ben Arnold guest. Topics include upcoming films Roadie, Young Adult,..

November 25, 2011 with 0 Comments

And A Dairy Queen Between Us: A Review Of “Insidious”

In Insidious, a couple moves into a new house. But then one of their kids falls off a ladder and goes into a coma. A haunted coma! The..

September 16, 2011 with 1 Comment

Look At Mr. Tired Shovel With The Droopy Eyes: A Review Of Sucker Punch

You know that thing where you feel like it’s too late to watch a movie, because you have to get up in the morning and clean out horse..

September 14, 2011 with 0 Comments

The Lacy Hem Of His Embroidered Sleeve: A Review Of “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles”

Christian Slater is interviewing a vampire and he’s wearing his best interviewing vest, so you know he’s going to ask the hard..

August 15, 2011 with 1 Comment
Gone Are The Days Of Shock And Delight: A Review Of “Misfits”

Gone Are The Days Of Shock And Delight: A Review Of “Misfits”

Remember when Heroes was interesting? Before Claire got bangs and ran away to Mexico or whatever and they started spending of their time..

August 12, 2011 with 1 Comment

The Kind Of Thing That Shows Up In R. Crumb’s Heaven: A Recap Of “What Dreams May Come”

Robin Williams is driving a little wooden boat around on a lake in Switzerland. He’s wearing a really thick sweater. Seems like that..

August 8, 2011 with 0 Comments

Uh Oh, Is That Anne Heche? “Cedar Rapids” Reviewed

Author’s note: I wrote this entire review thinking that the movie is titled “Cedar Falls” and the fact that I don’t care enough to..

August 3, 2011 with 2 Comments

Hooking Up With Whoever Wins The Fight: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Reviewed

This review contains spoilers and cursing, but not necessarily in that order. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 starts off with..

July 21, 2011 with 0 Comments

Nobody Wants To Kiss A Lion On The Mouth: A Review Of “Beastly”

So Alex Pettyfer is a rich kid giving a speech at his rich kid high school. You know it’s a rich kid high school because their class..

July 12, 2011 with 0 Comments

Every Color Of The Pantone Rainbow: “One Hour Photo” Reviewed

In One Hour Photo, Robin Williams plays a lonely weirdo working in a Wal-Mart style photo department who starts stalking the living hell..

July 6, 2011 with 0 Comments

I Surrender, Burn Them All: A Review Of “Battle: Los Angeles”

I was reading the user reviews on iTunes for Battle: Los Angeles, because I was wondering why it had such a low score. People kept writing..

July 2, 2011 with 0 Comments

The Kind Of Hot That Vanishes With Your Girlfriend: A Criticism Of “Fanboys”

One of the conceits of Fanboys is that Jay Baruchel’s nerd and Kristen Bell’s nerd are madly in love, but their nerdiness gets..

June 28, 2011 with 0 Comments

Making Out In Front Of Manifest Destiny: A Recap Of “The Adjustment Bureau”

In The Adjustment Bureau, Matt Damon is a young Congressman running for Senate. You know, I bet a lot of people don’t know the..

June 24, 2011 with 0 Comments
Does The Rabbit Look Nervous: “L.A. Noire” Reviewed

Does The Rabbit Look Nervous: “L.A. Noire” Reviewed

Guys in fedoras, old fashioned soda ads, bar matchbooks in elegant fonts— this game has got em’! And a mostly accurate map of 1947..

June 22, 2011 with 0 Comments

Yeah, But Look At This Origami Bird I Made: A Review Of “Green Lantern”

Test pilot Hal Jordan leaves a sexy girl in his bed to go fly jets. Whoosh! Sorry nice lady I’m fly airplanes, now! He wraps a..

June 20, 2011 with 0 Comments

Your Old Friend, The Skull: A Review Of “True Grit”

A fourteen year old girl named Mattie hires U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn to track down Chaney, the man who killed her father. Rooster is..

June 17, 2011 with 0 Comments
I’m Sure His Skeleton Will Have Time Lord Bones: A Review of “Doctor Who Series 6″

I’m Sure His Skeleton Will Have Time Lord Bones: A Review of “Doctor Who Series 6″

This review contains spoilers. The Doctor is in America! He has a cowboy hat. But River Song shoots his hat off his head. This woman is so..

June 14, 2011 with 0 Comments

He Didn’t Even Bother To Put On His Space Boxers: Thoughts On “Super 8″

Hey it’s 1979! A kid in a Smashing Pumpkins video is rolling down a hill in a tire! I once dated a girl who was obsessed with the..

June 13, 2011 with 0 Comments
A Cold Sailor’s Ghost At The Bottom Of The Ocean: Looking Back On “Dexter Season 5″

A Cold Sailor’s Ghost At The Bottom Of The Ocean: Looking Back On “Dexter Season 5″

I just ate a pint of ice cream and watched True Grit. This must be how retired newspaper comic strip character Cathy feels. Ack! I guess..

June 10, 2011 with 0 Comments
The Spring Can Be Tricky: A Review Of “Kinect Adventures”

The Spring Can Be Tricky: A Review Of “Kinect Adventures”

Okay. Okay. The Kinect. I finally bought one at Best Buy. The Best Buy guy was all, “You need to get the Geek Squad Black Tie..

June 8, 2011 with 0 Comments
Little Yarn Purses That Look Like Dragons: “Dragon Age II” Reviewed

Little Yarn Purses That Look Like Dragons: “Dragon Age II” Reviewed

In the first Dragon Age, you were literally saving the entire kingdom of Ferelden from a bunch of Darkspawn. You had to go around..

June 7, 2011 with 0 Comments

A Good Candidate For Understanding Love: A Review Of “Kung Fu Panda 2″

I was in a horrible mood watching Kung Fu Panda 2. This guy behind me wouldn’t stop kicking my seat. So I elbowed the seat whenever..

June 6, 2011 with 0 Comments

Then The Tiger Lost An Eye: “X-Men: First Class” Reviewed

James McAvoy is Professor X and and Michael Fassbender is Magneto. They are best friends! Mutant best friends. I remember my first best..

June 3, 2011 with 0 Comments

You’ve Never Been To The Dog Circus? A Review Of “Step Up 3D”

A curly haired kid named Moose is starting college at NYU. But there is a dance battle right there on campus! Moose can totally dance so..

June 1, 2011 with 0 Comments

You Don’t Even Want To See The King Of Diamonds: A Review Of “Bridesmaids”

Okay, so Bridesmaids. There was a baby in the theater. But he was a quiet baby. He only made baby noises once during the movie. Thank you,..

May 31, 2011 with 1 Comment

The Line Is Long At Trader Joe’s: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Reviewed

The other night I had a dream that Barack Obama and I were hanging out in my hometown library. It was really casual, because Obama had..

May 30, 2011 with 0 Comments

There Better Not Be Any Thistles: A Review Of “The Troll Hunter”

A bunch of Norwegian college students hear about an unauthorized bear killing so they double-time it to the scene of the bear crime. Is one..

May 26, 2011 with 0 Comments

Jam Your Hands in a Janitor’s Bucket: A Review of “I Am Number Four”

Alright- there’s nine alien teenagers on our planet and some other evil aliens want to kill them. IN NUMERIC ORDER. Gotta admire that..

May 25, 2011 with 0 Comments
A Beard Worth Stripping For! A Review of “Luther | Series 1″

A Beard Worth Stripping For! A Review of “Luther | Series 1″

Idris Elba is Detective Chief Inspector John Luther! In England, of course. It would be pretty posh if we had Detective Chief Inspectors..

May 24, 2011 with 0 Comments

That’s some pig! A review of the movie “The Descent”

So, a bunch of women are going caving in the Appalachian mountains. They treat it like a baby shower or a bachelorette party by getting..

May 21, 2011 with 1 Comment
Portal 2

Portal 2

I have no idea what to say about this game. If Portal 2 was a president, it would be Abraham Lincoln. Everybody already knows about Abraham..

May 11, 2011 with 0 Comments

Thor

So, Anthony Hopkins is Odin! He got stabbed in the eye by a Frost Giant. He wears a complicated eyepatch with little extra parts and stuff...

May 9, 2011 with 0 Comments

The Devil’s Art Director

As it turns out, the first season of The Twilight Zone from 1959 is not just good, it’s incredible. Nerds losing their glasses after..

April 29, 2011

Water for Elephants – Trailer

If there’s one thing circus movies love, it’s shots of tents getting set up. Hey you, hoist that tent! Now you guys hit this..

April 22, 2011 with 0 Comments

Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides – Trailer

The barrel budget on this movie must be through the roof. The President of Disney is probably up all night, surrounded by bills from..

April 19, 2011 with 0 Comments

Born To Be Wild (Trailer)

I think it’s actually illegal now to have a movie about baby animals or endangered animals and not have Morgan Freeman do the voice..

April 18, 2011 with 0 Comments

The Fighter

Mark Wahlberg is a fighter! So is his brother Christian Bale. But Mark Wahlberg is a more muscular, healthier fighter. Like a 16-bit..

March 28, 2011 with 1 Comment

Hereafter

Matt Damon is a psychic who gave up psychic-ing to be a blue collar worker because he got sick of talking to dead people all the time...

March 23, 2011 with 0 Comments
A drawing of Isaac Clarke from Dead Space 2

A drawing of Isaac Clarke from Dead Space 2

This is Dead Space 2 hero Isaac Clarke with the Marker- a terrible space rock that turns humans into bloodthirsty screeching claw monsters...

March 22, 2011 with 0 Comments
Reviews and essays about sci-fi and pop culture, written by an Atlanta comedian living with a French Bulldog. (Dog does not write reviews. Dog edits reviews.)
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