Scavenger Hunt #120, Task #4: Watch a superhero movie that is not based on Marvel or DC properties.
Yeah, I understand Troma’s not exactly esoteric gimmick, but I still found “The Toxic Avenger” excessively unpleasant for my liking. It’s not even the blood and guts; I am the exact opposite of a gorehound, but the carnage is so over-the-top that it never elicits any genuine revulsion. (If anything, the creative – if less than competent – practical effects are one…
Scavenger Hunt #120, Task #7: Watch a movie rated G (for general audiences).
Admittedly, I felt compelled to watch "Ice Princess" after the recent death of Michelle Trachtenberg, who I only really knew as Dawn Summers but whose passing I nonetheless found unexpectedly heartbreaking, as she was someone in my age group who was clearly hiding her struggles from the world and ultimately never got the opportunity to overcome them. Anyway, she is lovely in this film, perhaps lacking the…
Scavenger Hunt #53, Task #1: Watch a movie about exploring.
If a movie was ever focus-tested to appeal to me specifically, the resulting product would look a lot like "Teen Spirit," which A) centers on a televised singing competition, B) features a subplot involving a replacement father figure who's just trying to do his best, and C) stars Elle Fanning. I'm shocked that I didn't give the movie 100 stars, to be honest.
I thought it was scientific consensus that…
Scavenger Hunt #53, Task #20: Watch a movie in which some weird shit happens.
Say what you will about Tarantino, but Kurt Russell shrieking for mercy at the first sign of adversity is a fucking dead-on (and hilarious) encapsulation of male fragility.
