Watching Clerks II last night got me thinking about Clerks.  The reason I loved that movie was because of awesome exchanges between Dante and Randal like this one regarding Jedi Politics.

On May 9, 1980, an independent slasher film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller was released to the masses. The rest is hockey mask history.

This is fun.  How many of these 100 movies can you name? When you're ready to cheat, here are the answers. My favourite is #36.

Taryn and I have had many interesting discussions lately about Alec Baldwin and the voice mail he left for his daughter.  This isn't new news, and unless you're living under a rock you've heard the message, but here it is if you've yet to hear Baldwin's rant. We recently watched

Bob Clark and his son were killed by a drunk driver yesterday.  In my lifetime I've seen three of his films, and they represent the three Bob Clark's I know. The first Bob Clark movie I ever saw was "A Christmas Story", which he made in 1983.  In 2003 I

Spike Lee's 25th Hour has this five minute scene where Ed Norton's character delivers a monologue to the mirror.  I wrote about this scene before.  It's five minutes of total and complete anger, a sort of bizzaro world love letter to New York City. It's most definitely NSFW as it's

I start watching a number of movies I never finish.  If the movie is boring or just plain awful, I'll bail.  You never read my reviews of these movies because I don't review the flicks I don't finish. Deepa Mehta's "Water" has been nominated for best foreign-language film.  It's the

They announced the nominees for the 79th annual Academy Awards this morning.  Here's the complete list. Up for best picture are the following flicks. BabelThe DepartedLetters From Iwo JimaLittle Miss SunshineThe QueenCanadian Ryan Gosling is up for best actor for his role in "Half Nelson".  From "Breaker High" to Oscar

I watched most of the Golden Globes last night.  What struck me throughout the night was how all the winners were in movies and television shows I had never seen. Scorsese won for his direction of "The Departed", a movie I actually saw.  Other than that, the only winner I

Reading the Globe this morning, I stumbled across a little bit about Zyzzyx Road.  I'm still having difficulty believing what I've read. Zyzzyx Road is a $2-million vigilante thriller starring Katherine Heigl and Tom Sizemore that grossed a grand total of $30 at the box office in 2006.  It ran

When Peter Boyle passed away earlier this week, many mourned the passing of Raymond's dad on "Everybody Loves Raymond".  The fact is, not everybody loved Raymond.  I never found it funny. Many others mourned the passing of the monster in "Young Frankenstein".  The scene in which Boyle sings "Puttin' On

As things worsen in Buffalo, I'm having trouble believing we can win again in The Queen City.  I want to believe we can contend this season.  I want to believe that if things fall into place perfectly, if our goal tending holds up and we're healthy, if the stars align

The opening scene of "American Beauty" sets things up perfectly.  Lester Burnham is spanking the proverbial monkey during his morning shower and preparing us for his imminent death. My name is Lester Burnham. This is my street. This is my neighborhood. This is my life. I am 42 years old.

I love Office Space.  Somebody created a trailer for the flick recut as if it was a horror movie.  Now this is thriller. Well done...

1994 gave us some unbelievable movies.  "Pulp Fiction", "Forrest Gump" and "The Shawshank Redemption" to name a few.  "The Shawshank Redemption" was unbelievably good with monologues like this one from Red. Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'. That's goddamn right. For the second time in my life, I am

I love that scene in "Hoosiers" when Gene Hackman's character is trying to motivate his team before the Indiana state finals. Forget about the crowds, the size of the school, their fancy uniforms, and remember what got you here. Focus on the fundamentals that we've gone over time and time

I love that scene in "Trainspotting" when Ewan McGregor's character delivers that killer monologue about choosing life. Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family, Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and

"The Departed" is the first movie in a long time I've actually wanted to see in theatres.  In fact, if I can score babysitting, I'm totally there. Martin Scorsese, the director of "The Departed", has somehow never won an Oscar, despite being nominated seven times.  "Goodfellas", which ranks #2 on

A perfect Friday night as a thirteen year old was discovering "Porky's" being aired on CityTV.  City never censored the flick which meant plenty of Cancon T&A. For almost 25 years, "Porky's" has been the most popular Canadian film in Canadian box office history.  It made $11.2