POPCORN CINEMA 31: DEATH BED: THE BED THAT EATS John E. Meredith August 20, 2016 Popcorn Cinema There was this guy named George Barry. He grew up in the same Detroit suburbs as Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Like them, he was a huge fan of classic horror films and drive-in movies.
THE FLESH IS WEAK #4: Writing With QUILLS John E. Meredith August 13, 2016 The Flesh is Weak Despite all the bodily fluids on display here, QUILLS is more about the mind (and even the heart) than the flesh.
THE FLESH IS WEAK #3: Memories of SAMSARA John E. Meredith July 30, 2016 The Flesh is Weak Fricke and Magidson claimed that they avoided any overt political views in assembling SAMSARA, but sometimes reality can be very political.
POPCORN CINEMA 30: Through the Whirlwind John E. Meredith July 23, 2016 Popcorn Cinema See, what happened was that me and Cinema, we went to see FINDING DORY.
THE FLESH IS WEAK #2: My Changing Faith In THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST John E. Meredith July 16, 2016 The Flesh is Weak It made me want to shout, or to reach out and do something to stop it. That's powerful filmmaking.
POPCORN CINEMA 29: Into the Whirlwind John E. Meredith July 9, 2016 Popcorn Cinema Sometimes I think TWISTER was the worst thing that ever happened to weather movies.
THE FLESH IS WEAK #1: FEARLESS John E. Meredith July 2, 2016 The Flesh is Weak Adapted by Rafael Yglesias from his own novel, FEARLESS is a profound film that is as remote as the main character inhabiting it.
POPCORN CINEMA 28: The Day My Kid Went Punk John E. Meredith June 25, 2016 Popcorn Cinema If you wanna get attention, get laid, and shut all the old people up . . . punk rock, dude.
Chinatown (1974) John E. Meredith June 23, 2016 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies Chinatown was made long after the supposed end of the noir period, yet it thoroughly recreates the mood and style of film noir.
The Conjuring 2 (2016) John E. Meredith June 13, 2016 Movies, Reviews In THE CONJURING 2, we witness Burgess' mastery of the camera as a storytelling tool, doing much to scare the shit out of us with a simple pan or tilt.
POPCORN CINEMA 27: PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL John E. Meredith June 11, 2016 Popcorn Cinema You seem a bit more like the GONE IN 60 SECONDS type. 1974, Toby Halicki, drive-in classic. You know, the one where a bunch of car thieves are given just five days to steal forty-eight cars.
POPCORN CINEMA 26: That Damn Chewbacca Mask John E. Meredith June 4, 2016 Popcorn Cinema I mean, what the hell is wrong with people???
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) John E. Meredith May 30, 2016 Movies, Reviews If This Is the X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, Then Does That Mean the End Is Near?
POPCORN CINEMA 25: REEFER MADNESS John E. Meredith May 28, 2016 Popcorn Cinema Are you aware? Of the unspeakable scourge? Of the dread marijuana? The assassin of our youth?
POPCORN CINEMA 24: HAIL TO THE CHIEF – Lincoln, Zombies and Bad Hair John E. Meredith May 21, 2016 Popcorn Cinema Why can't presidents ever be like they are in the movies?
POPCORN CINEMA 23: THEY CALLED HER ONE EYE (aka, THRILLER: A Cruel Picture) John E. Meredith May 7, 2016 Popcorn Cinema When cruelty knows no bounds. . . when evil knows no limits . . . revenge strikes with its most frightening power. They called her One-Eye . . . then ran for their lives.
Popcorn Cinema: Into the Purple Rain John E. Meredith April 30, 2016 Popcorn Cinema So PURPLE RAIN hit theaters that summer, and I knew that Justine would be there.
Popcorn Cinema: Do You Remember Me? John E. Meredith April 23, 2016 Popcorn Cinema I love horror movies. But DIRTY DANCING . . . not so much.
Popcorn Cinema: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die John E. Meredith April 16, 2016 Popcorn Cinema The television moans "Let me die! Let me die!" Darkness falls over the screen for a moment, and then the title appears: THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE.
Popcorn Cinema: Life Can Be a Bitch, Dude John E. Meredith April 9, 2016 Popcorn Cinema I don't think that PLAGUE DOGS would be right for you. At least not right now.
