Articles by John Semley

Mel Brooks' Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures

PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2010

There are a couple of commonly held myths in comedy that demand to be dispelled. First is the idea that all comedy has its origins in trage...

Quentin Tarantino: The Ultimate Collection

Quentin Tarantino

PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2009

To begin with, the title of this box set is a bit of a tease. Sure, this collection handsomely repackages QT's first six features ― R...

The Five Lives of Criss Angel Mindfreak

PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2009

The Oxford English Dictionary defines "Mindfreak" as... wait, it doesn't. That doesn't stop veteran douche/illusionist Criss Angel from emp...

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 [Blu-Ray]

Mamoru Oshii

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2009

Not for lack of trying, I've never been able to get into Ghost in the Shell. Granted, Oshii's 1995 film remains groundbreaking in its blend...

Heat [Blu-Ray]

Michael Mann

PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2009

On the other side of crap like Collateral and Public Enemies, it's nice to remember a time when it may have mattered that a film was "direc...

Mystery Science Theater 3000 XVI

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2009

Watching MST3K on DVD has always posed a number of problems. First off, plopping in a DVD of The Robot Vs. The Aztec Mummy or Attack of the...

Gentlemen Broncos

Jared Hess

PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2009

When it comes to reviewing films, I'm not really one for lofty proclamations. But here's one: Gentlemen Broncos is conclusively the worst f...

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Nicolas Winding Refn

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2009

With all the dust being kicked up over the wide release of Lars von Trier's Antichrist, it's understandable if audiences on this side of th...