January 4, 2017
So if you’re following along in the rewatch, I really hope you skipped this one. This is going to be a scrambled review because Retribution broke my brain and left me sputtering feebly. I have come up with a rule of thumb for measuring the quality of these movies: how good they are depends on how soon Alice confronts the…
December 7, 2016
As usual, spoilers abound. When I thought about this movie in the Resident Evil rewatch, my brain whimpered. The end of Resident Evil: Extinction saw Alice mustering an army of psychic-powered, super-strong clones to attack the Chairman of Umbrella, thereby defeating him and his evil forever. The motivation was always a little lacking, but I guess it was equal portions:…
November 2, 2016
So Resident Evil: Apocalypse had one thing going for it. It lowered the bar for the third to limbo levels. But I honestly enjoy Resident Evil: Extinction. It couples the over-the-top qualities of Apocalypse with a coherent storyline. It’s a much better looking and a lot more stylish than the second one. In some ways, Extinction works as a counterbalance…
November 1, 2016
Halloween might be over, but that doesn’t mean we stop embracing the scary around here. Welcome back to my soon-to-be-completed romp through the world of Mira Grant’s Newsflesh series. Today, we are discussing the newest addition to the series, Feedback. In Grant’s own words, This standalone entry in the Newsflesh world follows a new blogging team through a new adventure…and…
October 26, 2016
An undeniable truth about myself and my reading preferences: scary stories belong to October, the way that The Hobbit belongs to November and Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather belongs in December. This is not to say that I always succeed in these traditions, but the thought is never far from my mind. When I was approached to tackle Paul Tremblay’s A Head…
October 11, 2016
“Great,” Shaun said, clapping his hands together. “Let’s go through decon, get in there, and change the world. And then? Cookies” (p 620). What a wonderful time of year it is. The weather grows crisp. Halloween is just around the corner, and just in time for more scary fiction. I hope that you’re caught up on your Newsflesh reading, ladies…
October 3, 2016
People hate the Devil. No really. It’s a huge debate in horror, and it’s one I’ve had to listen to and weigh in on for the past few years as I’ve finished up two religious horror projects, both inside and outside of graduate school. And I get it. The appeal of a character who is only bad and therefore has a pretty…
September 27, 2016
We have a little less than one month until October 23 and the premiere of The Walking Dead’s seventh season! I enjoyed the Alexandria arc, but the last few episodes of the sixth season felt like Rick, Michonne and the rest of the gang were being moved around like chess pieces. I wasn’t fond of the horrible cliffhanger, either. But…
September 13, 2016
So if you’re just tuning in, welcome! This is the second in a multi-part series highlighting Mira Grant’s excellent political thriller/zombie series, Newsflesh. If you’ve read the series and want to read my thoughts on the first book, Feed, you may do so here. If you are unfamiliar with the novels, I insist that you please stop reading this, find…
September 7, 2016
So, a few things you should know about me before we embark on the rewatch of one of my favorite movie series. 1) I don’t like zombie movies. 2) I don’t play video games. Not out of dislike, but out of shame. I am that gamer — the one that can not use a controller without flailing all over and…