The Old Gray Lady and Friends

Hi.

So this clip round-up includes my first piece at the New York Times: a primer on Heroes Reborn, which you read here.

Not much, but it's a start.

Anyway.

At Vulture, I recapped the first two episodes of Gotham's second season here, and here. And episodes four and five of Fear the Walking Dead here, and here.

I also did a list of the ten most Cannon-y moments in the new Cannon DVD/Blu-ray box set, also at Vulture.

At RogerEbert.com, there's my positive review of The Green Inferno, Eli Roth's Cannibal Holocaust homage, right over here.

And at the Village Voice, there's reviews of Mississippi Grind, Hotel Transylvania 2, This Changes Everything, Shanghai, and He Named Me Malala. 

Bif Bam Pow: Writing's Not Just for Reviews Any More!

Hi.

I'm including my TV writing here, too, now.

1) Four Vulture recaps of Fear the Walking Dead: one, and two, and three, and four.

2) My RogerEbert.com review of 80s-sploitation action-adventure Turbo Kid: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/turbo-kid-2015

3) My Village Voice cap of Korean action-fantasy Memories of the Sword: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/memories-of-the-sword-is-most-thrilling-when-its-swordsmen-plunge-into-the-past-7533278

4) My RogerEbert.com review of body-horror sequel Contracted: Phase II: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/contracted-phase-ii-2015

5) My Village Voice cap of found-footage horror film Creep: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/mark-duplass-elevates-found-footage-horror-flick-creep-7585795

6) My Vulture interview with Roger Corman: http://www.vulture.com/2015/08/roger-corman-sharktopus-easy-rider.html?_ga=1.11195444.1671774659.1442801866

7) My RogerEbert.com review of Johnnie To musical Office: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/office-2015

8) My Village Voice cap of Neil Labute's dramedy Dirty Weekend: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/neil-labute-s-dirty-weekend-may-have-you-longing-for-monday-7600110

9) My RogerEbert.com review of Fatih Akin's Armenian genocide drama The Cut: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-cut-2015

10) My Village Voice review action reboot The Transporter Refueled: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/here-are-all-the-reasons-why-nobody-went-to-see-the-transporter-refueled-7621056

11) My Vulture interview with Rick and Morty co-creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon: http://www.vulture.com/2015/09/rick-morty-influences-dan-harmon-justin-roiland.html?_ga=1.246550660.1671774659.1442801866

12) My RogerEbert.com review of Bruce McDonald's killer-kids/maternity-horror film Hellions: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hellions-2015

13) My Village Voice cap of horror-comedy Cooties: http://www.villagevoice.com/film/comic-horror-flick-cooties-cast-is-funnier-than-its-script-7634481

Ok, let's rock.

The Week in Review: Well, A Week and Some Change

Hi.

I've had some personal setbacks lately. But here, in the meantime, are my writings for the past month or so:

1) For Village Voice, a review of The Face of An Angel, a rather dull thriller by the often superb Michael Winterbottom: YbzoLrrlu1

2) For Village Voice, a feature on Critical Paranoia 2: Dark Night Rising, a frustrating, but intriguing experiment in conspiracy theory bullshit: LHFbgZppwy

3) For Vulture, my last two recaps of Sense8, the Wachowski siblings' uneven and aggravating science-fiction series: 5lnxamq2EL and 1NqIQTu

4) For Village Voice, a review of Phantom Halo, a tedious American indie drama directed by the daughter of Poly Platt and Peter Bogdonavich: character-driven-melodrama-phantom-halo-doesn-t-have-believable-characters-7273204

5) For RogerEbert.com, a review of Rubble Kings, a fine, but flawed documentary about real-life gangs of Fun City New York: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rubble-kings-2015

6) For RogerEbert.com, a review of Into the Grizzly Maze, a lousy, woman-hating animal-attack picture: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/into-the-grizzly-maze-2015

7) For RogerEbert.com, a review of Stung, another lousy, woman-hating animal-attack picture: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/stung-2015

8) For The Dissolve, an interview with Penelope Spheeris, the lovely, and ferociously-talented director of the Decline of Western Civilization trilogy: 0ok2frhFvs

9) For Village Voice, a review of The Suicide Theory, a wishy-washy Australian thriller/dark-comedy: http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/the-suicide-theory-6387710

10) For Village Voice, a feature on "Japan Cuts," the Japan Society's annual program of Japanese pop cinema: 8zbZI5wYcf

11) For Village Voice, a review of The Gallows, a stinky found-footage ghost story: it-wouldnt-be-a-tragedy-if-found-footage-horror-the-gallows-hadn-t-been-found-7351993

And here's some music:

The Week in Review: All-Kicking, All-Punching Edition

Hi.

Here are links to articles that published in the past week:

1) Chilean martial arts movie Redeemer is a great vehicle for star Marko Zaror. More in my Village Voice review: UvtGxzgw4j

2) American animator Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow blows the competition away in 2015 Sundance Film Festival Award-Winning Short Films. More in my Village Voice review: IWyop6uz3z

3) Hong Kong martial-arts comedy Dreadnaught (1981)--a Yuen Biao vehicle directed by Woo-Ping Yuen--is an energizing delight. More in my Village Voice review: nCREfFUQ0v

4) J. Michael Straczynski and the Wachowskis' uneven science-fiction serial Sense8 gets appreciably freaky in episodes 4-6. More in my second of four Vulture recaps: 1QrCSHx

5) And bleak American/Chilewood indie horror film The Stranger is a pantload. More in my RogerEbert.com review: the-stranger-2015

Your Good Blog's Gonna Go Bad: The Week in Review

Hi.

Here are links to pieces that published in the past week.

1) My Village Voice review of Brooklyn filmmaker Eddie Mullins's thoughtful Doomsdays: t.co/9PNA4FFmc8

2) My RogerEbert.com review of Swedish absurdist Roy Andersson's terrific A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-pigeon-sat-on-a-branch-reflecting-on-existence-2015

3) My RogerEbert.com primer on martial arts legend Jackie Chan's awe-inspiring Police Story films: www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/unholy-dedication-a-history-of-jackie-chans-police-story-franchise

4) My Village Voice review of mediocre horror film Insidious: Chapter 3: www.villagevoice.com/2015-06-03/film/insidious-chapter-3-is-ambitious-but-undercooked-and-idiotic/

5) My RogerEbert.com review of uneven but satisfying Old Man Jackie Chan vehicle Police Story: Lockdown (aka: Police Story 2013): www.rogerebert.com/reviews/police-story-lockdown-2015

6) My Vulture recap of the Wachowskis' new-age-y scifi series Sense8's first three episodes: http://www.vulture.com/2015/06/sense8-recap-season-1-episode-1-2-3.html