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Film Critic / Interviewer

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Favorite Movies: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Halloween, , The Devil's Rejects, The read more Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original), Night of the Living Dead, Donnie Darko, Haute Tension, Jaws, Fight Club, Friday the 13th (1 - 4), The Haunting (Original version), Angel Heart, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

Likes: My Wife, my Son, my Cats and other family members, anything read more horror, Alkaline Trio, Brandi Carlile, South Park, punk rock and old country (I'm talking Cash, Lynn that sorta stuff) and 80's scream queens.

JoBlo.com hosts a screening of The Philly Kid, along with Q&A (win free tickets!)

Posted 14 years ago

You want action? Well, the fine folks from Dark Castle Entertainment and After Dark Action Films intend to give it to you and then some! Starting May 11th and running until May 17th, you’ll be able to get plenty of...

JimmyO opens up a package from Hasbro featuring Avengers toys…

Posted 14 years ago

When I arrived home a couple of weeks ago, I discovered a large black box at my doorstep. Printed on the edge was “BREAK SEAL IN CASE OF GLOBAL EMERGENCY!” Below the ominous instructions appeared the logo for S.H.I.E.L.D. –...

Review: The Avengers

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: In order to save the world from complete destruction, Nick Fury of S.H.l.E.L.D. gathers together his team of AVENGERS including Iron Man, The Hulk, Black Widow, Captain America, Thor and Hawkeye. Together they must stop Thor’s brother Loki and...

Review: Bernie

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: Bernie Tiede came to the small town of Carthage to work at a funeral home. He quickly made himself part of the community by being extra nice to the older women who had lost their husbands. And when Marjorie...

Review: The Raven

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: In this fictional account of Edgar Allan Poe’s last days, there is a dark cloud hanging over late 1840’s Baltimore. When a series of brutal murders are fashioned after Edgar Allan Poe’s work, the police begin to suspect the...

Exclusive Interview: Talk ‘N Shop with Safe Director Boaz Yakin (Part 2 of 2)

Posted 14 years ago

In part two of our interview with Boaz Yakin – the director of this week’s release SAFE – we talk about something very near and dear to my own heart. From Akira Kurosawa’s KAGEMUSHA to Sam Peckinpah’s STRAW DOGS all...

Exclusive Interview: Talk ‘N Shop with Safe Director Boaz Yakin (Part 1 of 2)

Posted 14 years ago

Since starting the JoBlo.com Talk ‘n Shop interviews, we’ve enjoyed the experience of hanging out at the coolest record store in Hollywood (Amoeba’s!!). And when I had the opportunity to check out the latest from director Boaz Yakin – the...

Review: Safe

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: When a young girl named Mei is taken from her family she is asked to memorize a series of numbers. Once she has, she is sent to deliver the secret code to New York so there will be no...

Back to the Drive-In: Impulse (1984)

Posted 14 years ago

There is nothing like going to the drive-in to shed your inhibitions. You take your girl/guy friend, grab a popcorn and a soda and move in real tight next to each other… f*ck it if the stick shift gets in...

Review: Think Like A Man

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: There is trouble brewing for a group of buddies searching for a love and sex in the city. When their prospective mates start reading a popular dating guide, the girls realize that they need to be treated right. What...

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