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Shudder’s Creek Short Story for Halloween [PODCAST]

Hey there, Halloween fans. I’m bringing to you today my first short story podcast. I wrote this on a whim out of a desire to create the kind atmosphere that I really enjoy around Halloween. I tend to gravitate towards…

And for the defense…

Asa Butterfield and Chloë Grace Moretz in 'Hugo'

As the 3D debate rages on, more directors are taking up the medium even as the public seems to be rejecting it. James Cameron promised great things with Avatar but delivered an unremarkable animated tale whose 3D was as flat…

Ridley at 33

Ridley Scott is my favorite contemporary director. One of the few whose movies I will see by sheer virtue of his directorial involvement. His eye for photography is fantastic and his narrative pacing ebbs and flows like gentle surf. His…

Star Trek: The First Frontier

Gut reaction: I came to Star Trek very guarded. After all, the much-celebrated J.J. Abrams’ first attempt at film theatricality was the tedious and prosaic Mission: Impossible III, and his first role as producer was the emetic Cloverfield.