Friday Night Double Features Vol. 58

 by Adam Riske and Patrick Bromley

Ten new double features just in time for Scary Movie Month!

FTM 782: POPCORN

Patrick and Adam buy a bag and go home in a box.

Johnny California: Popcorn

 by JB

Q: What’s a movie without popcorn?

7 Slasher Movie Characters All Named Tina

by Joel Edmiston

Last year, on a rewatch of the Friday the 13th series, I noticed there are three different characters named Tina spread across the franchise. I thought this was unusual, because I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone named Tina, and yet so many were turning up in this one-cottage town. I just went on thinking that maybe there was an olympic swimmer or something from Crystal Lake named Tina that they were all named after. Then, as I went on watching and rewatching slasher films of the '70s, '80s and '90s (as cool guys like me tend to do), I kept hearing that name “Tina.” It’s an extremely common name in all these movies, not just in Friday the 13th films. I don’t know why. Was it a common name back then? I have no idea. I wasn’t even born yet. This is not an investigative piece on why this phenomenon took place. I’m just going to talk about the Tinas. It’s time for Tina Talk, baby!

Riske Business: The 10 Worst Things About the Movie Theater Experience

by Adam Riske

And here’s what I don’t like so much.

Riske Business: 10 Reasons We Buy Overpriced Popcorn at the Movies

I go to the movies a lot. More often than not, I get popcorn. I should know better. Popcorn is wildly overpriced and unhealthy. If I added up all of the money I’ve spent in my life on popcorn, I would be writing this article from a mansion. I am currently writing this article from a crawl space I rent from JB. It’s damp and dark but full of promise. I know I’m not alone. Why do we buy popcorn at the movies?