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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Johnny Deadline: A Baker's Dozen of Dishes Best Served Cold

by JB

Today is Junesploitation’s Vigilante Day. Here are some of my favorite flicks wherein PEOPLE TAKE THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

#FThisMovie10: Favorite Columns and Podcasts

by Rosalie Lewis

I joined the FTM family fairly recently -- my first column ran in August of 2019 -- and I discovered the podcast and site about a year before that--but I’m overjoyed to be sharing in the 10th anniversary celebration. I adore this site and the people behind it, and even though I was clearly late to the party, I’ve often found myself going back through the archives to listen to podcasts or read articles from years past.

Five Favorite (Movie) Things About My Friendship with Patrick

by Mark Ahn

Spoilers about our friendship, and Chronicles of Riddick, ahead.

Review: Taken 3

by Adam Riske

It is what you think it is.

Watchin' Trailerz with Doug (June 29)

Only two days left of (30) Stars of Summer. If you haven't played along, YOU ARE DEAD TO ME. For this column, however, it's back to the old ways of WTwD -- new trailerz coupled with adolescent observations. If I'm a bit rusty, I apologize. It's just that, well, #30starsofsummer feels like it's lasted for 300 days, not just one month. And trying to keep up (which, admittedly, I've had a hard time doing) is WORK! Kudos to Steve K, JP, FritzFassbender, Mac McEntire, et al. You guys are the REAL heroes. Next year? (A Few) Stars of Summer, amIright? Anyway, here are a BUNCH of new previews, some of which were released a few weeks ago. Gotta make up for skipping a month, right?

Heavy Action: Unlikely Action Heroes

Not all action heroes are created equal.

Watchin' Trailerz with Doug (August 19)

Now that a big chunk of trailers for next year's tent pole films have been released, we're getting slammed with snoozers. Dreck. Basura. Shitty movies, is what I'm saying. Stuff like Underworld: Awakening (release date: May 18, 2012) and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (release date: Nov. 4, 2011), which is pretty typical for late summer/early fall (right before "Awards Season" [tm]). HOWEVER, at least Underworld and Harold & Kumar know exactly what they are -- very specific types of movies (i.e., lame) made for very specific types of people (i.e., not me). Two of the three movies after the jump are just plain bad (though the last one looks awesome). Well, "bad" might be the wrong word. Boring? Misguided? Superfluous? You tell me.