My Top 5 Horror Movies

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     Happy Halloween, folks! It’s that wonderful time of year again where we all get together and purposefully scare the crap out of each other as much as possible! While we love our dressing up (not as clowns, though), one of the main staples of the holiday season is horror movies, something I’ve talked about once or twice. I’m not a big fan of horror movies, but there are plenty that have really affected me over the years, so I thought I’d share them with you all in the spirit of the season. Let’s dive right in!

Editor’s Note: Not being a huge fan of horror, I haven’t seen a lot of the classics or more famous films. This is just a list made out of what I have seen. If you have any suggestions please leave them in the comments below! 

Amanda Knox Review

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     If there’s any genre that came back this year, it’s the true crime genre. From O.J. Simpson, who got an Emmy-winning FX series and a well-loved 30 For 30 documentary, to JonBenét Ramsey, who got her own four hour CBS special that dug into her case, to Charles Manson, who got a show no one watches on NBC, we really love our horrifying and brutal crimes. One other crime story that has been overlooked for a bit is the Amanda Knox story, which was finally resolved this year. Now Netflix is stepping in and throwing their own hat into this ring with a documentary based on her case. So, does this live up to the other great works we’ve seen this year? Let’s find out.

What I Want From Red Dead Redemption 2

 

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   Last Thursday was a pretty busy day for entertainment, with the first trailer for Logan and the first footage of the Nintendo Switch (my article on that located here) being shown, but another big trailer was dropped that had me excited: the first teaser for Red Dead Redemption 2. While it didn’t show much, looking more like a teaser for a movie than a game, I saw quite a few things that got me stoked and have me excited for the 2017 release date. Now, as a huge fan of the original Red Dead Redemption, I have some things that I’d like to see from the next installment. So what do I, a lowly blogger who will buy the game anyway, want from Rockstar? Well, let’s find out!

So, Should We Be Excited for the Switch?

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     Hey guys, welcome back to The Glovebox! Today I’m going to be discussing the recent reveal of the Nintendo Switch, the long-secret project that we got our first taste of last Thursday. There have been a lot of reactions to this, positive for the most part, but I realized that I alone do not have the knowledge to really discuss this in an intelligent way. So, to that end, I decided to talk to a good friend of mine (and diehard Nintendo fan) and transcribe our conversation for your benefit. Without further ado, let’s talk about some games, folks!

Closet Monster Review

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     There is no more played-out genre in cinema than the coming of age story. You know what I’m talking about: a young person (boy or girl, of any race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.) faces a challenge related to growing up and being an adult, and after some hardships and other things they learn something about themselves and life goes on. However, new director Stephen Dunn is here to add his own unique spin, and given that this (his first feature film, I might add) won the prestigious “Best Canadian Feature Film” at the Toronto International Film Festival last year my interest was piqued. Does this film break the mold? Let’s find out.

What Makes a Movie “So Bad It’s Good?”

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     This weekend I had the misfortune of watching Max Steel, a dull, lifeless and downright stupid attempt to launch a superhero franchise. In my review, I made an observation about the level of bad this film is, comparing it unfavorably to Gods of Egypt and The Room. While both of those are horrible films in their own right, those are on the level of “so bad it’s good,” which is basically exactly what it says: a film that is so incredibly awful that it rebounds and becomes entertaining again due to how bad it is. So, what makes a movie hit that category anyway? Let’s find out, shall we?

Editor’s Note: This is my opinion and my opinion alone, so take it with a grain of salt!

Max Steel Review

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     It seems like you can’t swing a dead cat these days without hitting a superhero movie. Marvel Studios has been dominating the scene since 2008. Fox is struggling to compete with the X-Men franchise and maybe utilizing the Fantastic Four as well, all in an effort to keep Disney’s hands off of them. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. has been putting DC Entertainment to work, releasing three commercially successful and critically trashed films to set up their own universe. Now, though, Mattel toys is getting in on the action with their very own superhero: Max Steel. Toy-based properties have worked before, but does Max Steel live up to the expectations we set on superhero movies nowadays? Let’s find out.

The Birth of a Nation Review

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     In 1915, director D.W. Griffith made a landmark silent film called Birth of a Nation, a movie that used many groundbreaking filmmaking and storytelling techniques that were simply unheard of at the time. Unfortunately, it was also insanely racist, presenting freed African-Americans during the Reconstruction as mindless beasts that could only be stopped by the “heroic” actions of the Ku Klux Klan. That film has since faded away into history, while a new 2016 release of almost the same name has burst onto the scene to tell an entirely different story. Directed by a first-time director and with a relatively low budget, can The Birth of a Nation leave its own mark and meet the high praise coming from the festival circuits? Let’s find out.

So, About This Hiatus…

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     Hey guys, long time no talk. Sorry to have been away for so long (life’s been hectic, to say the least), but I wanted to let you know that I’m going to be back soon, hopefully with a review for either The Birth of a Nation or The Girl on the Train, whichever one I see first. Since I’ve been gone this long and left you hanging, I figured I’d really sit down and talk to you about why it’s taken me as much time as it has to come back, especially given what week it is. So, let’s go ahead and talk about me, shall we?