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Arts in Review: The Year in Good-Bad Movies – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper

December 29, 2010 / Leave a Comment

It’s been a stellar year for bad movies. As in so-bad-they’re-good bad movies. The phenomenon of crap cinema, or rather the appreciation of crap cinema, has existed for decades, but 2010 saw a newfound interest in good-bad film. via Arts in Review: The Year in Good-Bad Movies – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. See … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Freelance Work Tagged: bad movies, Birdemic, film, good-bad movies, The Room, Troll 2, Washington City Paper

Best Worst Movie and the cult of Troll 2 | Film | Interview | The A.V. Club Chicago

July 27, 2010 / Leave a Comment

Few artists have rendered the art of failure as enjoyable as Claudio Fragasso did with his 1990 film, Troll 2. The combination of stilted acting, awkward dialogue, and a plot that makes any exploitation picture seem drab by comparison helped make Troll 2 a cult phenomenon. Four years ago, Michael Stephenson, who played Troll 2’s … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Freelance Work Tagged: A.V. Club Chicago, Best Worst Movie, Michael Stephenson, Troll 2

Giving 'bad music' another chance

June 29, 2010 / 1 Comment

Back in May, “Best Worst Movie” director Michael Paul Stephenson wrote an editorial about loving bad movies. It was titled: Bad Books Are Bad, and Bad Food Is Bad. But Bad Movies Are Not Always Bad What’s missing from the title? Music. Specifically bad music. Perhaps Stephenson left bad music out of the conversation for … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: 40 oz, Best Worst Movie, Brokencyde, Christopher Weingarten, crunkcore, Damian Abraham, DIY, exclaim!, Eye Weekly, Fucked Up, Michael Paul Stephenson, Pink Eye, scrunk, The Boston Phoenix, The Huffington Post, Troll 2, Warped Tour

Bad movies that are hard to resist

June 18, 2010 / 1 Comment

This week, Newcity published an article I wrote on Chicago’s bad movie scene. “So-bad-it’s-good” movies have been getting a lot of press lately. There’s “Birdemic: Shock and Terror,” “The Room” and “Troll 2,” which is finding even more approval due to the recent documentary on the B-movie,”Best Worst Movie,” making the rounds on the critical … [Read more…]

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Posted in: True/Slant Tagged: Bad Meaning Good, bad movies, Best Worst Movie, Birdemic: Shock and Terror, Brian Andreotti, Chicago, Daniel Johnston, Facets, film, Horrorbles, James Nguyen, Jarrett Spiegel, Jason Deuchler, Joe Rubin, John Aranza, John Wilson, Michael Rousselet, Movies, music, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Newcity, Odd Obsession, Patrick Dowell, Peter Debruge, The Music Box, The Room, Troll 2

Horrid Shows: What, and who, is behind our bad-movie obsession? | Newcity Film

June 16, 2010 / 1 Comment

In the trailer for the new movie “Birdemic: Shock and Terror,” the film’s hero celebrates a million-dollar deal with a high-five from a co-worker. That money is an achievement, a goal people think about endlessly. It’s something recent DePaul University graduate Patrick Dowell ponders from time to time. And Dowell knows just what he’ll do … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Freelance Work Tagged: B-movies, bad movies, Best Worst Movie, Birdemic, Chicago, cult movies, DJ Intel, DJ Popstatic, Evil Dead 2, James Nguyen, John Wilson, Josh Karp, Michael Rousselet, New City, Patrick Dowell, Peter Debruge, The Room, Tommy Wiseau, Troll 2, Variety

Trek to Fandom

May 27, 2009 / Leave a Comment

What’s the difference between these folks: Well, specific interest for one. Not level of interest though. Each of these photos represents the countless number of fans of everything from Star Trek to anime to the Oakland Raiders to My Chemical Romance. In each one of these, the individuals express their adoration through some form of costume … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: anime, anime fans, Big Fan, Black Hole, emo, fan, fanatic, LeBron James, music, My Chemical Romance, New York Giants, Oakland Raiderfans, Oakland Raiders, Patton Oswalt, Robert Siegel, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star Fleet, Star Trek, Star Wars, Trekkie, Troll 2, Vulcan

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