Anghus Houvouras shares his pick for the next Batman… Ben Affleck is out as Batman, something no one should be surprised by. Warner Bros. is looking at hosing themselves off after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League showered audiences with wet, hot stinky garbage that was about as well received a white […]
Why Blockbusters Shouldn’t Be Nominated for Best Picture
Anghus Houvouras on blockbusters and the Best Picture Oscar… Before I opine on blockbusters as Best Picture nominees, allow me to vent: Award season is the absolute worst, especially if you consider yourself a true lover of cinema. It’s an absolutely ridiculous time when studios, artists and film fans gets a little too invested in […]
Saying Goodbye to Star Wars
Anghus Houvouras says goodbye to Star Wars… There are moments in life where you achieve a sense of clarity; brief glimpses of the world from a different perspective where you can see the folly of repetitive behavior and a potential solution presents itself. For me it was the complete abandonment of social media. After deleting […]
Is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse the best comic book movie ever?
Anghus Houvouras on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse… If you would have told me at the start of 2018 that the most entertaining, most perfectly realized comic book movie would be released, I probably would have agreed with you. If you told me it was going to be an animated film from Sony, I probably would […]
The faulty logic of “You’re not the intended audience”
Anghus Houvouras on the faulty logic of “you’re not the intended audience”… In nearly two decades of writing about movies, the motivating factor has always been the joy of discussing film with others. Whether that cinematic discussion was happening at a bar after the movie, a chat room or the toxic bowels of social media, […]
The new Halloween movie looks garbage & we’re garbage for wanting to see it
Anghus Houvouras on the new Halloween and Hollywood rehashes… This new Halloween movie. It has triggered something in me. Something that’s been there for a while but just now coming to the surface. The new Halloween looks garbage. Warm refuse being served to us on a shiny new plate. And many horror and film fans […]
Why Henry Golding should be the next 007
Anghus Houvouras with his pick for the next James Bond… Playing armchair casting director is hardly the sport of kings and for the most part it’s something I stay away from. Every so often an idea pops up in my cerebral cortex and hangs out long enough to warrant consideration. In 20 years of writing […]
The Most Disappointing: Toxic Fans & How They’re Handled in the Media
Anghus Houvouras on toxic fans and the media… One of the things that keeps the fires burning in my brain is the concept of toxic fandom. It’s become so pervasive in our always-connected world of social media. Most of the stories play out in a similar fashion. A casting decision or creative choice is made […]
The Most Disappointing: Blaming Star Wars Fans for Disney’s Failures
Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s Star Wars… The Star Wars franchise is FUBAR. A mess that continues to get messier. Like a wedding dress stained with red wine that someone tries to clean using a mop that’s been soaking in a bucket of hot dog water. I’ve written, at length, about how the Star Wars franchise […]
Movie Review – Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
Petey Wheatstraw, 1977. Directed by Cliff Roquemore. Starring Rudy Ray Moore, Jimmy Lynch, Leroy Daniels, G. Tito Shaw, and Ernest Mayhand. SYNOPSIS: Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore) was born during a tropical storm, and from the moment he took his first breath he could walk, talk and kick ass. He grows up to become a […]