Fan Expo 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am

And so ends another fabulous/exhausting Fan Expo weekend. Unlike last year, TheAvod did not have a table at the convention so I had a lot more time to wander around and take in the sights, sounds, and...

The Noon Witch 13 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm

You're probably familiar with Danse Macabre. Even if you've never heard of it, odds are you've actually heard it before. I'd be willing to bet good money, however, that you've got no idea what The Noo...

Trailer Review: Sea of Monsters 5 Aug 2013 | 01:23 am

I'm told the Percy Jackson books are pretty okay. I've heard the first movie was watchable. This second movie, however, looks like five other movies. Which I've already seen and will likely watch agai...

Sharknado 17 Jul 2013 | 10:04 pm

I'm not actually going to review Sharknado, except to say that "Shlood" or possibly "Flark" would have been more accurate titles. Instead, here are some movie posters for the Sharknado franchise that ...

Alex Cross 16 Jul 2013 | 05:42 am

I've read exactly one James Patterson book and hated it. But I really like Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, so when I first saw the trailer for Alex Cross, I was interested. And when I finally ...

Pacific Rim 13 Jul 2013 | 04:12 am

Pacific Rim is a great film, likely to be the best of the summer but it's getting some middling reviews. I know why. I can maybe even appreciate the reasoning behind the criticism. But I cannot, in go...

The Black Museum: Lecture Recap 21 May 2013 | 02:42 am

The long and storied history of film marketing and publicity can be summed up in images. On May 16, at the Black Museum's final lecture in its second semester, Andrea Butler discussed the evolution of...

So You Want to be a Ghost Hunter 8 May 2013 | 06:08 pm

Hemlock Grove (season one) 1 May 2013 | 01:47 am

Of all the things to adapt for television, why would anyone choose a debut novel? Indeed, some books debut to fanfare, the authors lauded for their literary skill but Hemlock Grove and its author, Bri...

On Location: Haunted Asylums 23 Apr 2013 | 04:19 am

When you watch a lot of movies it's just a matter of time before you start to recognize certain locations. Like Griffith Park Observatory, which I'm sure you'll remember from Bowfinger and Charlie's A...