Warning: This Review Contains Major Spoilers Unlike many long time Veronica Mars fans, I wanted Veronica to stay with Piz at the end of the 2014 movie instead of moving back to Neptune to be with Logan. There, I said it. This is your unpopular opinion of the day. A lot of people didn’t like Logan during the early seasons of the show, yet many people were glad when they got back together at the end of the film. I wasn’t. I wanted Veronica to stay in New York, pursue a high end legal career, and stay with Piz. But she didn’t do that. However, most of our best characters in popular culture and literature don’t always do what we want them to do, maybe even what is best with them. Part of why I l

With the advent of social media and the proliferation of the 24-hour-a-day news cycle, a much-needed light has been shined on bullying. As if growing up isn’t hard enough there seems to be one constant: there will always be those who single out and punish those they see as different. Surprisingly, as a Puerto Rican male who studied tap, jazz, and ballet in lily-white suburbia I was able to survive relatively unscathed. But there are times when I look back on those individuals that I know were being persecuted and wish I had stood up for them, instead ignoring any potential conflict for fear of making myself a target. With this topic in mind, I recommend 2009’s Tormented, which is sort of a B

At the start of the month we kicked off our "Decades of Horror" feature by looking back at the best films of the 1980s. Then we dove into the strange world of 1990's horror flicks. Last week we explored the 2000's, and this week we're wrapping up with the 2010's (so far). Join Shelby C., Matt L., Jose G., and Sean M. as they recount their favorite horror films of the decade by year! 2010: Matt L. - Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (dir. Eli Craig) As should be established by now, I’m a big fan of horror comedy. And, after Shaun of the Dead, this film is probably my favorite. Unlike that film, this one does play the horror more for laughs than genuine scares, but it absolutely delivers on those laugh

The passing of Brittany Murphy in 2009 was tragic not just because she was only 32 but because she showed so much promise as a multi-faceted performer. She burst onto the cinematic scene as the bubbly Tai in 1995’s Clueless and proceeded to prove herself adept at both comedy and drama. From Drop Dead Gorgeous to Girl, Interrupted to Don’t Say a Word (probably her best performance) to 8 Mile to Little Black Book to her voicework on TV’s King of the Hill, Brittany Murphy had plenty of range and had plenty of promise ahead before her untimely death. 2000’s Cherry Falls gave Ms. Murphy the chance to take on one of horror’s most famous tropes: the final girl. Per Wikipedia, or your own film exper

I admit it, growing up I was a huge fraidy cat. I was a believer of the Boogeyman, things that go bump in the night, and stayed away from any seemingly “scary” film. Eventually, I grew up and realized that many of the so-called “scary” films were usually over-hyped and cliché-ridden. I then became obsessed with finding the actual “good” horror, the kind of films that were skillfully crafted, knew how to build tension and made the genre worthwhile. Sadly, one of the movies I was afraid to watch as a youth was 1981’s Wolfen. Thankfully, I have recently rectified that oversight and can empathetically state that it holds up. In case you missed it, Wolfen tells the haunting tale of a series of gr

Last week we kicked off our "Decades of Horror" feature by looking back at the best films of the 1980s. This week we're moving on to the 1990s, when remakes, adaptations, and horror-comedies reigned supreme (with the occasional prestige thriller thrown in for good measure). Join Shelby C., Matt G., Matt L., Jose G., John L., and Sean M. as they recount their favorite horror films of the decade by year. Check back next Friday for Decades of Horror: 2000s Edition! 1990: Matt L. - Misery (dir. Rob Reiner) Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes is legitimately one of the most terrifying villains put to film and her performance elevates what would already be a super-effective horror film. The fact that this

The weather is cooling down, the days are getting shorter and pumpkin is finding its way into everything you can and cannot think of, so Halloween must be around the corner. And with it, the perfect time to reminisce about the films that scare us and still give us nightmares. As I did last year, I will take the time to highlight a few lesser known horror and suspense films in the next few weeks. The classics like Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, Halloween, and The Silence of the Lambs never go out of style, but it is important to widen one’s horizons and be open to discovering what you may have missed. Science Fiction cinema is brimming with tales of aliens inhabiting our very bodies. From Inv

By all accounts, the 1980s were a flagship decade for the horror genre. Freddy, Jason, and Pinhead were all born and slashers roamed the Earth. Join Shelby, Matt, and Sean as they recount their favorite horror films of the decade by year. Check back next Friday for Decades of Horror: 1990s Edition! 1980: Shelby - The Shining (dir. Stanley Kubrick) I’m not sure how I could have justified picking anything other than The Shining for 1980. I love this movie so much that I don’t even mind that it isn’t a *great* adaptation of the Stephen King novel (which I also love). Matt L. - Friday the 13th (dir. Sean S. Cunningham) Granted, there’s (sort of) no Jason, and the reveal of the killer is ridiculo