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Storm a’ Comin’: I.O.U.S.A.
Documentaries that don’t simply engage and entertain but fundamentally change the way you think about the world are rare treats indeed. For me personally, the only examples that come to...
Posted by Book Rex on July 13, 2015
Sometimes a Good Fence Just Isn’t Enough: Neighbors
Following the civil unrest sparked by my last blog post on the superiority of independent cinema – branded by Fox News’ Megyn Kelly as “more elitist than a Master’s Degree...
Posted by Book Rex on June 15, 2015
The Emerald Cinephile: Three Family Films from Ireland
“Y’know Dad, I like how you bring home weird movies that no one’s heard of.” And with that statement, spoken by my nine year-old son, my work as a parent...
Posted by Book Rex on May 20, 2015
Exquisite Corpse by Penelope Bagieu
Exquisite Corpse by Penelope Bagieu is a great read that explores the concept of ego and the question, “What do you deserve?” The art is a classic black and white,...
Posted by Book Rex on May 8, 2015
In the Right Place But It Must Have Been the Wrong Time: Cold in July
Cold in July is that it features Michael C. Hall – Dexter himself – sporting a perfect mullet ripped straight out of the pages of Discriminating Hillbilly Monthly. Business may...
Posted by Book Rex on February 9, 2015
Pass the Spite: Blue Ruin
Everyone knows the saying, “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” The original text actually translates literally from the Italian as: “I plan to open up a can of metaphorical...
Posted by Book Rex on December 3, 2014
The Timeline Games
I remember as a kid whenever we had a history test in school the teachers always wanted us to know exact dates for every historic event. I was never good...
Posted by Book Rex on November 19, 2014
Skottie Young: Savior of Nerddom
Friend, do you fear for the future of nerddom as I do? Do you look around in disbelief at the happy, normal couples – couples! – filling the seats of...
Posted by Book Rex on August 13, 2014
Are You Getting It? Armageddon It.
After the Dark is a feature film version of the popular TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It for you non-preppers out there) party game, Would I...
Posted by Book Rex on June 9, 2014
We’ve got a Ticket to Ride
In 1872, on a wager of £20,000, Phileas Fogg travels around the world in 80 days. Now, in that same tradition a group of friends has gathered to make a...
Posted by Book Rex on May 26, 2014