Television 
Being thankful for KISS’ performance at the 2014 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
(0)Remember when KISS performed during the 2014 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade? It was awesome. Not because it was a spectacularly good performance or anything. I mean, we’ve all seen them belt out way better versions of “Rock N’ Roll All Nite” than they’re gonna while lip syncing and being dragged along on a float at 11… Read More ›
BP Podcast, Episode 37: “Our Blu-ray Wish List”
On this podcast episode, we each break down the top 5 movies (or TV shows) we want on Blu-ray. You know, the ones that are currently unavailable on Blu-ray … or anywhere! We also go into our Twitter friends’ own wish lists, talk about recent movie viewings (including a few #TerrorTweet viewings and a first-time… Read More ›
Tales from the Darkside: “The Casavin Curse”
Is “The Casavin Curse” as scary as I remember? For a lot of us, especially those who were younger, horror in the 80s was wrapped up in Tales from the Darkside as much as it was the video store shelf. The problem was, most of the time the only thing really, truly creepy in the… Read More ›
‘Tales from the Crypt’ nostalgia recap: “For Cryin’ Out Loud”
Season 2 | Episode 8 | Originally Aired May 22, 1990 Written & Directed by Jeffrey Price; co-written by Peter S. Seaman Man, I love a weird episode that goes deep into Bonker Town. And “For Cryin’ Out Loud” does not disappoint as it combines shock, rock, and morality into one colorful, LOUD story. Let’s have… Read More ›
‘Tales from the Crypt’ nostalgia recap: “The Sacrifice”
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Originally Aired May 15, 1990 Directed by Richard Greenberg; written by Ross Thomas The seal is broken—my Tales from the Crypt write-ups are officially back! We’re off to a good start, so let’s keep at it… The Recap As we open on this week’s tale, our dear host, the Crypt… Read More ›
‘Tales from the Crypt’ nostalgia recap: “The Thing from the Grave”
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Originally Aired May 8, 1990 Written & Directed by Fred Dekker Over a year ago, I started putting together nostalgia write-ups for Tales from the Crypt on the now-defunct community website for Entertainment Weekly. The site appears to still be on life support (kinda-sorta) and looks wonky and broken,… Read More ›
Our Resolutions for the New Year
Now that we all can take a collective sigh of relief that the days of 2016 are gone (but not forgotten), let’s make plans for 2017. We each picked three movie-esque items to work on for the next year. And if all goes well, and Damon Killian doesn’t show up hosting some game show, then… Read More ›
Ranking The Muppets Holiday Movies/Specials
12 Days of Christmas #5 As a hardcore Muppets fan and all the felt, fuzzy feelings they’ve given me over the past 30+ years, I’m going to take a moment to rank the Henson company’s varied holiday movies/specials. Spoiler: For me, it’s hard to go wrong with The Muppets and Christmas joy. They go hand-in-hand, really…. Read More ›
Castle Grayskull and the Santa Claus Lie
12 Days of Christmas # 4 For my whole adult life I thought I stopped believing in Santa when I was 5. In looking at stuff for this post, I have discovered I was off by a year. See, one Christmas, I really wanted Snake Mountain. I also wanted Castle Grayskull, but I really, really… Read More ›
“And All Through the House” nostalgia recap (via EW Community)
Way back when, I used to contribute various articles and recaps to Entertainment Weekly‘s Community blog/fan site. While the site is now defunct, the content lives on. Kinda, sorta. So, let’s throwback-Thursday it to last year when I recapped Tales From the Crypt‘s beloved holiday episode, “And All Though the House.”