What good is a cautionary tale if we don’t pay heed? What good is an entire genre of cautionary tales if our only thought is, “yeah, let’s do that.” Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator” is now available on blu-ray and it… Read More ›
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Will Addison of “Easy Does It” on the American Dream
On today’s podcast we have director Will Addison. He’s got a new film on demand called “Easy Does It,” which looks at a couple of (bad) robbers as they pursue their version of the American Dream. Over the course of… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Terminator: Dark Fate”
There is a moment early on in “Terminator: Dark Fate” where anything seems possible; where it feels like the story truly could head anywhere. It is a false a hope; a lie. “Dark Fate,” the sixth entry in the “Terminator”… Read More ›
Changing History: “Terminator: Genisys” & “Forrest Gump”
In this special, extra edition of “Lass is More,” we look at “Terminator: Genisys” and “Forrest Gump,” two movies that muck about with the timeline. The former does it within its own timeline–that is, the earlier “Terminator” films–and the latter… Read More ›
Notes from a Writer: The Idea Man
I regularly worry about ideas. I don’t know where they come from. I don’t know how to find them. Once I have one, I can develop it, I can expand upon it, but it’s that initial, “Oh, here’s an idea”… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Terminator: Genisys"
The first “Terminator” was this new and different sci-fi horror masterpiece. “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” more or less ditched the horror and was this insanely large action film with incredibly good effects surrounding a new and unbelievable villain. Then the… Read More ›
On Loving the World-Building a Franchise, or Video Game, Creates
Currently sitting on my games shelf is “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” and it has been there since the game first came out something like four years ago. Normally, I’m not that way about titles. I beat a game and… Read More ›
My "Terminator: Genisys" Set Visit Hits the Web
Today, if you head on over to HitFix, you can read of my visit to NASA-based set of the new “Terminator” last summer. Yes, I was there for some of the filming of “Genisys,” spoke to the cast including Arnold himself, and… Read More ›
"Lass is More" – Minisode 4: Blockbusters vs. Smaller Fare
I want to see every movie (except the horror films, they scare me) that get released this year but, obviously I will never achieve that goal. I have to make choices about what it is that I go and see… Read More ›
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