“Feast your eyes on this” my 7-year-old told me and revealed his latest masterpiece: a Lego playset based on Edgar Allen Poe’s THE RAVEN. My Read more …
Edgar Allen Poe’s THE RAVEN: Lego playset
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Kevin Geeks Out returns to Brooklyn, teams up with Nitehawk Cinema
Starting this June, we’re bringing the KEVIN GEEKS OUT show back to Brooklyn for an extended run at NITEHAWK CINEMA in Williamsburg. The series begins Thursday Read more …
THE BAD NEWS BEARS & 5 MORE MOVIES THAT ARE SECRETLY ABOUT VIETNAM
I wrote a piece at IFC.com, originally titled “Holy shit, six movies I hadn’t realized are totally about VIETNAM.” They changed the title, but it’s Read more …
Kid Pitches a Sequel to THE SHINING
Kids learn various bits of pop-culture, including references to the R-rated world of grown-up movies. On the playground my 7-year-old learned about THE SHINING. (Which he immediately Read more …
KEVIN AND MATT GEEK OUT About Zombies
A two-hour feast of zombie film footage and pop culture commentary. Comedian Kevin Maher and filmmaker Matt Glasson present an obsessive look at zombies, from More info >
Ripoff, Homage or Coincidence: OFFICE SPACE edition
Stephen Root’s performance as Milton Wadkins — is it Ernie Kovacs Percy Dovetonsils (which, may have been a parody of author Truman Capote?) See for Read more …
RICHARD NIXON AND THE LYING AUTHORITY FIGURES IN SOME OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES
Sharp suit, gray hair, crooked smile: one of the first character-types I became aware was this lying authority figure. I didn’t know it when I was a Read more …
My Favorite Flask – Mrs. Wormer in ANIMAL HOUSE
Occasionally someone I’ve never met asks me to contribute writing work as a “pop culture expert.” That’s because I wrote a (mostly) satirical essay about Read more …
10 Questions for Your Zombie Screenplay
Are you a zombie screenwriter? (That is, are you a screenwriter working on a zombie movie?)Then here are some basic questions for you: 1. RUNNING OR Read more …
NAME THAT ZOMBIE MOVIE: a cinema quiz
Here’s a photo quiz to get you ready for KEVIN & MATT GEEK OUT ABOUT ZOMBIES. (Saturday April 4th at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers) Can Read more …