2020 has been a hot mess. There has been a series of events that make it seem like we’re living throughout the latest season of Black Mirror or a boxset of poorly written Roland Emmerich disaster films. One of those events is the steady streaming of cops doing the exact opposite of what they were hired to do. However, that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from making movies about the good the police force does. That’s when up and coming director Quinn Armstrong steps in with his version of law enforcement through his movie, Survival Skills. For those not in the know,…
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Senior Editor, Writer Lifelong film fanatic, Mark Salcido was discovered frozen in carbonite by C.H.U.Ds. He was released to the surface level to spread his rants and opinions on anything of film and digital. Batman calls him for advice.
Sound of Metal is the directorial debut from the writer of The Place Beyond the Pines, Darius Marder. The story follows a drummer, played expertly well by Riz Ahmed, whose hearing declines. This life-altering event not only affects him but also his significant other played by Olivia Cooke. The Amazon Studio produced movie shines a light on the deaf and ASL community in a way that hasn’t been done before. I was fortunate to speak with Marder, Ahmed, Cooke, as well Paul Raci recently and learned a lot that elevated the impact of the story and the passion that went…
Greetings fans and non-fans of Amazon’s hit show, The Boys. Every episode of the comic book adaptation this season has had its fair share of WTF moments and some of those were brought to you by Stormfront. The character, played by Aya Cash, balances the right amount of evil, comedy, and offers plenty more gore and violence the show is known for. However, it might be possible that the actress is interested in playing another comic book character if the planets are aligned just right. Earlier this year, I sat down with Cash and discussed her role in Season Two…
Welcome back to the home of ScreenGeek. Grab a chair and make yourself comfortable if you haven’t already. This time on our four-day exclusive-athon interviews with the cast and crew of The Boys, I had chat with Eric Kripke. The showrunner of Amazon’s hit show and I discuss what it takes to keep viewers and comic book readers of the same title guessing, exactly how the hell did he snag Giancarlo, Esposito, and what’s the deal with Fresca. Since The Boys is a well-known comic book and has been read by millions of people, what’s the process in the writing…
The Boys are back in town! As corny and as easy a target as that opener is, I couldn’t help but inject that earworm into your brain and hopefully, it’s stuck on repeat. The Boys season one was a success for most of the general audience—not so much for others. Alright, confession time. I was not a big fan of the first season of the Amazon Studios produced comic book adaptation. I found a lot of issues with the show last year on many levels. The character arcs and motivations were the biggest headaches and some of the acting was…
You tend to know what you’re getting when watching a movie written, directed, or both by Charlie Kaufman. A three-way relationship between two individuals and an obsession. A deadpan comedy that can turn dim at the drop of a hat. Reality bending like an expert yoga instructor. A conclusion to a story that is ambiguous and leaves the audience collectively scratching their heads. Not that any of that is a bad thing. Kaufman has a style that he’s had time to master and it works in our favor more than we like to admit. Such is the case with I’m…
Hello there, you delightful c*&ts. Welcome back for another day of ScreenGeek exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of Amazon’s Original series, The Boys. In this roundup, I had the pleasure of speaking to Jack Quaid, who plays Huey Campbell, and Erin Moriarty, who plays Annie January/Starlight. In our talks, Quaid and Moriarty discuss the shaky relationship between Huey and Annie, a tender moment between Starlight and Queen Maeve, and a few hints of what’s to come in season two. So, Erin, your character, Annie, finds out Compound V and that discovery turns her world upside down. How did…
Back again for more, eh? Well, you’re in luck because ScreenGeek has another interview with the cast and crew of Amazon’s Original series, The Boys. This time around I was able to speak with Homelander himself, Antony Starr, and Stromfront’s very own Aya Cash. We talked about what it takes for nice guy Antony Starr to play a monster on television, what attracted Aya to the role of Stormfront, and which Marvel character the two would play if offered a spot in the MCU. My first question is for Antony. Homelander has a God complex in The Boys. Is that…
Welcome folks to our first day of exclusive news from Amazon’s Original series The Boys. That’s right. I had the pleasure of talking with the cast and crew behind the hit show. A few interesting tidbits of information came from my time with Karl Urban aka Billy Butcher and Las Alonso aka Mother’s Milk. We discussed many things – including character changes from the comic book to television, that big Becca reveal at the end of season one, and yes, an update on Karl Urban’s involvement with Judge Dredd: Mega-City One. Las, you have become the heart of The Boys…
The pickle. A food item that has a long and storied history besides just being used for potato salad or on a hamburger. For example, The Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, would eat pickles because she believed that the brine filled delight would keep her beauty intact. Another testament to the impactful nature of the pickle is that this item is part of the courting process for certain groups in Fiji. This and many more trivia facts were used for an article that I once wrote last year for a writing gig that wasn’t going anywhere—much like HBO’s American Pickle. How…