The Star Wars Holiday Special : A Cultural Artifact

20 Dec 2019

#NeverForget

REPOST : Star Wars Fatigue : It’s okay to not like Star Wars anymore.

19 Dec 201918 Dec 2019

**Ahead of seeing the Rise of Skywalker we revisit the fallout from The Last Jedi......** (Originally published Oct 2018) After the recent revelation/insinuation that Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi was…

Elder Scrolls Online : Elsweyr

22 Jun 201921 Jun 2019

After my initial dive into ESO (you can read it here) i felt like the waters of this game were too vast - there is so much to see and…

Aladdin (2019)

8 Jun 2019

Do you like the middle-eastern folk tale Aladdin? Of course you do! Here's a big-budget live-action remake of the cartoon interpretation of the story of Aladdin! SPOILERS. (But also :…

Summer 2019 Playlist

25 May 201918 May 2019

With the good weather rolling in like a Dothraki Horde it's important to have all your summer tunes in one place. Here at Crazydiscostu we oblige gracefully..... Let no BBQ…

It’s Time We Stopped Pretending Jessica Fletcher Wasn’t A Serial Killer

18 May 201918 May 2019

There's a fan theory that has been doing the rounds for decades now. This theory rests so perfectly, so effortlessly bathed in the shadows of internet lore that it's a…

Con Air (Why does it work?)

11 May 201910 May 2019

By all intents and purposes the film is a genre-volcanic spectacle and should not be as entertaining as it is. It should not have been the cinematic success it then…

Stan & Ollie

4 May 2019

Laurel and Hardy obviously need no introduction. Their contribution to classic Hollywood cinema has been well documented but somehow not widely appreciated. Stan and Ollie takes this on-board and shows…

‘Softness Of Bodies’ (2018) (Review and interview with Director Jordan Blady)

27 Apr 201926 Apr 2019

Nominated for Best Film at the Los Angeles Film Festival : Softness Of Bodies is an enjoyable look at a young poets struggles living in Berlin, living with the choices she makes…

Casino : Goodfellas 2 ?

20 Apr 201927 Jun 2019

I'm going to do my best to review Casino without mentioning its spiritual predecessor and older sibling : Goodfellas. This classic from 1995 is a ripe old age but has…

Untappd – Drink Socially #CansAcrossTheWorld

13 Apr 20195 Apr 2019

One of the cool things about curating content for CansAcrossTheWorld.com (aside from getting to drink lots of very cool beers, free swag, meeting brewers from around the world, the fame,…

28 Weeks Later

6 Apr 2019

It's an unwritten rule that by and large, the majority of movie sequels are inferior to the original. Obviously the exceptions to this rule are loud and proud in their…