Screener Squad: The Great Battle

0 Submitted by Justin Zarian on Fri, 21 September 2018, 08:59

The Screener Squad takes on another international mission as they review South Korea’s latest epic, Kim Kwang-Sik’s The Great Battle. Based on the legendary siege of Ansi set during the Goguryeo-Tang War in 645 A.D., we follow a small Korean force led by Commander Yang Man-chun (Jo In-sung) as they defend their fortress against 500,000 of Chinese emperor Taizong’s soldiers. Unbeknownst Continue Reading...

Screener Squad: Little Italy

0 Submitted by Justin Zarian on Thu, 20 September 2018, 11:10

Mamma mia! Justin Zarian has to review this stinky meatball of a movie called Little Italy, but he’s woefully unprepared like musciada pasta. So he has called Ben Gentile, that little Italian-American goomba of his, to help him not look like a giamope while reviewing this movie! It’s about this adorable pazzo couple whose families are acting like a bunch of ciuccios and now run rival restaurants next Continue Reading...

2018 Oscar Winners Full List

1 Submitted by Justin Zarian on Mon, 05 March 2018, 00:04

The season has come and gone. The Prizefighters will record a final episode recapping this year’s winners, but here is the full list too. Also, for the record, I got 20/24 predicted correctly. Let’s see how you all did, fellow Prizefighters: Best Picture The Shape of Water Best Director Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water Best Actor Gary Continue Reading...

Ten Quick Thoughts on and the Full Nomination List for the 2018 Academy Awards

0 Submitted by Justin Zarian on Tue, 23 January 2018, 09:41

Well…this was an interesting turn out. Here are some of my quick impressions following the announcement: 1. James Franco Didn’t Make the Cut… Look, I’m not surprised. The Academy was not willing to incite a controversy with nominating James Franco and apparently more actors waited to cast their final vote than expected. While I do think he was still great Continue Reading...

Oscar Nomination Predictions Final Round

0 Submitted by Justin Zarian on Mon, 22 January 2018, 16:04

The day is upon us. We will finally see who make the cut for the Oscar nominations tomorrow morning at 5:22 AM PST (Yes, it’s early, but that way the news spreads quickly throughout the day). Will The Shape of Water lead the overall nominations? Will Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri dominate the Big 8 categories? Will James Franco weather Continue Reading...

Oscar Nomination Predictions Round #2

0 Submitted by Justin Zarian on Thu, 04 January 2018, 05:39

New year, new predictions. We’ve seen several critic awards occur, all the major shortlists have been unveiled and all the movies in serious contention have been screened to critics. There are still a few weeks to go before January 23rd announcement, but it doesn’t hurt to try reading the Academy’s mind again. So with all that preamble done, here are Continue Reading...

Public Axis #171: Be Our Guest

0 Submitted by Comedia A Go-Go on Thu, 21 December 2017, 11:45

Normal Turned Horrific! Pranks of Past! New Squirtables! Eff it, WE’LL DO IT LIVE! We bring our Public Axis antics with the core three in the place to be and our guests – a live audience! Recorded at the Blind Tiger Comedy Club on October 20th, 2017. Let your friends know about Public Axis on Facebook and Twitter and keep Continue Reading...

One of Us Presents: 2018 Oscar Predictions – Round One

2 Submitted by Justin Zarian on Sun, 19 November 2017, 19:04

November is here! You know what that means? That’s right. Awards season is starting in earnest! The first batch of screeners are being mailed out and the heavy hitters are making their way to a theater near you…depending on where you live. We still have another month of notable releases to go, but that has not before and will not Continue Reading...

October Watch: ‘The Burning Moon’ is Hardcore

0 Submitted by Stuart Linver on Fri, 27 October 2017, 16:59

The Burning Moon is grotesque. I’ve spoken a bit about shot-on-video before, so if you’re unfamiliar with the brief and utterly unique subgenre, check it out. While a lot of the most commonly referenced and released are American-made, it’s not limited to a solely state-side phenomenon. Europe, specifically France (Purveyors of classics like Sexandroide) and Germany, produced its fair output Continue Reading...

Highly Suspect Reviews: Personal Shopper

3 Submitted by Chris Cox on Wed, 29 March 2017, 14:59

Kristen Stewart teams up again with French filmmaker Olivier Assayas (with whom she made Clouds of Sils Maria) for this odd little indie ghost story. Stewart plays Maureen, who is living in France as a personal shopper for a celebrity, but really she’s there because of her dead twin brother. They were both mediums and they promised if either one Continue Reading...