The Doctor is Out

Anyone with a pair of testicles can be a man.  And it’s always possible to receive a field promotion to captain, however little time you may have actually served in the military.  It thus falls to “doctor” to be the most unearned title in the world of super-humans.  While lesser …

Four Colors to Infinity: Taco Drone Edition

In a recent review of Ernest Cline’s new novel, Armada — the poorly received follow-up to his hugely successful ’80s geek-culture wallow Ready Player One — io9’s Germain Lussier makes the curious claim that it is “an ultra-nerdy book, but at times, it feels like it doesn’t trust the reader.”  Replace …

The Most Beautiful Fraud: “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”

A problem I’ve always had with Iranian cinema, from Abbas Kiarostami to Asghar Farhadi, is that its films tend to be…how can I put this?  They’re a bit deliberate.   A bit studied.  A bit slowly paced.  A bit…boring. This may seem like blasphemy, especially coming from someone who values …

Call of the Wild

The Schmotezgreüber-Hackertini Family of Production Companies are pleased to announce the following casting calls.  If you meet the belowmentioned requirements, please have your representative contact Julii in our casting department, along with three head shots, the last nine digits of your Social Security number, and a gift basket containing no …