What’s Going On Here: The Dark Side of “The Room”
If laughter is one of the greatest gifts we can give and receive, then Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 cinematic disaster, “The Room,” is the bargain basement gift that keeps on giving. […]
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Jackey Neyman Jones on “Manos: The Hands of Fate”
“DO SOMETHING!” Joel Hodgson shouted at the screen while viewing Harold P. Warren’s staggeringly awkward 1966 curiosity, “Manos: The Hands of Fate,” on his hilarious program, “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” […]
Wandering in the Wilderness: Christian Indies of 2014
At its highest level, cinema can serve as a religious experience. It can strengthen our spiritual connection to the world around us while bringing us closer to life’s mysteries, illuminating […]
Top 100 Favorite Films
I was recently asked by a friend to rank my Top Five Favorite Films. It was so daunting to limit my list to only five titles that I decided to […]
Why “The Happening” Is As Bad As “The Room”
An unchecked ego has a funny way of destroying everything in its path. That’s certainly the message one takes away from “The Disaster Artist,” Greg Sestero’s tremendously entertaining memoir of […]
Top 11 Nostalgia Critic Reviews
Laughter is one of the great gifts human beings can give to one another. There’s something cathartically rejuvenating about being doubled over with guttural chortles while witnessing a peerless satirist […]
“The Snowman and the Snowdog” Captures Magic of Original
Whenever I’m asked about what films I consider to be the best ever made, the titles that pop into my head are a smorgasbord of revered classics (“Citizen Kane,” “It’s […]
Indie Outlook: First Anniversary
On July 5th, 2012, I posted my first article on Indie Outlook. It’s now been an entire year since then, and I’m amazed and humbled by the extraordinary array of […]
Juliette Danielle on “The Room” and “The Trouble with Barry”
Few modern American comedies are as beloved, celebrated and obsessively quoted as Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room.” The success that the film has achieved in the years following its largely ignored […]
