Indie Outlook: Seventh Anniversary
It’s only fitting that Independence Day has been followed each year by the anniversary of Indie Outlook, my site dedicated to films and artists who are among the finest in […]
Tag Archives: Tommy Wiseau
Indie Flashback: Tommy Wiseau on “The Room”
Of all the interviews I’ve conducted over the past 14 years of my career as a published critic, the one I am asked about the most is my peculiar chat […]
Indie Outlook: Sixth Anniversary
When people ask me for advice on how to be a writer, I always encourage them to find a way to write about what they love, regardless of what their […]
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. […]
Top 20 Films of 2016: Part II
I’ve often referred to my all-time favorite films as the gifts that keep on giving. These aren’t pictures that can be fully experienced upon an initial viewing or even the […]
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.” […]
God Help Us All: “Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas”
Watching “Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas” is like getting bludgeoned by a foam mallet. The filmmakers clearly aspire to shame everyone—especially devout Christians—who don’t fully embrace the materialistic excess of Christmas. […]
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 […]
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