It's a horror comedy twist on the body swapping classic Freaky Friday. Vince Vaughn plays a serial killer called the Blissfield Butcher who goes on a killing spree and accidentally changes bodies with a high school girl named Millie (Kathryn Newton) after stabbing her with a mystical dagger. The killer resumes killing as the teen girl, making it easier to hide from detectives. Millie,…
On the way home from a party, Kate (Franka Potente) becomes trapped in an underground subway station and hunted by an unseen creature as she tries to find a way out. Along the way, she attempts to find help from a homeless couple and a night guard. They did a really good job of keeping the creature as an unseen menace for the first…
Achtung, baby! This week on the Is This Song Good? podcast, Jack White brings his desperate guitar to a cover version of U2's Love is Blindness. Tune in below for the full discussion. https://youtu.be/ZWir6wUkPtw
This is the 12th year of reviewing 31 horror movies for the month of October. One week from today, I will embark on a daily dose of murder and mayhem for YOU. Are you ready? Because I sure am. We got some slashers and creatures and psychological mind-benders. There better be blood and butts or I'm not doing this right. So strap in and…
This week's episode of Is This Song Good? discusses The Wonder Years theme song by Joe Cocker. This cover of With a Little Help From My Friends was originally written by The Beatles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXV4WyQMHFM
G'day, mate! This two part docu-drama mini-series follows the Australian rock band INXS from their early pub days to their massive sold out stadium concerts and all the craziness in between. At about 3 hours in total length, it was very expansive, but it never felt long or like it was doing unnecessary things. As it went on, the momentum kept building as the…
Time to make some wine from your tears. This episode of the Is This Song Good? podcast season of covers discusses The National's take on the iconic INXS song Never Tear Us Apart. The question on everyone's mind is: Will there be a saxophone solo? Tune in and find out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61_JfC9ne6g
Shortly after the attack on September 11th, 2001 the media monstrosity Clear Channel sent out a memo to all of its radio stations. In the memo was a list of over 164 songs that had "questionable lyrics" and the stations were told not to play any of them. I think my favorite listing was "every song in Rage Against the Machines catalogue." This playlist…
