Author Archives: mbey

dr.who was always meant to be this jazzy. somebody needs to get me a giftcard for xmas so i can buy this album.

daniel pinkwater changed my life. his book "alan mendelson, boy from mars" is a step-by-step guide for weird kids to survive elementary and junior high school. i followed every step, from studying nifty new ways to trip people, to knowing … Continue reading →

as it happens, my co-worker john who badgered me into watching "the beyond" happens to be wearing a "the beyond" sweatshirt in this moderately chilly weather. it’s made by chas balun at rotten cotton graphics, a company which primarily sells … Continue reading →

so i caught the 1978 film "Don" which made amitabh bachchan the star he is today. it’s difficult to describe the 70s sheik which comes to play in this movie. giant bowties. heists involving fake beards. and a cameo by … Continue reading →

i’ve grown bored with sanjay dutt. i’m turning my starry-eyed celebrity affections toward the unanimously proclaimed superstar of bollywood film: Amitabh Bachchan. i saw him recently in the movie boom which i reviewed earlier. bachchan was easily the best thing … Continue reading →

it’s gross, but it’s the only thing that can keep the flies out of my place of employment. there’s no actual poison in the traps, just an entrance that’s difficult to exit. and a terrible smell that lures the flies. … Continue reading →

there’s a point in every lucio fulci movie when you realize that it’s just not going to tie together. in the beyond, that moment comes when the ginger-kid displays blank-white eyeballs (no doubt a tribute to little orphan annie) at … Continue reading →

i heard about this site, Dead Malls.com, on NPR this weekend. it’s mainly a collection of user posts about failing or demolished shopping malls. i spent a couple of hours reading through the entries. a lot of the entries are … Continue reading →

so i found out that the sanjay dutt film i reported on "zinda", is actually a remake of the korean film "oldboy." man, i feel so uncool not having known that. i’m falling behind on my asian-auteur of the week … Continue reading →

the latest hotdog review comes from the "food mart" of south first street. although it has a competently stocked condiment rack, the food mart does not literally have any hotdogs. instead it has an absent-mindedly stashed cardboard box at the … Continue reading →