Tag Archives: film

Alien vs. Predator Marathon, Part 1

17 May

Fuck yeah, baby!! IT’S ON!! I know what you’re thinking. Well, maybe. If you’ve never been here before you’re probably thinking “Who the fuck is this Alex Hilhorst kid?” If you’re one of my friends or stumbled upon this site while Googling the phrase “Mass Effect 2 Best Game Ever,” you’re probably wondering “What about [...]

Alex’s Marvel Movie Countdown, Part 4

15 May

4. Thor (2011) I enjoyed Thor much more than I thought I would and was surprised by how solidly entertaining it was. I’ve never been a big fan of the character or the idea that Asgardian gods coexist with dudes in robot suits, super soldiers and big green monsters, but director Kenneth Branagh and star [...]

Alex’s Marvel Movie Countdown, Part 3

7 May

Okay, so I slacked off on this. It’s May 7th and The Avengers has already come out and I’ve already seen it. But fuck it, I’m gonna go through with this- finish what you start, you know? So… where were we? 3. Iron Man 2 (2010) Iron Man 2 is undoubtedly the worst film in [...]

Alex’s Marvel Movie Countdown, Part 2

30 Apr

2. The Incredible Hulk (2008) I’m beginning to see a trend with these Marvel movies. It seems to me that when the suits got together and decided to go ahead with their cinematic universe initiative, part of the plan was to enlist A-list actors of superb talent to bring Marvel’s iconic heroes to life. A [...]

Alex’s Marvel Movie Countdown, Part 1

22 Apr

Now that I’m once again woefully unemployed, I figured it was a better time than ever for a good ol’ fashioned Alex Hilhorst countdown. In anticipation of next month’s The Avengers, I’ve decided to watch all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Films in chronological order. That means Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, [...]

Oh Yeah, I Forgot to Finish This- Best of 2010

1 May

So it turns out writing insightful 500+ word paragraphs about music and film is harder than it seems. While I managed to make complete Top 10 lists for film, television, videogames and music in 2009, this year I got lazy/bored and kinda never finished. I did lists for TV and videogames, probably because those are [...]

An X-Files Retrospective, Part 6

15 Jan

In case you hadn’t figured it our already, SPOILER ALERT. The X-Files: Fight the Future At long last I reach the first X-Files film, often subtitled “Fight the Future.” I have a very vivid memory of seeing this movie in the theaters on opening night, and seeing it again left me awash with nostalgia. I [...]

Alex’s Halloween Countdown- Wrap-Up, Pt. 2

3 Nov

Monsters (2010) From my perspective, this fall- colloquially known as “Oscar Season,” looks very bleak. Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter looked horrendous. 127 Hours looks cool, but I kind of lost faith in Danny Boyle after the sub-par Slumdog Millionaire, which in my opinion was wholly undeserving of an Academy Award and could be considered to be [...]

Alex’s Halloween Countdown, Day 6

25 Oct

Unfortunately, I’ve learned I’ll have to be working on Halloween till probably around 10 pm. So I’ll still get to party, but I won’t be able to dress up. Still… the countdown must press on. Today I review: The House of the Devil (2009) Continuing my recent obsession with demonology and the occult, I decided [...]

Alex’s Halloween Countdown, Day 5

18 Oct

Paranormal Activity (2009) My second viewing of last year’s sleeper hit was understandably less terrifying than my first. This was due in part to the fact that I knew what was going to happen, but more so because I was watching it on my TV without surround sound. In fact, since I was streaming it [...]