Cancer is funny! Just ask Will Reiser, Seth Rogen’s writing partner who was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. Cancer is obviously not a humorous subject, but, of course, if you’re friends with Seth Rogen you can probably find the humor in pretty much anything. Written by Reiser, 50/50 is the story of his [...]

When I heard the name Machine Gun Preacher, I expected some sort of ’70s-style exploitation throwback along the lines of Machete and Hobo with a Shotgun. And with a plot aimed directly at an ex-con, former heroin addict and reformed biker badass who finds Jesus (thanks to his ex-stripper wife) after a drug-induced episode that [...]

Thunder rolls as lightning strikes from the heavens. A casket creaks open in the distance. The sharp screeching of spinning blades blocks your path. You might think these are the sounds coming from Castlevania. That is not the case, though, as these are some of the obstacles awaiting you while battling through the walls of [...]

By Jonathan Williams As you’ve probably heard by now, there’s a lot more to The Wizard of Oz than we’ve been led to believe. At least that’s what the hit musical Wicked, which gives an alternative perspective and additional background to characters such as Glinda the Good Witch Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, [...]

By Jonathan Williams Up until just a few months ago, anyone going to a Platinum Championship Wrestling show would expect to see “The Demigod” Mason coming to the ring flanked by his Witnesses and other self-righteous fanfare. As PCW’s self-proclaimed savior, Mason typically berates the audience and his opponents for being misguided heathens. But in [...]

Killer Elite opens with the crinkled, worn-out eyes of Jason Statham peering into the camera. Unfortunately this image foreshadows the similarly worn-out story that is about to unfold. Touted as being based on a true story, and starring a seemingly unbeatable cast of Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro, Killer Elite is filled with [...]

By Jonathan Williams Platinum Championship Wrestling holds its biggest show of the year, Sacred Ground: Chapter 2, on Sept. 24. With at least seven crucial matches on the card (three of which will take place inside a steel cage), Sacred Ground could prove to be one of the biggest professional wrestling spectacles of the year. [...]