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Halloween is upon us, which means we've reached the conclusion of another wildly successful Octoberween. Through the Anc...
01/11/2024

Halloween is upon us, which means we've reached the conclusion of another wildly successful Octoberween. Through the Ancient Magicks of seasonal film criticism, we've unlocked so many holiday vibes for ourselves and for you, our twelve dedicated readers. Second Breakfast celebrated the original Gentleman of Action, Peter Cushing's Van Helsing, with a terrifying double feature. I kicked it old school and new school with…...

Halloween is upon us, which means we’ve reached the conclusion of another wildly successful Octoberween. Through the Ancient Magicks of seasonal film criticism, we’ve unlocked so many h…

Hey everyone, James here (a.k.a. the Boss, Rooster Illusion, etc.). Our twelve dedicated readers will surely recognize t...
31/10/2024

Hey everyone, James here (a.k.a. the Boss, Rooster Illusion, etc.). Our twelve dedicated readers will surely recognize the banner above this intro, but for the rest of you, it's my pleasure to introduce Colin French, writing under the column name of Strange Bacon. Back in the archives, you can find his thoughts on Canadian cinema, philosophy, Stephen King, and much more (including the…...

Hey everyone, James here (a.k.a. the Boss, Rooster Illusion, etc.). Our twelve dedicated readers will surely recognize the banner above this intro, but for the rest of you, it’s my pleasure t…

Neither was the first one, so… Paramount Pictures Smile 2 (2024): The Plot: Staging a comeback tour a year after a traum...
28/10/2024

Neither was the first one, so… Paramount Pictures Smile 2 (2024): The Plot: Staging a comeback tour a year after a traumatic car accident, recovering addict and international pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) soon finds herself doubting her sanity when she's tormented by a supernatural entity. Will she be able to get help from her mother/manager Elizabeth (Rosemarie DeWitt), former best friend Gemma (Dylan Gelula), or any of the dozens of people who depend on her financially?...

Neither was the first one, so… Paramount Pictures Smile 2 (2024): The Plot: Staging a comeback tour a year after a traumatic car accident, recovering addict and international pop sensation Skye Ril…

Second Breakfast returns with a review of the world's first Kung Fu Horror Spectacular:
27/10/2024

Second Breakfast returns with a review of the world's first Kung Fu Horror Spectacular:

Picture this, if you will: Octoberween, 2021: the Korean Wave washes over Netflix, introducing millions of Americans to subtitles; a Saudi consortium purchases Newcastle United for £300 million, in…

Ah, fatherhood. A favorite pastime of dads everywhere. It seemed only fitting to follow up my review of The Mummy with a...
25/10/2024

Ah, fatherhood. A favorite pastime of dads everywhere. It seemed only fitting to follow up my review of The Mummy with a film about a Daddy*. After all, as I sometimes remember that I recently decided, Octoberween is a long-standing family tradition for many of our twelve dedicated readers. Like The Mummy, Trap is a movie you could watch with some of your kids....

Ah, fatherhood. A favorite pastime of dads everywhere. It seemed only fitting to follow up my review of The Mummy with a film about a Daddy*. After all, as I sometimes remember that I recently deci…

I'm going to be terribly gauche and start by quoting myself (kids, don't try this at home). Last year, in my review of T...
21/10/2024

I'm going to be terribly gauche and start by quoting myself (kids, don't try this at home). Last year, in my review of The Wolf Man (1941), I wrote: In the early to mid 20th century, Universal Pictures produced an iconic run of horror movies, starting with 1931’s Dracula and ending in 1956 with The Creature Walks Among Us. These films largely defined the images of classic monsters in the American public consciousness....

I’m going to be terribly gauche and start by quoting myself (kids, don’t try this at home). Last year, in my review of The Wolf Man (1941), I wrote: In the early to mid 20th century, Un…

Celebrating the return of a beloved American tradition: Seasonal Film Criticism.
01/10/2024

Celebrating the return of a beloved American tradition: Seasonal Film Criticism.

\ Comforting nostalgia. Candy*. Halloween and Halloween-adjacent vibes. What does Octoberween mean to you, the people? Frankly, that’s none of our business. Here at Rooster Illusion, the Octo…

For no real reason other than to satisfy my own whims, here is a movie review of the French animated thriller Mars Expre...
12/07/2024

For no real reason other than to satisfy my own whims, here is a movie review of the French animated thriller Mars Express. Enjoy.

Time to dust off those critical thinking caps, mes amis. Film criticism isn’t just for October anymore. Now it’s for some other times as well, such as shortly after I have watched this …

Another Octoberween draws to a close. Ah, the passage of time. Makes ya think. As always, we had a blast getting in that...
31/10/2023

Another Octoberween draws to a close. Ah, the passage of time. Makes ya think. As always, we had a blast getting in that holiday spirit. Second Breakfast re-visited Van Helsing, a bangin' good time if there ever was one, and also the movie that taught me Frankenstein's Monster could speak. Go figure. Sarah returned with a /horror review of…...

Another Octoberween draws to a close. Ah, the passage of time. Makes ya think. As always, we had a blast getting in that holiday spirit. Second Breakfast re-visited Van Helsing, a bangin’ goo…

Ah, Halloween. One of the great adult drinking holidays, yet also a powerful source of nostalgia for a simpler, gentler ...
21/10/2023

Ah, Halloween. One of the great adult drinking holidays, yet also a powerful source of nostalgia for a simpler, gentler time. There's only one thing I can think of that could better represent these contradictions at the heart of the human condition: The werewolf. Whether they're running amok in Kent or setting a precedent for Air Bud, these hirsute hellions have come to be one of Western culture's go-to representations of our repressed primal desires....

Ah, Halloween. One of the great adult drinking holidays, yet also a powerful source of nostalgia for a simpler, gentler time. There’s only one thing I can think of that could better represent…

Wow. Makes you think.
01/10/2023

Wow. Makes you think.

Because two times five is ten, the number of Octoberweens this is. You know, like in math. I’m sure our twelve dedicated readers are familiar with Octoberween, especially since it’s the…

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