For All Its Efforts, Life Is More Derivative Than Homage To Certain Sci-Fi Classics by Jeff Feuerhaken Alien meets Gravity.That’s Life. No, that intro was not intended as a philosophical explanation of the absence of extra-terrestrials. I’m talking about a movie here, people, more specifically the new sci-fi film starring Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, and…
The Loud Feedback Podcast Episode 12: Our Most Anticipated Stuff Of 2017 New year, new me, yadda yadda yadda, it’s our first episode of 2017 (yay us!) So we gave our keeps for most highly anticipated in movies and albums. We also dive into the new Star Wars and Dropkick Murphys stuff. Pop open…
Rogue One, The First Of The Star Wars Spinoffs Lives Up To The Hype By Jeff Feuerhaken When Disney bought Lucasfilm for over $4 billion in 2012, the main intention was to resurrect the Star Wars franchise and milk it for all it was worth. Prior to the release of Episode 7: The Force Awakens,…
The Loud Feedback Podcast Episode 11: Mandatory Metallica Edition In a Metallica-themed podcast, we interview the director and actress from the new Metallica video for “Spit Out The Bone”, and reveal our opinions on the album. We also tear Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them a new one. -3-2-1: Jeff and Mike reveal their…
Unfantastic Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Falls Into A Disappointing Pattern By Jeff Feuerhaken The Hobbit, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them…What do all of these films have in common? Well, besides the fact that they…
Rob Zombie Turns A Halloween Scare-Maze Into A Movie With 31 By Jeff Feuerhaken Peanut Butter & Chocolate. Peas & Carrots. Simon & Garfunkel. Rob Zombie & Halloween. Some things just go great together. Case in point: 31, the new twisted survival horror film from Rob Zombie, is a showcase of what Rob Zombie as a…
The Loud Feedback Podcast Episode 10 (Poppin’ Tires, Santa Cruz Style Edition) In this Halloween themed episode, our hosts discuss the production of their upcoming short horror film, “Demonomania”, teach you how to speak like a Santa Cruzan, and review the new Tim Burton movie, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, as well as the new…
For What It May Lack In Substance, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children Makes Up For In Style By Jeff Feuerhaken Disclaimer alert: I love Tim Burton. Always have. Since I was a young brat just discovering how much I loved and admired the process of making films, Tim Burton was always my biggest hero…
The Loud Feedback Episode 9 (New Features Edition) In this episode, the dudes premiere some new features, such as “The Wrap Game” and “I Want My MTV Back!”, give updates on their upcoming short film, Demonomania, and review Sully and the new album from A Day To Remember: Bad Vibrations. -Jeff and Mike discuss their…
In An Otherwise Solid Film, Sully Exposes The Challenges Of Historical Fiction By Jeff Feuerhaken The challenge with adapting historical events into a Hollywood movie often lies in navigating the gap that exists between the true events of the source material and the story conventions typical of a compelling screenplay. A pure fiction writer has the freedom to insert any…