Bodhi Grrl! is the pseudonym of Julien R. Fielding, a part-time university lecturer and long-time entertainment writer. (The highlight of her existence was meeting Meatloaf and Bruce Campbell, although not at the same time. That would have been too much.) Her book, Discovering World Religions at 24 Frames Per Second, will be published through Scarecrow Press in October. She loves J-horror, Fight Club, Star Wars, and Hayao Miyazaki.

Diary of the Dead (2007) Movie Review

During his 40-year career, George A. Romero has made 17 films, five of which have been about the “living dead.” His last film, the 2005 “Land of the Dead,” had an uncharacteristically large budget, $15 million; a wide theatrical release; and starred several big names, including John Leguizamo,...

May 26th, 2008 | Read More

The Cottage (2008) Movie Review

The British already know that writer-director Paul Andrew Williams is one to watch. His feature film debut, “London to Brighton” (2006), saw him being nominated for a BAFTA, as the Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer. He may have lost out on that one to Andrea Arnold for “Red...

May 6th, 2008 | Read More

Prom Night (2008) Movie Review

Nearly 30 years ago, Jamie Lee Curtis gave her lungs a workout in “Prom Night,” playing Kim Hammond, a prom queen who, along with her three friends, was terrorized by a vengeful killer. Their crime? Six years prior, they had antagonized a child, which had resulted in its death. Aside from the teens...

April 13th, 2008 | Read More

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) Movie Review

Even though director Sidney Lumet has been working in the film industry since 1948, he really only came into his own during the 1970s, when he churned out a back-to-back string of cinematic classics, including “Serpico” (1973), “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974), “Dog...

April 8th, 2008 | Read More