Alexander Perlman’s documentary, Lot Lizard, follows the lives of several people who have worked or are currently working as truck-stop sex workers. The title of the film comes from the nickname given to them by truckers. Perlman focuses on the stories of three women, but will occasionally move away fromContinue Reading
When A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge was released in 1985, I was senior in high school. I remember having a conversation with a schoolmate about the movie on the Monday following its release. We both said we were a little disappointed with it compared to the firstContinue Reading
One might wonder, “Why would one choose to call themself a Satanist?” Why would one wish to worship or associate with something most consider to be evil? The answer isn’t as crystal clear as one might think. To most people — mainly those who don’t think about it much orContinue Reading
1972’s The Legend of Boggy Creek is one of the first movies that really scared me. I don’t mean a momentary cheap shock. I’m talking down-to-the-bone frightened for years. Since it was G-rated, I was five or six-years-old when my parents took me to see it. Although it seems quaintContinue Reading
When one goes to a museum there may be a tendency to overlook how the artifacts ended up there. After watching Dinosaur 13, a 2014 documentary, I will likely find myself wondering quite a bit more about how those items on display made it there. In 1990, a group ofContinue Reading
In the 2006 documentary, Sharkwater, conservationist Rob Stewart exposed the cruel practice of shark-finning and the multi-million dollar industry that it supports. In my 2008 review of the movie, I likened it to An Inconvenient Truth about sharks. Unlike that film, however, Sharkwater prompted many changes to laws and policies. TheContinue Reading
After watching The Price is Right on television for years, I never thought about it much. It was just one of those game shows that I’d watch if I was home sick from work or school. It never dawned on me that someone could be so obsessed with the showContinue Reading