J.C. Macek III

From Horrifying Comedy to Darkly Funny Horror: Bob Clark Films

From Horrifying Comedy to Darkly Funny Horror: Bob Clark Films

What if I told you that the director of one of the most heartwarming and beloved Christmas movies of all time is the same director as probably the most terrifying and disturbing yuletide horror films of all time?

Behind Every Superhero Is One of These Clowns: ‘The League of Regrettable Sidekicks’

Behind Every Superhero Is One of These Clowns: ‘The League of Regrettable Sidekicks’

Many of Jon Morris's characters in The League of Regrettable Sidekicks are proven to be a reflection of their times not only culturally but in terms of the evolution of the genre, as well.

Graphic Novel ‘The Beatles Yellow Submarine’ Is Pure Delight

Graphic Novel ‘The Beatles Yellow Submarine’ Is Pure Delight

Bill Morrison's The Beatles Yellow Submarine mixes its psychedelia to fully represent the strange combinations found in George Dunning's 1968 film.

Can ‘Star Wars’ Be Saved?

‘Where’s Daddy?’ Casts Light on America’s Dysfunctional Child Support System

‘Where’s Daddy?’ Casts Light on America’s Dysfunctional Child Support System

This is a hard-hitting (and highly recommended) documentary about the ties that bind us and the laws that might just separate us.

Clowns Are Up to a Different Kind of Funny Business, These Days

Clowns Are Up to a Different Kind of Funny Business, These Days

"Creepy clowns" have become the rule, not the exception. How and when did clowns change from entertainers to tormentors?

Ripoffs from Space: When Big Movies Are Cannibalized by Even Bigger Movies

Ripoffs from Space: When Big Movies Are Cannibalized by Even Bigger Movies

Hollywood screenwriters know that if you don't have an original idea you can always steal an existing plot... and then set it in SPACE!
‘Arrow’: Season 5 Is Visually Stunning But Can’t Avoid Its Own Plot Potholes

‘Arrow’: Season 5 Is Visually Stunning But Can’t Avoid Its Own Plot Potholes

Arrow remains a thrilling show, but season five is often both illogical and uneven.
‘The Flash’ Season Three Speeds Things Up With Higher Stakes and Darker Stories

‘The Flash’ Season Three Speeds Things Up With Higher Stakes and Darker Stories

The Flash season three shows what happens when mistakes unmake the universe.
‘Gotham’ Season Three’s Unique Take on Batman’s Origin Continues to Ramp Up the Crazy

‘Gotham’ Season Three’s Unique Take on Batman’s Origin Continues to Ramp Up the Crazy

Gotham relies on its fast pace and embrace of the insane to work as the diverse and bizarre show it wants to be, but occasionally the show is too surreal for its own good.
The Way Is the Goal: A Revealing Talk with KMFDM’s Sascha Konietzko

The Way Is the Goal: A Revealing Talk with KMFDM’s Sascha Konietzko

"I was not musically inclined to begin with," says Konietzko, "I came to music from a technical point of view. Like ‘How do you make sounds like this. How do you make dub reggae?’"

Maybe What’s Going on in ‘Get Out’ Is All in His Head