The Grindhouse Channel’s migration to their new system is complete and they are adding tons of great grindhouse style films, both new and old. With big things coming in the next few months in the way some great new content, expect to read some announcements from Darrin, the CEO and primary programmer for the site,…
Far Better Than It Deserves: A Great Release of a Not-So-Great Film
Arrow Films puts out solid genre releases month after month. They put out gorgeous looking films with great special features time and time again. However, if there is one fault of theirs, it’s that some of the films chosen for such releases clearly don’t deserve so much time and effort. Arrow loves the art of…
Surf Punk on Memorial Day, What Could Be Better?
Happy Memorial Day! Happy New Music Monday! Over here at The Farsighted, we’re spending our holiday weekend roasting wienies and hitting the local pool for a swim. Hope you are enjoying yourselves and paying tribute to those in your families and circles of friends’ families that this holiday is all about. We figured you may…
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS: Bodacious Boobies & Great Effects
“Wow! Bodacious boobies, sis!” Thanks to the Filmspotting SVU podcast, I discovered Shout Factory TVlast week and watched what I thought was Night of the Creeps because I read too fast, and turned out to be this delightful slice of 80’s cheese. Night of the Demons is just pure, Halloween party fun. You could double…
BODY BAGS: Your New Favorite Horror Anthology
[Editor’s Note: This review is a bit different for the Stream a Little Stream column. Instead of a few short recommendations, we have one recommendation, with a full review (I, Justin, also reviewed this over at Cinapse as a Pick of the Week awhile back). And in this case, you can watch this one 100%…
Z for Zombie, A for Effort
When you are making a film this low-budget, you have to make up for it with heart and follow through. For me this is the attribute required to thread the difficult needle of “so bad it’s good” and miss the “intentionally bad because of irony” and “bad because of laziness.” possibilities. Those that hit this…
The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
Hey everyone, You may know me from writing on Justin’s previous websites, you may not. Anyway, I wrote a review, it sucks. See below: I remember the first time I became aware of NOFX. I was flipping through a skate mag and I saw an ad for Heavy Petting Zoo. Well, let’s just say, it…
Just Movement is Much More Than It Sounds
[Editor’s Note: Bryan wrote this back when the site was brand new and just launched. It somehow never got posted, but it’s a great look at an interesting album and topic, so check it out] Let’s rewind a bit to 2013. Never before had I heard music made by a custom programmed analog gaming joystick,…
The Invisible Man
There is an invisible man that lives In the concrete castle of urban poverty In the trailer parks off the interstates In the row homes of northeastern ghettos In the cages and pitfalls of government projects There is an invisible man that speaks In the words of Martin Luther King Jr In the street wise…
Derby, Demons, and Dinklage, Oh My!
This might be a first for me, I’m not sure – this isn’t necessarily a good movie but I really, really enjoyed it. This movie is about a Roller Derby Demon… I think? It’s not as concerned with a sensible plot as I would like, which is why I can’t even make the premise any…
Ain’t Nothin’ But a Good Time… for the Cast and Crew, At Least
[Editor’s Note: Welcome to the team, Garrett. Thanks for diving right into the deep end with a film that’s not exactly well known… or well made…] How does one review a movie that was made for no money by a bunch of friends who are clearly having a good time? I find it hard to…
Follow Friday
HIYYYYYAAAAAA doin’? Let’s start the weekend off right with a Follow Friday post! Instagram Donnie Yen Might be my new favorite martial artist on film! Can’t wait to see him in Rogue One. Each movie each transformation , my character in this new movie – well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise…
He Said, She Said: DIE FIGHTING
He Said, She Said is a new column where Justin and his better half, the lovely Brooke, chat about a movie they watched together, an album they listened to together, a concert they attended together, or really any bit of art or culture they take in together. This inaugural edition features the recently released Blu-ray…
In the T H R O E S of Passion
Directed by Jay Adams and featuring renowned dancer, Clara Frances, the music video for T H R O E S by Joel St. Julien is officially released today. Joel is a San Francisco based musician with a diverse range of influence and a diverse breadth of work. His soulful voice is matched only by his…
STEAMPUNK: RETROFUTURE
When watching microbudget/no-budget films, you are forced to watching through a different lens. A larger budget documentary, for example a Michael Moore or Morgan Spurlock film, has a great deal of focus on the cinematography and overall look of the film. Much low budget cinema handles this quite differently, with use of creative camera work…
GG’s Prison of Hatred and “Self-Love”
I first heard about GG Allin from a Boston punk who lived in my dorm in college. Well, I think he would have considered himself a punk. Most of us just thought he was a weird wannabe neo-Nazi who liked to cause trouble and desperately needed to shower. I was young and stupid and figured…
I Came for the Watermelon
Watermelon Pop Tarts I don’t know if it’s the fact that pastries just are not typically melon flavored, or if the watermelon flavor is best left to colder treats. I do, however, know these Pop Tarts taste very mediocre. They aren’t bad, but they’re definitely not delicious. Generally, something is just off about them. The…
No Wintersleep Til Brooklyn (or Philly, Actually)
First things first, who do I have the pleasure of chatting with and what’s your role in the band? Paul Murphy, lead vocalist for Wintersleep. Tell the readers a bit about the band… where you’re from, what’s your sound, what’s your name mean, all that introductory stuff. We formed in 2001 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.…
Don’t You Wish You Were The Damned?
New documentary The Damned: Don’t You Wish We Were Dead? chronicles the seminal UK punk outfit from their early years through today, with warts and all. The eccentricities of Vanian, the unique guitar sound of Captain Sensible, the years without the Captain, the post Rat Scabies years, the tumultuous relationships, their friendship with Lemmy and…
Follow Friday
Happy Friday! Today’s edition is centered around some of our favorite comic books. Enjoy! Instagram Kevin Eastman Kevin is one of the creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Although I was bummed by the near-death of Donatello, I still like the guy. May The Fourth Be With You #starwarsday #TMNT Www.KevinEastmanStudios.com A photo posted by…
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Gentrified hope faded when they push the color out Businessmen bury old by building clout Open shut deals land taken for trendy gold Safety means white and black means night Poor pushed beyond the pale Uptown, Midtown, and all around for sale Valley girl TV voices replace ghetto slang Fixed gear lifestyles organically priced The…
What do you do when you’re stuck between days?
Watchin’ watchin’ watchin’ watchin’ you. Watchin’ I’m watchin’ you. On my right arm, I have the words to a Grateful Dead song, written in a flowing Tolkien-esque font, cut in half by a scratchy, painful 1977, a reference to both The Clash and one of my favorite years in music. I might start telling people…