CollegeHumor alum Josh Ruben clearly has a knack for finding the comedy in true-blue horror, both with his debut feature Scare Me and now his follow-up, Werewolves Within, a similarly meta exploration of what makes spooky stories so cinematically satisfying.…
TV Review: Casual (2×04) “Big Green Egg”
Welcome back to my reviews and recaps of “Casual.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. I forgive a lot about the underlining problem with Casual, being the characters absurdly privileged universe. Straight, white and happily wealthy, Laura can ditch…
TV Review: Casual (2×03) “Such Good Friends”
Welcome back to my reviews and recaps of “Casual.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. The term “friend crush” is more than appropriate in Vals’ situation but also is a term that applies to real life scenarios more…
TV Review: Casual (2×02) “Trivial Pursuit”
Welcome back to my reviews and recaps of “Casual.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Immediately winning points for it’s creative utilization of Cyndi Lauper, the second episode of season two of Casual hits all the right notes after…
TV Review: Casual (2×01) “Phase 3”
When we last left brother and sister Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Val (Michael Watkins), they had struck some form of truce after Val had slept with Alex’s girlfriend while tripping. Things were, obviously, precarious between the two as Alex’s suicidal…