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Submitted for your approval… 7 Forgotten Twilight Zone episodes. Over the July 4th Syfy Twilight Zone Marathon, I did a list of the 20 Best Twilight Zone Episodes. (Click here to read Part 1, and click here to read Part Two). But there are some obscure rarely seen episodes that won’t be on the New Year’s Syfy Marathon (click […]
It’s been a big year for films, so it’s time for the SLIS list of the Best Movies of 2012. Rather than doing a traditional TOP 10, I’ll be judging films based on their respective genres, and noting the best performances, actors, scenes, effects and musical scores! I have Amazon links for films available on Blu-ray […]
Celebrate the End of the World with the 20 Best Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Movies. We’re almost upon December 21st…the day the Mayan calendar ends and supposedly we do too. What better way to wait for the end of the world than by watching movies about that topic? Besides some might be educational about how […]
2012 was a year full of amazing television. Here’s the SLIS list of the Best TV Shows of 2012! 2012 brought lots of good TV shows. So much, that picking the best of the bunch is a challenge, but we now have our list. (For those looking for TV related holiday presents just click on the title […]
SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read this until you’ve seen the Dexter and Homeland season finales. You’ve been warned! Catch your breath yet? Showtime just gave me insomnia tonight, because my adrenaline is rushing from two awesome season finales. Up first is ‘Dexter‘, with the finale ‘Surprise Motherf—-r!’ When the episode started, things looked bad for Dex. […]
Looking back at the Top 10 Best Albums of 2012…. 2012 is almost at an end, so now’s the time to look back at the best in entertainment over the past year. Here are our picks for the Top 10 albums of the year! I’ll have links to the full reviews I did for […]
The Master Of Suspense gets an entertaining biopic, but still remains the most enigmatic of directors. [rating=4] Alfred Hitchcock was a seismic cinematic force, so legendary that the adjective ‘Hitchcockian’ is used to describe a film done in his style. But as this enjoyable biopic rightfully asserts, his legacy is due in large part […]
Recoil in horror and awe with out list of the Top 7 Worst Holiday Movies and TV Specials, One hallmark of the holiday season is watching classic movies and television specials. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story, etc. are traditional seasonal touchstones, allowing families time to decompress and lounge after overeating. But […]
Keep your Holiday Party Rocking with the SLIS Most Rocking Holiday Party Playlist! So you’re getting ready for your big holiday party, and are planning your music playlist to keep the festivities lively. Why not pick some less obvious and more inspired choices to the list of usual favorites? If you’re a music snob this […]
Review: A listless mess of a mob movie, ‘Killing Them Softly’, kills you with pretentiousness. [rating=1] ‘Killing Them Softly‘ reunites actor Brad Pitt with director Andrew Dominik, who previously worked together on ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.’ ‘Softly’, (an adaptation of George V. Higgins 1974 novel ‘Cogan’s Trade‘ ), concerns hitman […]
