Serial killers have always fascinated the darker parts of our psyches, what makes people such monsters? We’ve learned that most serial killers hunt alone, but what if one was so charming, so intelligent that he cultivates other souls like him, so adept at making his murders art, that he developed a following? Creepy right? That’s the launching…
Author: TD Rideout
The True Adventures of the World’s Greatest Stuntman by Vic Armstrong
I first heard the name Vic Armstrong in a television special called Great Movie Stunts & The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark back in 1981. I was 10 or 11 when the special first aired, and I remember watching it in our house while we were living in Kingston. Even at that age,…
Chronicle (2012) – Josh Trank
I’m tired of hand-held, found footage type films. That being said, I rather liked this film, though I personally would have preferred it was shot without the hand held stuff, though some of it does work really well! It’s a nice updated take on the basic superhero/super-villain story, and the final battle put me in…
The Mind Reels Catches Up With Mary Krohnert
Sue and I are happy to welcome back our dear friend Mary Krohnert, talking about her film An Amish Murder, Sex After Kids, The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard, her theater workshop, art therapy, general geekiness, and who she would play in the Avengers and Les Miserables. She’s such a wonderful woman and actor,…
Bomb Girls S02E05 – The Harder We Fight
It’s hard to believe we’re almost halfway through the second season of Bomb Girls! Of course this time last year, we only had one episode left to go, so I take solace in the fact that we currently have about half a dozen episodes left to go this time around. If last week was…
The Mind Reels Chat With Kiowa Gordon and Chloe Rose
Hey All! Here’s the second ever interview we recorded in the TV Smithee studios (the same day as Anna and Seth, that’s why we’re in the same clothes) with Twilight’s Kiowa Gordon, and Degrassi’s Chloe Rose, talking about their film Lesser Blessed which screened at TIFF in 2012. These two are a lot of…
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) – Sam Firstenberg
I know you’d believe that they made a number of sequels (4 of them all told), but would you believe I watched the second one?! Oh man. Talk about cheesy fun… Golan and Globus have done it again. Our heroes from the first film, Armstrong (Michael Dudikoff) and Jackson (Steve James) are back, and have…
Safety Last (1923) – Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor
This silent film classic ends up being more of a comedy than an action film but the physicality of the gags and stunts make it a worthy addition to the 101 Action Movies list. Everyone, whether they have seen the film or not, is familiar with the image of Harold Lloyd hanging form a clock face…
The Mind Reels Chats With Anna Silk & Seth Cooperman!
Now we’re going back a short ways (and I can try and remember what’s with the look on my face in the picture), and bringing you thr first chat Sue and I did in the Smithee.TV studios, with the gracious, charming, and yes, incredibly lovely, Anna Silk from TV’s Lost Girl, and her equally…
The Mind Reels Chats With Lauren Lee Smith!
Hey all! In case you haven’t got Smithee.TV bookmarked, we thought we’d just leave this awesome little chat we had with Lauren Lee Smith right here for your enjoyment! She’s so much fun, hopefully we can convince her to come back!
