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Joseph A. Ziemba

  • Reviews

    Twilight Syndrome: Deadly Theme Park (2008)

    Halfway through Twilight Syndrome: Deadly Theme Park, I shuddered. The movie reminded me of a recurring nightmare I have when I get overwhelmed. In the dream, I’ve parked my car in…

  • Features

    Shorts That Tore Our Heads Off: Volume 3

    Short films are like Hi-Chews — bite-size flavor explosions that should be savored before moving onto the next one, and the one after that. Given the bottomless well of compelling shorts…

  • Reviews

    Bobo (1994)

    In issue seven of Eightball, Daniel Clowes gifted the world with “Chicago” — a four page comic strip that satirized the bravado and pride of the Windy City circa 1991: “When…

  • Reviews

    Maleficia (1998)

    Some of the most outrageous and memorable horror comic books that I’ve ever read were published by Skywald Publications in the 1970s. “Frankenstein: Book II” was an ongoing story in Skywald’s…

  • Reviews

    The Last Prom (1980)

    A newscaster delivers an opening line that says it all: “Was it a pretty face that made this gaping, jagged hole in the windshield?” Sandy is bummed. After breaking up with…

  • Reviews

    Ananse: Parts 1 + 2 (2010)

    Into the Spider-Verse! Somewhere in Ghana, a psychic named Ladyspider and a little person named Oracle guard an ancient bowl. This isn’t a bowl that you can smoke or use to…

  • Features

    Shorts That Tore Our Heads Off: Volume 2

    Short films are like Hi-Chews — bite-size flavor explosions that should be savored before moving onto the next one, and the one after that. Given the bottomless well of compelling shorts…

  • Reviews

    Elliot (2017)

    In his book Mr. Know-It-All, John Waters claims that in order to be successful in life, “You need two people to think your work is good, yourself and somebody else (not…

  • Reviews

    Horror (2003)

    If I had to choose one word to describe Horror — besides “horror” — that word would be “mushrooms.” Now that your expectations are set, there’s something you need to know:…

  • Reviews

    The Boy From Hell (2004)

    Years ago, I figured out that I didn’t want children. There wasn’t a journey of self-exploration that led to this decision. I just woke up one day and knew that there…

  • Reviews

    Sins of the Fleshapoids (1966)

    Most people believe that the sci-fi genre peaked with movies like 2001, Star Wars, and The Matrix. Those people are wrong. It’s one-hundred years in the future. Humans obsess over Fleshapoids,…

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