Do you dig intense action sequences in movies? Close your eyes for a moment and imagine your favorite action sequence. Does it make you giggle? Multiply that by ten and you might get close to the thrill-ride that is Hardcore… Read More ›
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Cinematic Shakespeare: The Films You Need To See
Growing up, there was no writer better than William Shakespeare. His words, while seeming fancy, were easy to understand and possessed a fantastic rhythm. Read one way, they inspired menace. Read another, delight. As I grew older, I learned that… Read More ›
On Tap Recommendations – TV Edition
By the time July comes around, the heat becomes a touch unbearable and the desire to stay inside rises. But what do you do when you’re in-between the return of your favorite seasonal program? In a continuation of the “On… Read More ›
What’s On Tap? Streaming Recommendations for June 24th
Taking a different approach from our typical singular cinematic recommendations, we have searched through some of the largest streaming services available to hand-pick several quality choices for your weekend entertainment. Don’t like the spotlight recommendations? Not to worry, we provided… Read More ›
Status Update for EOM
It’s with great pride that Elements of Madness has been able to publish content – reviews or recommendations – for the last twelve weeks. It’s been a personal mission for myself and my editor to release content each Friday in… Read More ›
In Theaters Today, 4/8/2016: Movie Recommendations
It’s Friday again and everyone’s working on make plans. While curling up on the couch with your favorite streaming service is always fun, there’s nothing like a true cinematic experience at the theater. That shared experience of watching a film with… Read More ›
Everybody’s Irish On St. Paddy’s: Movie Recommedations
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! March 17th began as a religious celebration in honor of the patron saint of Ireland and is now known the world over as a day of global celebration. Though most that partake in the celebration… Read More ›
EoM Will Return
It’s been too long since my last post but I’ve got something in the works to make up for that. Please take a look around as the blog is undergoing construction to make it prettier and to increase the flow… Read More ›
Ahnold’s “Last Stand” [review primer]
Releasing today is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Stand, his first real picture since leaving office. I choose not to include The Expendables 1 & 2 or The Rundown, as he didn’t play a huge role in any of them (though… Read More ›
MOD Week, Day Three: Machine Gun Preacher
In every story, everyone wants redemption. Even the villains, whether they admit it or not, want to be forgiven for what they’ve done. Even if the only means they have for obtaining it is to crush everyone in their path…. Read More ›
MOD Week, Day Two: Goon
A few years ago Kevin Smith made mention of a hockey movie featuring Sean William Scott, an actor he’d recently finished working with on Cop Out. Scott is an underrated actor, mostly known for the eternally immature Steve Stiffler from… Read More ›
MOD Week, Day One: Arahan
I’ve always had a fondness for the martial arts, and often wished that I had studied it as a child. I did take a few “classes” in college, run by a friend in his spare time, but otherwise, nothing. Thus,… Read More ›
MOD Week
You may have noticed that my film reviews stopped back in May. Between travel, holidays, and the job hunt, movie going has fallen by the wayside. It doesn’t help either that a lot of recent releases have been all bluster… Read More ›
The Raven [movie review primer]
This week’s film review is of James McTeigue’s The Raven starring John Cusack, opening nationally April 27th. Courtesy of some friends, I’ll be attending a sneak preview tonight at the Regal Theater at Stonecrest. Haven’t been to this theater since… Read More ›
Lockout (movie review primer)
Tomorrow’s screening and review will be of James Mather and Stephen St. Leger’s Lockout. Based on the trailer, the premise appears to be that one man is hired to save the president’s daughter from a prison riot in progress…in space…. Read More ›