Blogcritics Author: David L. Miller

Movie Review: Exist

David L. Miller — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:19:01 EDT

Shot with the raw look of guerrilla footage, Exist chronicles the plight of activists struggling to survive in a corporate world.
Director Esther Bell’s latest film has shown me how much of a sheltered life I’ve led here in the Bible belt of Oklahoma. Shot with the gritty, raw look of guerrilla footage, Exist chronicles the plight of revolutionary activists struggling to survive in a cold, corporate-run world.Top and Jake, two activists who don’t see...

DVD Review: The Simple Life Goes To Camp

David L. Miller — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:09:24 EDT

In season five of The Simple Life, the girls crash the party at Ed Bellante�s Camp Shawnee by masquerading as camp counselors.
Typically, I seek out artsy and dramatic forms of entertainment, but there are two women who remind me that ridiculousness is sometimes necessary.I’m referring to Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.In season five of The Simple Life, the girls crash the party at Ed Bellante’s Camp Shawnee by masquerading as camp counselors. The show has the...

DVD Review: Extra Action (And Extra Hardcore)

David L. Miller — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:42:14 EDT

If you like your art extreme and disconcerting, then R. Kern is definitely the artist for you.
R. Kern is responsible for some of the most shocking and repulsive things I have seen from a filmmaker, even outside of the mainstream, yet I’m still an admirer of his art.In The Hardcore Collection, Kern’s first foray into the world of short films, he explores sexual deviancy (pleasure derived from the sewing up of orifices,...

DVD Review: Doomsday 2012 - The End of Days

David L. Miller — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:44:14 EST

Doomsday 2012: The End of Days provides interesting fodder for doomsday enthusiasts and skeptics alike.
The threat of impending doom for the human race is a subject most will never get tired of, even it is merely put forward as a type of ghost story told around a campfire. The History Channel has dissected ancient and modern versions of doomsday prophecy and compiled its findings into one intriguing and informative program, Doomsday 2012: The End of...

Music DVD Review: The Genitorturers - Live in Sin

David L. Miller — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:56:45 EST

The Genitorturers offer your average, down-home debauchery that�s amusingly hokey more than it is, say, disturbing or deliciously evil.
Upon seeing the cover of The Genitorturers' Live in Sin DVD, in which singer Gen is sensually simulating the penetration of a maiden in distress with a large, sinister-looking blade, you’d think you were about to experience the epitome of evil. But wait … there’s that whole judging a book by its cover thing we’re not...

DVD Review: The Killer Snakes

David L. Miller — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:01:01 EST

Long before Samuel L. Jackson engaged in the ridiculous Snakes on a Plane, director Kuei Chih-Hung got it right.
Long before Samuel L. Jackson engaged in the ridiculous Snakes on a Plane, and before Ice Cube remonstrated with an anaconda, director Kuei Chih-Hung got it right. More than just a mindless action flick, The Killer Snakes (1974) deftly tells the tale of Zhihong, who, as an only child, was traumatized by his parents’ open (and noisy) practice...

DVD Review: Inside the Actor's Studio - Johnny Depp

David L. Miller — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:33:17 EST

The sexy beast known as Johnny Depp sat down with James Lipton to provide a window into his enigmatic persona.
In early 2002, the sexy beast known as Johnny Depp sat down with James Lipton, host of Bravo’s Inside the Actor’s Studio, to provide an audience of film students, as well as the viewing public, a window into his enigmatic persona. After nearly six years, this naturally multifarious Q&A session has finally made its way to DVD.After...

DVD Review: Jackass 2.5

David L. Miller — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:14:12 EST

Johnny Knoxville and his dumb little buddies are set to top off all that Christmas cheer on December 26 with Jackass 2.5.
Those Jackass boys have an impeccable sense of timing. On December 26, after you have filled your stomach to capacity with leftovers, Knoxville and his dumb little buddies will top off all that Christmas cheer with a healthy serving of Jackass 2.5. Why 2.5?, you might be wondering. Well, this straight-to-DVD release is a culmination of all the...

Music Review: Gorillaz - D-Sides

David L. Miller — Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:52:29 EST

Gorillaz consist of an immaculate conglomeration of artists, both permanent and guest collaborators, whose individual contributions sublimely come together.
Typically, I suppose I’m a rocker through-and-through, but when a good friend, whose taste in music I generally trust, played a portion of the album, Demon Days, by Gorillaz, I was instantly hooked. Naturally, I was pretty ecstatic to see that the D-Sides set was available for review, so I thought I’d further the expansion of my musical...

Music Review: Puscifer - V Is For Vagina

David L. Miller — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:25:21 EST

Check out the album for its unique, experimental sounds from a vast array of musicians and artists.
Lyrically, I’ve been an admirer of Maynard James Keenan since the early ‘90s. His words resonate as deeply – either spiritually, emotionally, or bitterly – as his wide-ranging vocal intonations.However, with Puscifer, yet another manifestation of Maynard’s multi-faceted psyche, the topical aspect of the songs is far...