August 31, 2010 – 7:34 am | Comments

Spencer and John look back on the world of film during the summer of 2010, revisit Grindhouse in advance of the release of Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, and give their DVD picks of the week.

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Eraserhead – A Rebuttal
July 16, 2010 – 12:13 pm | Comments

A few weeks ago here on the MacGuffin, Michael wrote an unfavorable review of David Lynch’s 1976 feature debut, Eraserhead. Summing up his feelings of the film, Michael wrote: “In conclusion, all I …

Inception – An Early Review
July 14, 2010 – 11:08 pm | Comments

My mind has just been blown.
Inception (2010), the latest film from writer-director Christopher Nolan, is a mind-boggling exercise of epic proportions.  Not since David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr. (2001) has a film left me so utterly …

Film Review – Predators (second review)
July 14, 2010 – 7:45 am | Comments

I’ll give a quick review of Predators, since Jeremy already laid it down really well for you all. Predators is the newest edition of the long-running Predator saga. I know people keep complaining about these …

Film Review – Smash Cut
July 12, 2010 – 10:42 pm | Comments

Smash Cut starts with an old timey intro (meaning with an old man talking) giving viewers a warning about what they’re about to see. The film starts in a movie theater where people are watching …

1001 Movies To See Before You Die: 2nd Update
July 12, 2010 – 3:27 pm | Comments

Just to get this as up to speed as possible, I thought I would quickly list everything on this list that I’ve watched so far in 2010. Most of these I had seen before, but …

Film Review – Predators
July 12, 2010 – 2:39 am | Comments

Here’s a quick synopsis of Predators:  jungle, soldiers, bullets, gore, Predators, explosions, more Predators, more bullets, people die, the End. Not necessarily in that order but you get the idea. The plot really isn’t important, …

1001 Movies to See Before You Die: 1st Update
July 9, 2010 – 2:50 pm | Comments

Hi again already!
So, I forgot to mention a couple of more things that I’m setting down as rules for everyone who is playing the home version of the game.

A Look Behind The Horror: Never Sleep Again/I Am Nancy
July 9, 2010 – 11:30 am | Comments

As two of the recent episodes of the MacGuffin Podcast show, we had some amazing opportunities for interviews at the Crypticon Horror Convention this month. Due to the woes of a glitch in our recording process, we …

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
July 9, 2010 – 11:19 am | Comments

So I recently bought the book 1001 MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE.

Film Review – TiMER
July 8, 2010 – 11:20 am | Comments

What if you could find out the exact moment that you were going to meet your soul mate?  Would you do it?  Would you want to know?  Or would that ruin the excitement of it?  …