Alex Maidy

TV Critic / Columnist

Likes

To piss you off, unpopular opinions, the novels of Stephen King, obscure bands that even hipsters dont know, things that go boom, Reeses Pieces, Cate Blanchett, reading paper books, watching people falling down, a good jump scare, listening to a full album in one sitting, rooting for the underdog, red band trailers, rare steaks, cool beer labels, smooth whisky, properly proportioned image files, top ten lists, VHS tapes, and actually scary movies

Favorite Movies

Being There, The Shining, The Royal Tenenbaums, Suspiria, Seven, North By Northwest, Citizen Kane, The Monster Squad, Begotten, Fight Club, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Army of Darkness, Children of Men, Blade Runner, The Big Lebowski, Casino, Pi, Dumb and Dumber, The 400 Blows, Small Change, Bonnie & Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, Moulin Rouge, Gangs of New York, Shallow Grave, The Rock, The Incredibles, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Gate, Prince of Darkness, Oldboy, The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings, The Tree of Life, The Exorcist III, Midnight Special

TV Reviews

Masters of the Air TV Review

Austin Butler and Callum Turner lead a companion series to Band of Brothers and The Pacific, from producers Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks.

Movie Reviews

The Underdoggs Review

Snoop Dogg leads a familiar story about scrappy kids needing a mentor and a coach as full of clichés as it is profanity.

TV Reviews

Sexy Beast TV Review

The prequel to the acclaimed 2001 crime thriller offers an origin story for one of the best villains in recent film history.

TV Reviews

Griselda TV Review

Sofia Vergara excels in a 1980s-set successor to Narcos that is heavy on violence and short on subtlety.

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