Before anyone asks, “Haz-Mat” is short for “Hazardous Materials.” This means anything from radioactive waste to enriched uranium cores used to make atomic bombs. One must wear a Haz-Mat suit to work with such deadly substances, much like my colleague in theoretical physics Dr. Gordon Freeman did in Half-Life and Half-Life 2. And it is [...]

Daniel Day-Lewis, Dillon Freasier, and Paul Dano star in this Oscar-nominated film by Paul Thomas Anderson.

In this week’s piece, Dr. Royce goes against the grain to take on The Weinstein Company’s Star Wars-themed Fanboys and its legion of protesting enthusiasts.

In this installment of The Doom Dispatch, Dr. Royce sacrifices his St. Patrick’s Day to suffer through ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, then offers up eight amusing ways to make the show watchable.

In this installment of Geeks of Doom’s on-going series, Remakes Run Rampant, Dr. Royce Clemens takes a look at director Michael Haneke’s original 1997 German film, Funny Games.

Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, and Dane Cook star in this rom-com meets family drama from director Peter Hedges.

Second installment of Dr. Royce’s Doom Dispatch where he takes on the video gaming industry setting his sights on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed.

In this first installment of Dr. Royce’s uncompromising look at the entertainment industry, the fourth Indiana Jones movie is up for scrutiny.

Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren star in this classic epic by Anthony Mann, released for the first time on DVD as a 2-disc box set with tons of bonus features.

Richard Gere and Terrence Howard star in this thriller from director Richard Shepard.

Dr. Royce casts his keen eye upon independent horror flick Pocahauntus, in which a hellacious hiawatha hacks her way through the horror scene, hatchet-style.

Keira Knightley and James McAvoy star in this big-screen adaptation based on the novel by Ian McEwan.

Dr. Royce finishes up his 8-part series, The Hellraiser Project, with this final direct-to-DVD installment of the Hellraiser franchise.

James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, and Kate Winslet are just some of the big-names in this all-star cast of Romance & Cigarettes, written and directed by John Turturro.

After 12 years, this Mel Gibson epic gets a 2-disc special collector’s edition DVD.

Dr. Royce plows through another Hellraiser installment for what appears to be the worst film of the franchise yet.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 12 Box Set Collection Created by Joel Hodgson Rhino Home Video Available now The irreverent and innovative comedy program Mystery Science Theater 3000 has been off the air since 1999, and still it garners fanatical devotion from the younger set and fan-sites-o’-plenty. I was twelve when I first saw and [...]

Dr. Royce Clemens tells us why Heroes is no Lost, and how not even saving the Cheerleader could save this show.

This Disney/Pixar animated feature from writer/director Brad Bird stars Patton Oswalt as a French rat named with the desire to become a chef.

In this installment of The Hellraiser Project, Dr. Royce takes on the fourth Hellraiser flick, lovingly dubbed “Pins in Space” by the Doom staff.