About Saturday January 14, 2006

Howard Tayler is the award-winning cartoonist responsible for Schlock Mercenary and the inventor of the chupaqueso. He's married, and lives in Orem, UT with his wife Sandra (who posts here from time to time) and his four children (who do not.) This site is where you'll find Howard's movie and… Read more

Working on Book Zero Wednesday August 8, 2007

I'm so behind. I meant to have the next Schlock book, "The Tub of Happiness" finished something like six months ago. But I'm only now finishing the coloring on the Bonus Story, and I'm still working on assembling a proper cover for it. Here's one of the cover elements. Since… Read more

Friday June 17, 2011

Sunday February 14, 2016

DVD Review: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Saturday March 11, 2006

We rented Tim Burton's Corpse Bride a while back, and loved it. I'd already seen it in the theaters, but it was worth seeing again... this time with the kids. Burton's work is always hard to categorize, but it always has elements to it that say "Tim Burton did this."… Read more

Live-Tweeting an Unwatchable Movie Wednesday September 28, 2016

Technically Raiders of the Lost Shark isn’t actually unwatchable. K.B. Spangler and I did watch it, after all. We shouldn’t have. It’s not “so bad it’s funny” or “so bad it’s good.” It’s “so bad I can’t imagine how it happened.” Anyway, we live-tweeted our viewing, and then K.B. posted… Read more

Deadpool 2 Friday May 18, 2018

Deadpool 2 was more fun and less uncomfortable than 2016’s Deadpool. At least for me. YMMV, of course. The film unmistakably earns its R-rating, so it’s not one to bring the kids to. That said, it does clear my Threshold of Awesome, thanks to some final scenes putting it over the top.… Read more

Tuesday July 6, 2010

I Guest-Blogged at Inkpunks Wednesday March 14, 2012

If you're interested in how I craft some of my story-stuffs, I blogged about sub-plotting over at Inkpunks. As an added bonus, the blog post is full of comics! Also, I'm flying to New York for the weekend. Here's how to find me there!  And now, luggage... Read more

Passengers Wednesday December 21, 2016

I saw Passengers on Tuesday night. Here are some words I used on Twitter: Beautiful. Powerful. Heartbreaking. Inspiring. Awesome. Chris Pratt did a fine job, and Michael Sheen was spot on, but Jennifer Lawrence absolutely owned her role, all the way to the bone. She was astounding, and without her performance the… Read more

A Wrinkle In Time Friday March 9, 2018

I saw A Wrinkle In Time in the IMAX theater on opening night, and loved it. The film is beautiful, and the younger cast members were absolutely brilliant, especially Storm Reid and Derek McCabe. It’s been decades since I read the book. In fact, it’s been so long that I barely… Read more

Three Movies in Twenty-Four Hours Friday December 21, 2018

I saw three movies in twenty-four hours. It’s possible I’m on vacation. Of course, I just spent an hour reviewing all three of them, so it’s also possible I’m actually working. My job is weird. In the interest of not pushing anybody below the fold, here are links to all three.… Read more

Pacific Rim: Uprising Wednesday March 28, 2018

The last fifteen years have spoiled us. Back in MY day when we heard that a movie had a sequel we were mildly enthusiastic because we knew it wouldn’t be as good as the first one. Smokey and the Bandit II, and Sister Act: Back in the Habit present themselves as… Read more

Bold Words From Me in the Stripped Rough-Cut Monday September 19, 2011

With just 68 hours left on the clock, "Stripped" has funded at 155% of its Kickstarter goal. I'm excited to see this film, and I'm even more excited at the possibility of getting hours of bonus footage available if the project overfunds even more. More money means a better movie.… Read more

DVD Review: Dungeons and Dragons Gets a Sequel Thursday February 23, 2006

It used to be that a successful film would get optioned for a sequel, and that "two" movies (sequels) were ALWAYS worse than what came before. There have been exceptions. Spider Man 2, X-Men 2, and Toy Story 2 were all roundly decreed by critics and audiences alike to have… Read more

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Friday December 15, 2017

There has been quite a bit of noise on social media regarding the spoiler content in reviews of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, so I’ll be even less specific than I usually am when reviewing things that might easily be spoiled. I saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Yay! Good Star Wars… Read more

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Saturday December 17, 2016

I saw Rogue One. The odds are pretty good that if you’re reading this, you’ve already decided whether or not to see it, and if you haven’t yet seen it you’d rather I not spoil anything. I’ll make this quick: It is a fine film beyond simply being a Star… Read more

Good Omens Wednesday June 12, 2019

Amazon’s Good Omens miniseries is a rare thing. Exceedingly rare. So rare, in fact, that I can’t off the top of my head name another thing like it, though I’m certain others must exist. It is a TV show which is as good as the great book from which it was… Read more

Wednesday September 7, 2011

I know about the Boll petition. You can stop emailing me now. Monday April 21, 2008

I've known for weeks now that there is a petition demanding that Uwe Boll stop making movies (like Bloodrayne, of which you may recall my review.) I've also known that Boll himself has said that he will indeed stop if enough signatures are collected. Most of you probably know this… Read more