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Follow The SWO Productions!

No new “article” today, as it were! Just a reminder that SWO Productions continues to grow and grow, and I’m not the most marketing-savvy person in the world, so it’s entirely possible you my not even know everything we have gotten ourselves up to these days! With that in mind, I’ve decided to create a little one-stop shop with direct connections to some of our … Continue reading Follow The SWO Productions!

Review of The Archer

Directed by Valerie Weiss Written by Casey Schroen Starring Bailey Noble, Jeanine Mason, Michael Grant Terry, Bill Sage, Dendrie Taylor, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Alexis Rosinsky, and Timothy Granaderos Damn, a lesbian action thriller that shows off the badassery of archery? Now this is the suspenseful substance that we need more of. As someone who’s taken precisely one archery lesson, which occurred on my 18th birthday, … Continue reading Review of The Archer

The Life of Chuck Looks Death in the Face

Finding Both Logic and Artistry in Life “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large- I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman’s famous lines in the “Song of Myself” section of Leaves of Grass take on both new and literal meaning in The Life of Chuck. This Stephen King adaptation arrives with a magical and fantastical bent all its own. The Life of Chuck beats the metaphorical drum … Continue reading The Life of Chuck Looks Death in the Face

The Top Five Butt-Whuppings in Pop Culture, featuring Julio from The Contrarians

Our good friend Julio is back in the second ever episode of the NEW Stew World Order, and he’s got us listing the Top 5 [Butt]-Whuppings In Pop Culture! For more from The Contrarians, click HERE! Continue reading The Top Five Butt-Whuppings in Pop Culture, featuring Julio from The Contrarians

Office Romance Review

You know, I’m perfectly fine with the way movies are release nowadays. I know there are complaints that the only movies that get made are low-budget efforts that won’t hurt a studio if they fail or big budget blockbusters. People will lament that the mid-cost movie never gets made anymore. Where are the Adventure pictures? What happened to the studio Comedy? Where have all of … Continue reading Office Romance Review

AP Productions: Badges #26

The Badges vs The Commission part 5 Sean Pierce walked briskly down the windowless corridor, lit by cheap bulbs along the ceiling. Passing several locked doors, he arrived at one particular cell, which was immediately opened by an armed guard. Inside, Ryan Bennings sat on a mattress as if waiting for an appointment. Pierce motioned for the guard to wait outside and he complied, closing … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #26

Review of The Ambulance

Written and directed by Larry Cohen Starring Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Richard Bright, Janine Turner, Eric Braeden, Nick Chinlund, Red Buttons, James Dixon, and Stan Lee The chaotic creativity of this 1990 flick is absolutely something that belongs in Larry Cohen’s distinct filmography, and it’s all such fun to gobble up. I can understand why I’d come across a review that compared … Continue reading Review of The Ambulance

The Mummy Returns Review

Legacy sequels are a strange beast. To come out with a sequel years (and sometimes decades) after a previous movie was released can be a real double-edged sword. You can capture nostalgia and tell an interesting story about where the characters have been in the intervening years. But you also have to make sure the tale you are telling is worthwhile and needs to be … Continue reading The Mummy Returns Review

How to Train Your Dragon Pales in Comparison to Animation

By the Numbers Carbon Copy I haven’t seen the animated version of How to Train Your Dragon for quite a while. So, before heading to the theatres to review this one, I decided to revisit the original. I saw that, yes, the first How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD for short) is a great example of an animated film done right. Jay Baruchel (Hiccup), Gerard Butler (Stoick), and Craig Ferguson … Continue reading How to Train Your Dragon Pales in Comparison to Animation

AP Productions: Badges #25

The Badges vs The Commission part 4 (Continued from The Commission #21) The Cloudburst descended into a wooded area in Maryland; the engines blowing leaves out of its way and rustling the branches. The clearing was wide enough to fit the Badges’ aircraft inside, but not wide enough for the ship called Hyperion’s Light. That ship was a golden saucer roughly the size of a … Continue reading AP Productions: Badges #25

Elio Reminds Us That We’re Not Alone

Pixar’s Best Since Inside Out Have you ever felt alone? Unwanted? Odds are you have. These emotions are an integral part of the human condition. Most, if not all of us, have experienced them at one time or another. For Elio (Yonas Kibreab), these feelings are all too common. Left in a world without his parents, he yearns for an escape, an alien kidnapping. Strangely … Continue reading Elio Reminds Us That We’re Not Alone

Review of Obsession

Written and directed by Curry Barker Starring Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Megan Lawless, Cooper Tomlinson, Andy Richter, and Curry Barker Good lord, this is one of the most anxiety-inducing movies I’ve seen in a long while, allowing the dread and the bleakness to wrap themselves around me as I witness the horrifying and heart-wrenching consequences of an incredibly foolish wish. I had already been onboard … Continue reading Review of Obsession