James Wortman “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. It’s Intense.”
Ah, Fright Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure. There’s something oddly amazing about spending an October Saturday strolling through a summertime amusement park elaborately decorated for the spooky season. Giant…
Have You Seen It? Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is one of the easiest films to recommend to just about anybody. It’s witty, subversive, hilarious and loaded with gratuitous violence and gore. It’s also a…
“Well, Well, Indiana Jones!”
South Park kicked off the second half of its twelfth season last night and…wow. It’s pretty clear that the series’ writer/director Trey Parker was not all that impressed by Indiana…
McCain and Obama Square Off on Comic Book Shelves
As of this writing, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are embroiled in a critical town hall debate at Nashville, Tennessee’s Belmont University. While both presidential candidates are touching on…
The Wort Report Has a New Home!
Don’t be alarmed, Wortmaniacs. Earlier this week, The Wort Report went through some changes and, as is the case with socks, underwear and lightbulbs, change can be an amazing thing.…
Harrison Ford Talks Indy 5
In an October 3 interview with the Los Angeles Times’ Hero Complex blog, Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford said that series creator George Lucas is already plotting a fifth installment.…
Choke: A Wort Report Review
Chuck Palahniuk is a writer with a voice, this much is clear. Each of his novels, peppered with brutally detailed and sometimes nauseating passages, can be described as a nihilistic…
Taking Theaters by Force?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed project leader Haden Blackman told the Los Angeles Times’ Hero Complex blog that a film adaptation of the multiplatform action game just might happen. “Oh,…
The Force Unleashed: A Wort Report Review
Set in between the third and fourth episodes of the film saga, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a game worth playing for fans —even those who were turned away…
Burn After Reading: A Wort Report Short
The latest effort from Academy Award-winning writers/directors Joel and Ethan Coen is very good. It’s not great, and I would never rank it with their finer efforts such as Fargo,…