Larry Taylor

Husband, father, dog owner, cat prisoner. Freelance writer, snooty cinephile. Can name every Best Picture winner from 1970 to the present, but never gets to employ this parlor trick. Has too many pictures of himself with an ironic mustache.

Science

'Lost Soul' Connects the Fiascos of the 'Apocalypse Now' and 'Moreau' Shoots

Little by little, they went insane, thanks to Marlon Brando.

ByLarry Taylor
Culture

The 'Assassin's Creed' Adaptation Will Be the Best Video Game Movie

All signs are pointing to real cinema.

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

Ryan Reynolds is Trying His Own McConaissance

Can the actor reverse his drooping career trajectory?

ByLarry Taylor
Science

'The Martian' Movie Will Be Rad. Read Andy Weir's Novel First.

Soak up Andy Weir's masterwork before Ridley Scott's adaptation hits this fall.

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

'Ready Player One' Could Stump Even Steven Spielberg

An unfilmable novel that takes the game to a whole new level.

ByLarry Taylor
Culture

Who Would Star in a 'Go Set A Watchman' Movie Adaptation?

A film version is almost inevitable. Let's cast this thing.

ByLarry Taylor

Lewis Carroll's Wise Words About Email Writing

The 'Alice in Wonderland' author was onto email etiquette in 1890.

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

'Blade Runner 2' Has One Slim Shot at Being Legit

The Los Angeles of the distant future must be built by hand.

ByLarry Taylor
Science

So Austin Cobra Was Briefly a Thing

We hardly knew ya.

ByLarry Taylor
Culture

Texas and Jade Helm: This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Not everyone in my home state is nuts. There's just a lot of room.

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

Rich Pellegrino, Pop Culture Artist with a Purpose

'American cinema and TV are in dire need of a shakeup.'

ByLarry Taylor
Culture

Couch Potato Kids Will Get Their Asses Kicked as Teens

Want to keep your kids from being bullied? Keep them from psychological laziness.

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

What Are the Best Sci-Fi Film Scores of All Time?

Music so good you'll forget to question the science.

ByLarry Taylor
Science

Early Fatherhood Is a Damn Tornado

Embracing the maddening early road of being a dad.

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

R.I.P. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata

A programmer and gamer who rejuvenated a sleeping giant.

ByLarry Taylor

Texas Is Using French Wasps to Kill Invasive Bamboo

Importing a foreign invader to kill a foreign invader: What could go wrong?

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

The Dissolve Is Shuttering. It Makes Me Miss Ebert.

Losing the world's foremost film critic may have been the beginning of the end. 

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

Dear Universe, Bring Me Back as Tom Hardy

Every man can aspire to be a little more Hardy in their lives.

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

When Bad Books Become Great Films

You should definitely see the movie. 

ByLarry Taylor
Entertainment

Why Are People Infatuated with Minions?

How lovable yellow sidekicks transcended the kiddie demo.

ByLarry Taylor