Author: Caleb Masters

Caleb is a lifelong film and pop culture enthusiast, podcaster, writer, and content strategist. After several years of experience building websites and creating content for publications including GoodTrash Media, We Got This Covered, Renegade Cinema and Screen Rant, Caleb joined with Planet Thunder Productions to create this website dedicated to bringing new insights to genre and independent cinema. When he’s not watching the newest releases, Caleb can be found podcasting, video gaming or writing script ideas.

Oblivion Review

“Is it possible to miss a place you’ve never been? To mourn a time you never lived?” -Jack Harper Joseph Kosinski hit it big with Oblivion. Having only directed Tron Legacy(which was only a moderate success) ,he was able to get $120 million to write/direct/produce his pet project. This is a huge privilege that some directors spend decades…

Read More

Evil Dead Review

“Everything’s gonna be fine? I don’t know if you noticed this, but everything’s been getting worse… every second.” -Eric In 1981 aspiring film maker Sam Raimi and no name actor Bruce Campbell teamed up to make what is considered one of the best B-movies ever made, Evil Dead. The irony of the movie is that the creative team…

Read More

Spring Breakers: Teen Trash or Twisted Morality Tale?

Last weekend I went to the theater to check out the critically acclaimed, semi-controversial, and seemingly provocative Spring Breakers to see what the fuss was about. For those of you who aren’t familiar; Spring Breakers is the movie that is taking former Disney child stars Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens and taking their career in a more deviant direction. After…

Read More

Oz the Great and Powerful Review

“There are lots of good men in Kansas. I don’t want to be a good man, I want to be a great one” -Oscar Diggs(Oz) 1939’s The Wizard of Oz is an absolute classic that has captivated generations of audiences by taking all of us to a world filled with magic, excitement, and self discovery. Oz…

Read More

My 2013 Oscar Predictions

It’s that time of year. The Academy Awards, the most prestigious(and many times pretentious) awards show for films. Whether or not you agree with everything Oscar hands out, you can’t deny the significance the awards will have on the careers of the people who either win or even nominated. I’ve put together my personal predictions using pretty…

Read More

BCD Flixsters Episode 12- Clerks(2-15-2013)

In this podcast the gauntlet is thrown as we debate Clerks and Kevin Smith’s style. We also talk the Death Star, the BAFTA Awards, Die Hard, and tons more! BCD Flixsters Episode 12- Clerks(2-15-2013).

BCD Flixsters Episode 11-Visioneers

In this episode we take a hard look at Zach Galifianakis’s dark indie comedy Visioneers. We discuss the dark Dystopian setting before talking Justice League, Assassin’s Creed, and the new Netflix original series House of Cards

Identity Thief Review

Identity Thief reunites Jason Bateman (The Switch, Arrested Development) with director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Four Christmases) for a road trip comedy starring the hugely popular Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids). Identity Theft is a subject that has been pretty downplayed on the big screen so far. Needless to say, when this movie was looking to present such an interesting subject in…

Read More

Warm Bodies Review

Warm Bodies is Summit Entertainment’s latest foray to capture the “Twi-hard” audience by delivering a new spin on zombies. Much like Twilight, Warm Bodies is throwing out generations worth of mythology in favor of a more melodramatic and romantic take. Is this the beginning of a new era of zombies or does the movie come…

Read More