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Source: http://www.fangoria.com/

Many years ago, when I was a wilder, full-of-vim-and-vigor young man and unrefined writer, I was given the job of reviewing a movie (which shall remain nameless) about a homicidal, monstrous turd. (I hope that description doesn’t give too much away.) After looking at the film’s title and reading up on its plot, I immediately knew that I had to gather up some friends, pick up some beer and spend a Friday night watching a serial-killing shit literally kick the crap out of people. Sorry for all the fecal references, but I’m penning this late at night and am rather pooped.


Anyway, the filmmakers sent me an angry e-mail response to the resulting negative review, chastising me for viewing the movie while under the influence of a few cold ones. Well, years later, I still stand by my opinion of that movie, and believe that imbibing a couple of brewskis is the only way you can watch that feculent flick. However, when I was asked by Fango if I wanted to review ZOMBIE STRIPPERS moments before stepping into the screening room, it brought back memories of my killer-crap review. You see, I had just had a couple of drinks during the pre-show cocktail hour with my pal Willie, and although I was far from inebriated, now that I’m an older, wiser and more respectable man, I contemplated the sagacity of accepting the job…
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Source: http://blogs.pcworld.com/

When I first read about Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal reacting critically to what he calls “imagery that dovetails with classic racist imagery” in Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 trailer, I wasn’t sure what to think. When I saw the trailer for the first time myself last summer, I admit that part of me was a little shocked — and I’ll use that word, because it’s personally accurate — by at least some of the imagery. I take full responsibility for my reaction, of course. It’s not necessarily the one you had, or should have had. And while I think Croal has some very salient points, I do take issue with his inability to at least acknowledge his own prejudices in the interview. When you make blanket statements like “clearly no one black worked on this game” to drive your point, you sound less like a journalist and more like a reactionary, and that’s not where this dialogue, which is extremely important, should be occurring.
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