Email Author NICK PINKERTON

2013 Stories by NICK PINKERTON

• The Popaganda of 'No'

  published February 14, 2013

  In 1988, the fate of Chile and its dictator came down to a ballot as simple as a middle-schooler's do-you-like-me? note. A referendum... More >>

• What Makes Charlie Douche?

  published February 7, 2013

  As he's questioned by a therapist in the opening scene of the film bearing his name, we see Charles Swan III's subconscious literally spurt out... More >>

• Spoiler Alert: 'John Dies At the End'

  published January 31, 2013

  Kids born in 1992 can buy beer now, and according to the usual time line of nostalgia, this means that the fetishization of all things '90s is... More >>

• Walter Hill: Ass Kicking, Plato-Style

  published January 31, 2013

  "It's hard to get these things started," says Walter Hill, the dean of the American action movie. "Action films are by their very nature more... More >>

• 'Parker': A Rough Guide to a Rough Guy

  published January 24, 2013

  In George A. Romero's deeply silly 1993 Stephen King adaptation The Dark Half, Timothy Hutton stars as Thad Beaumont, a writer whose... More >>

• 'Gangster Squad' Is a Just-the-Crap Kind of Flick

  published January 10, 2013

  Just Some Crap, Ma'am: Gangster Squad retells the stories of better movies More >>

• Matt Damon's 'Promised Land' Is a Fracking Film

  published January 3, 2013

  Hard Sell: For Matt Damon and company, the message is the message More >>