Since horror movies are down to such a cookie cutter formula, why can’t you plug in your own actresses-it-isn’t-working-out-for and get a solid killer and turn your $5 Million dollar budget into a $6 Million straight-to-DVD blockbuster? Follow these steps to be the next Wes Craven wannabe. Catch a Falling Star The most important thing [...]
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Whenever John Travolta Plays a Bad Guy He Looks Like a Tool Ad Executive in 1990
February 3rd, 2010
maxlance1 Why is it that every time John Travolta plays a bad guy, instead of looking evil and menacing, he looks like he’s a mid-level douche bag executive in the mid- to late-1990s experiencing a textbook mid-life crisis? It’s always the standard play-by-play for how to enter your 50s in complete denial. He either shaves his [...]
The Indisputable Top Ten Movies of 2009
January 11th, 2010
maxlance1 All those other top ten movies of 2009 lists, namely the Golden Globes and Oscars are knockoffs. This list is correct and irrefutable, unless you like overrated movies, like District 9 and Paranormal Activity, in which case you’d like to be popular, which probably wouldn’t land you here. Here we go… Just missed the cut: [...]
Is Anyone Else Turned On By the Lady Chipmunks in the Alvin and The Chipmunks Squekquel Trailer?
December 15th, 2009
maxlance1 I don’t want this to get too pervy, but surely I can’t be the only one who has noticed how hot the lady chipmunks are at the end of the trailer for Alvin and The Chipmunks 2: The Squekquel. Let’s put two things aside for starters. Yes, they are rodents and they could be young. [...]
“Brothers” Is About Spider-Man Joining the Army
December 4th, 2009
maxlance1 I saw the trailer for Spider-Man 4, which is going by the name Brothers, opening tomorrow and I can’t figure out the missing pieces between the last Spider-Man movie and this one. The best I could figure out is that it’s a retelling of the first one, but they recasted Natalie Portman as Mary Jane [...]

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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.