The MentaculistFive Movie Marketing Miscues That Blew Up in All the Wrong WaysAfter "Independence Day: Resurgence" scared audiences into thinking their homes could be destroyed, here are five other campaigns that bombe...byStephen SaitoJun 26, 2016
The MentaculistThe Five Best Segments of the Generally Bad Genre of Anthology Comedy Movies (Video)Some of the biggest comedic talent has come together to collaborate on sketch comedy movies, but most wind up with mixed results. Here are t...byStephen SaitoJan 16, 2013
The MentaculistSeven Quirky Lowbrow Favorite Films of Highbrow DirectorsWhat movies are amongst Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick's favorites? Probably not the ones you'd think.byStephen SaitoJul 15, 2012
The MentaculistNine Great Unrealized Films from Scott, Nolan, Scorsese and Other Notable Contemporary Filmmakers"Prometheus" and "Dark Knight Rises" may be the films we'll be seeing this summer from Ridley Scott and Christopher Nolan, but there were ot...byStephen SaitoJun 6, 2012
The MentaculistPlaying God: 13 Actors Who Dared To Be the Deity in MoviesIn "A Little Bit of Heaven," Whoopi Goldberg becomes the latest performer to play the Supreme Being, but she's hardly most unusual choice. A...byStephen SaitoMay 2, 2012
The MentaculistCinema to Salivate Over: 20 Great Foodie Films to Tantalize the TastebudsFrom the pies in "Waitress" to the timpani in "Big Night," we look back at some of the finest looking food committed to film, but be warned ...byStephen SaitoApr 10, 2012
The MentaculistExtremely Reduced & Incredibly Diminished: Movie Characters Who Were Cut Out of the Final FilmBy not making the final cut of "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," James Gandolfini joins a fairly illustrious club of actors who have se...byStephen SaitoDec 25, 2011
The MentaculistNine Revelations From Edgar Wright’s The Wright Stuff III Series at the New BeverlyThe director of "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World" invaded the Los Angeles rep house.byStephen SaitoDec 20, 2011
The MentaculistSeven Actors On Their Baddest Behavior When Playing ThemselvesAl Pacino and Neil Patrick Harris are just two actors brave enough to attach their own names when sending up the personas they've built onsc...byStephen SaitoNov 16, 2011
InterviewsInterview: Jesse Peretz on “Our Idiot Brother,” Marijuana Farmers-Turned-Franciscan Monks & the Fiery End of A Rock ‘n’ Roll CareerThe writer/director talks about his reunion with his "Chateau" star Paul Rudd, his first collaboration with his sister, Vanity Fair writer E...byStephen SaitoAug 25, 2011