Keeping with a proud tradition set forth by films like The Matrix, The Terminator, Godfather, Karate Kid, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the third installment of the Robocop franchise was an unmitigated, series-killing, disaster. It represented the worst of early 90’s action flicks. However, when BenJamin Wigmore compresses it from a 104 minute shit storm down to a mere 2:10, RC3’s actually kind of entertaining. Or at least tolerable. More »
Not everybody needs LSD to see sound and hear smells, people with a neurological condition known as Synesthesia experience a sort of “cross-talk” between their senses. Director Oscar Lopez Rocha is one such synesthete. He shares what he sees in Synesthetic Locked. More »
This quirky short follows a young boy as he susses out the relationship between life, death, and the sleepy shadow monsters that live in our mouths. Tim Divall created Drifting as his first year film project at the RCA. More »
The King of Pop is back! Maybe a little blockier than you remember but none the worse for wear if his moves in this astounding, LEGO stop-motion animation from Annette Jung are anything to go by. More »
This Gorgeous Timelape of Australia’s Outback Isn’t Just Monochrome—It’s Infra-Red
Posted in: Today's Chili Australia’s Canberra region is as beautiful as it is rugged. While the area may explode in color and life after seasonal rains, it is equally inhospitable during droughts. To capture this dichotomy, acrylic artist Phil Ryan teamed with photographer Glen Ryan in Karst Country. More »
What do pimps, mimes and astronauts all have in common? If this psychedelic romp through a classic beer ad is any indication, it’s that you’ve a one in three chance of turning into one by drinking Bud Light and yelling at your friends over the phone. [Boing Boing] More »
While burlesque shows are typically reserved for only the old-timiest and classiest of strippers, “Kitty Burlesk” by Big Jim 369 drives the genre into undiscovered country. It incorporates Terry Gilliam-style animation, Internet cat memes, and middle-age boobage to create a psychedelic tops-off dance-off. More »
Die Arzte: Cpt. Metal
Posted in: Today's Chili In a world overrun by bubblegum pop and easy listening, where all hope for head-banging seems lost, there’s only one man that can save us: Captain Metal, the arpeggio-spewing, poser-crushing, Flying V-riding dark lord of Rock. Together with his legion of chicken minions and arsenal of Gibson rockets, Celine Dion doesn’t stand a chance. More »
“On July 19, 2012, the Sun produced a medium-size solar flare,” NASA says on this new video captured by its Solar Dynamics Observatory, “what occurred with the flare was amazing.” It’s true. It’s amazing. Fire started to fall down like rain—a hell waterfall many times the size of planet Earth. You have to watch this uncanny document for yourself. More »