Author Archives: Chris Collins- Portland State University


Trailer Trash: “Anamorph,” “Blindness,” “War, Inc.”

A trailer is like a personals ad for single movies looking to find single moviegoers who aren’t doing anything on Friday night or Saturday afternoon, whichever works better for you, ’cause I am totally up for whatever. Anyway, a trailer is the first opportunity to impress you enough to convince you to spend some [...]

Does Malt Liquor Breed Murderers?

Edward Forty Hands, Billy Dee Williams, hip-hop - these are just a few of the things which come to mind when I, and possibly you, think of malt liquor. As almost anyone who has gone to college could attest to, malt liquor is part of the fabric of college life for a large portion [...]

Top 10 Mascots in Professional Sports

Lions and tigers and… giant chickens? Donning fuzzy uniforms and giant sneakers, they are the mascots of professional sports. And they can impact a game, not with a buzzer-beating shot or an in-the-park home run, but with a comical routine or dance. The best can ignite the home crowd while simultaneously agitating the opposing players.
The [...]

So, Stuart Scott, Mr. Belding, and Charles Barkley Walk Into A Bar…

With Leather said it best:

So, Stuart Scott, Mr. Belding, and Charles Barkley walk into a bar. I know that sounds like the beginning of a lame joke, but it’s actually just the foundation for a lame party.
But perhaps I’m being unfair. Maybe some hot chicks challenged Barkley in the wet t-shirt contest. [...]

Trailer Trash: Movie Trailer Reviews

“To see or not to see, that is the question: Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or whether I should see that sh*tty looking movie.”
- Hamlet, Act III, Scene I
For all of history, people have been swayed to see things based on trailers. Shakespeare used [...]