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January 3, 2017

Garrett’s Grumblings – Why Does Disney Just Not Get It When It Comes To Star Wars?

There is a scene in 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back which is one of many that brilliantly encapsulates all that is right with the entire Star Wars series. Luke has been rescued from a snow creature (or Wampa, for you assholes who need specificity), and word has spread that
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October 25, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – Binge Media Expanding Its Horizons By Covering This Year’s Texas Frightmare Weekend May 5th-7th

How’s it going CS’ers? Hope your week is starting well and the 18 hour or so Bingecast is helping said week go by even faster by moving in and out of your ear holes at an expected drunken pace. I also hope you are saving some of that
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May 19, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – Binge Media as The Howard Stern Show

Here’s an idea for an article that has been moving around inside my head since December of last year. With nothing other than superhero movies to talk about -and trust me, I have plenty to say about this year’s onslaught – I thought I would take a break
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April 26, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – Ten Movies Which Were Unexpected Hits

Given that there was not an Aftertaste last week due to some crazy scheduling issues (sorry about that), I thought I would do a Grumblings column about a subject which has been on my mind for quite awhile. Hollywood is a crazy machine. One that is in constant
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April 12, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – Just How Cool Is It To Hate Something Before It Releases?

By the time this article posts, varied opinions of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice will have been discussed on these very airwaves, and people will either say they feel vindicated at what a hunk of junk they had just seen or praise it due to the way
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March 16, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – The 10 Most Satisfying Movie Endings

I guess I can officially be classified as ‘the list man’ around the Binge offices. If you listened to that five hour barrage of drunken stupidity known as the Binge Cast from about a month ago -yyeeeppp, THAT one- then you are well aware of my love for
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March 1, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – A Defense of Spider-Man 3

Before I get into the crux of this article, let me say a few things. One, as most people who listen to our air waves know, I was a Binge listener LONG before I became a part of their team. In the time before they started Binge, Law
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February 23, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – Will Deadpool’s Success Make It A ‘Trend?’

No matter how you feel about Deadpool -and if you heard this week’s Binge Cast you know exactly how I feel- there is no arguing that the success of Ryan Reynolds’ starring comic book film means a brand new awakening for the future of comic book filmmaking. The
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February 16, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – MY Top Ten Films of the 2000s

What’s going on, Bingers? Long time no see. Like all of you, I listened to this week’s flagship BingeCast and heard not only Ammon go completely off the rails with his 4 hour drunk segment, but also the lists of those who host the show. You know, that
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January 21, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – My List of Ten Best Stephen King Screen Adaptations Pt 2

Here we are again. If you missed the first part of this list, thereby missing the entire reason why I am doing this list to begin with, then click here and read it. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Now that we are all caught up, it’s time for the
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January 19, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – My List of Ten Best Stephen King Screen Adaptations Pt 1

With the trailer to the JJ Abrams’ produced adaptation of Stephen King’s 2011 novel 11/22/63 dropping upon us last week, I thought now would be as good a time as any to put together a list of my ten favorite King adaptations. King is a seminal author to
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January 12, 2016

Garrett’s Grumblings – In Defense of Brett Ratner; RIP David Bowie

In Defense of Brett Ratner There are some horses within the entertainment business which are just too fun to repeatedly beat down, aren’t there? You have Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, whose reasons we tear them down with words are so easy to justify. There is what goes
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December 31, 2015

Garrett’s Grumblings – The George Lucas/Star Wars Situation

I know. I promised no more Star Wars related articles. But this topic was deep in my craw and needed to come out. Now. Star Wars The Force Awakens has been out over a couple weeks now. Most are praising it as a return to form for their
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December 16, 2015

Garrett’s Grumblngs – Why Gremlins Should NEVER Be Remade

One of the best things about being a die hard movie fan is each and every person has that one film which sets off certain emotions that others cannot reach, and people are left wondering why that film means so much to them. A particular point of contention
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November 18, 2015

Garrett’s Grumblings – An Outsider’s View of the Aftermath of Ronda Rousey’s Defeat

Before I get into the heart of this article, let me say this right off the bat. I do NOT watch UFC. In fact, I have not watched one UFC match since 2007, when an ex girlfriend of mine was obsessed with the sport and we would order
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November 11, 2015

Garrett’s Grumblings – What Force For Daniel Really Means; Remembering Melissa Mathison

Update: On November 9th, four days after I initially wrote this article, Daniel Fleetwood succumbed to his disease and left us. I would like to personally express my condolences to him and his family, as the journey they all took to what this article is about touched me
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October 28, 2015

Garrett’s Grumblings – Ten Best X-Files Episodes Of All Time Part 2

Hello once again Bingers. Sorry this one is a little late, but here are the rest of my ten favorite X-Files episodes of all time. In case you missed my last column, I counted down 10-6. I will once again remind you. There are quite a few spoilers
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October 14, 2015

Garrett’s Grumblings – Ten Best X-Files Episodes of All Time Part 1

The time is rapidly approaching folks. What time, you may ask? No, not the return of Garrett’s Grumblings, which if you are reading this is something you are obviously aware of already happening. Nope. It is fast coming time for the return of Agent Fox Mulder’s obsession with
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