daily writing: spill.com

The thing about video reviews is they're rather hard to find. Video movie reviews are doubly so, but they do a good job at striking a balance between entertainment and journalism. Whenever they're done right that is.

The Spill crew are Korey, Cyrus, Leon and another white dude whose name I can't spell. Carlyle or something according to spell-check. Sounds like Kal-El to me. Whatever.

4 dudes, 2 white 2 black sitting around talking about movies may not sound like much, but the Spill crew bring a fresh take to the tables that make most of their reviews worth a watch, especially if you've seen the films. It's a great balance of personality.

All four of the reviewers bring a different point of view, and the good thing about it is you never feel like one guy is dominating the

Each review is about 4-5 minutes long and much like the ebert and siskel reviews of old, they spend the first half of the review setting things up. While they may not be as insightful or informative as some other written reviews out there, the kitchen table discussion, impromptu feel that these guys exude generally make most of their reviews a good watch. They laugh in the middle of reviews, crack superman jokes, sex jokes and all sorts of shenanigans before the review takes a serious turns and they begin discussing the meat of the film. Craft, acting, character development and so on. Granted, a four minute video holds nothing when it comes to a well written article, but they do a good job on giving you a taste of what they movie is about and if it's worth your time and money.

They pretty much follow the Ebert style of reviewing where each movie is graded differently based on what kind of genre, expectations and target audience the film has. Each film generally receives a fair review but they never hesitate to call a turd a turd.

Granted, I don't really agree with all the opinions these guys have, and it may not have the big journalistic names as other reviews, but if it's anything they have in abundance is passion and wit. And that, in my opinion, is worth plenty.