Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer
Let’s get our Star Wars chit-chat on… Continue reading Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer
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Movie Reviews: The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Well, how’s that for a surprise? Okay, dropping the third movie in the Cloverfield series shouldn’t be anything special, but for a series that has long prided itself on secrecy, this is a natural extension of all that. The first Cloverfield film … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Here Are All of the Super Bowl Movie TV Spots
Solo! Avengers! Tom Cruise! Also, J-Law as a Sparrow or something. Continue reading Here Are All of the Super Bowl Movie TV Spots
Spoil Sports: The Cloverfield Paradox
Discuss the latest entry in the Cloverfield saga here! Continue reading Spoil Sports: The Cloverfield Paradox
Double Features: Rolling Thunder (1977) and Blue Collar (1978)
Rolling Thunder (1977) is a great revenge drama co-written by Paul Schrader and Heywood Gould from an original story by Schrader, and directed by John Flynn. Flynn had a pretty solid career, working his way up to director under Robert … Continue reading Double Features: Rolling Thunder (1977) and Blue Collar (1978)
The Discount Spinner Rack: GREEN LANTERN (2011)
A down-and-dirty look at DC’s first try at building a cinematic universe, and Ryan Reynolds’ THIRD try at being a superhero. Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: GREEN LANTERN (2011)
Muppet Casting: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s time for another round of Muppet Casting, where we take a famous movie and ask, if Jim Henson’s Muppets made their own version of it (in the vein of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island), which Muppets … Continue reading Muppet Casting: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Testament (1983)
‘Tis the season for bummer movies about nuclear war. A normal reaction to modern politics—including tensions heating up between the United States, Russia, North Korea and the Middle East; wars raging with no end in sight—is usually to watch something … Continue reading Testament (1983)
Made Overseas: Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
If you’ve ever had to walk across a rushing stream, the opening sequences of Baahubali: The Beginning will give you anxiety. When see a man named Shiva, played by gloriously mustachio’ed Indian film star Prahbas, climb a waterfall that must be a … Continue reading Made Overseas: Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
A Matter of Life and Death
I had a very rare treat. Where I live, on the east coast of Canada, we have no repertory cinema. There is no art house movie place, no AFI, no BFI, no FI of any kind that showcases classic and … Continue reading A Matter of Life and Death
2017 Snubbies: The Voting
2017 has been the best-attended Snubbies yet, so thanks to everyone who voted and suggested films, performances, and categories. To celebrate this new level of engagement, every category suggested will be included in the 2017 Snubbies going forward. (Going backward, … Continue reading 2017 Snubbies: The Voting
Movie Reviews: Hostiles (2017)
Westerns have been quite the resilient genre. Despite being period pieces at heart and for a period that can likely count the people still alive during that era on one hand, they reliably keep coming out. They’ve been declared dead … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Hostiles (2017)
Ant-Man and the Wasp Trailer Discussion Post
Peyton Reed has promoted the release of this teaser trailer alongside Black Panther’s premiere, two weeks before its wide release. We have a number of brief glimpses, another of the quantum state, one of Lawrence Fishburne as Bill Foster, one … Continue reading Ant-Man and the Wasp Trailer Discussion Post
Box Office: January 26 – 28, 2018
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Maze Runner: The Death Cure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Hostiles The Greatest Showman The Post I had an extremely rough day yesterday, which is why you didn’t get Box Office then, … Continue reading Box Office: January 26 – 28, 2018
Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. The Great Mouse Detective
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. The Great Mouse Detective
TCM Underground: Razorback (1984) and Tentacles (1977)
Razorback doesn’t fuck around. It begins straight away. There’s no nonsense to it. It establishes the mood of the film with some dutch-angled shots of a dirty, dusty Australian outback. A grandfather, Jake Cullen (Bill Kerr), puts his grandson to … Continue reading TCM Underground: Razorback (1984) and Tentacles (1977)
Your Vanity Project
You have recently made a hit movie, or have won a massive lottery jackpot. You have the keys to the kingdom, and can make any movie you want, no matter how elaborate or insane the idea may be. WHAT WOULD … Continue reading Your Vanity Project
Before Capes Were Cool #9: Batman (1966) vs. Batman & Robin (1997)
For years and years, superhero fans hated the Adam West Batman TV show. And then one day, all of a sudden, they didn’t anymore. Funnily enough, the show had been extremely faithful to the comics as they had existed at … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #9: Batman (1966) vs. Batman & Robin (1997)
Peter Lorre: More Than Just a Creepy Character Actor
Peter Lorre, born László Löwenstein, was an Austro-Hungarian actor who began on the stage in Vienna, and soon made his way to Berlin. His work as a stage actor was so impressive that, no matter how lousy the play itself … Continue reading Peter Lorre: More Than Just a Creepy Character Actor
What Pop Culture Has Surprised You For the Better?
“Wow, that was a lot better than I expected it to be!” Continue reading What Pop Culture Has Surprised You For the Better?
Double Features: The Day Of The Jackal (1973) and Julia (1977)
Fred Zinnemann’s films received 66 Oscar nominations and were awarded 26 statues, he personally won best director twice for A Man For All Seasons (1967) and From Here To Eternity (1954), won another two for short subject films he directed, … Continue reading Double Features: The Day Of The Jackal (1973) and Julia (1977)
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