Whimsical, musical, juvenile, comedic, romantic, adult, absurd — each of these singular words could easily describe the work of filmmaker/artist Masaaki Yuasa. Whether telling a “one crazy night” story or a rom-com or a time-traveling serial killer rock show, each… Read More ›
Newcomer Anaita Wali Zada’s Donya is desperate for a dream, and, like those who know her, by the second act of Babak Jalali’s (Radio Dreams, Frontier Blues) Fremont, you’ll be desperate for her to find one, too. It’s been a… Read More ›
Movies about finance can be difficult to translate to the big screen. The complicated terminology and history can feel overwhelming to those unfamiliar with that world. The GameStop stock short-squeeze is a prime example of this very thing. It’s a… Read More ›
When it comes to holiday films with major casts, there have been *many* of them over the years. But if we narrow the field just a little to those specifically focused or centered on/around a holiday, we end up with… Read More ›
There is something inherently interesting about movies that decide to make a come back after a significantly long break between entries. Sometimes this is because the story needs the time to breath, or the characters need the break to grow… Read More ›
In today’s theatrical market, making a movie off an established intellectual property (IP) is standard practice. Successful book? Make it a movie. Successful television series? Make it a movie. Successful video game? Keep attempting to make it a movie. Successful… Read More ›
There are movies which, whether you’ve seen them or not, no matter where your cinematic knowledge or pleasures come from, you have knowledge of and the understanding that the film is generally received well. Some of these movies are regarded… Read More ›
Writer/director Gareth Edwards has his celebrators and detractors due to past works like Godzilla (2014) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), which are not controversial to the general public but can be seen as such within their respective… Read More ›
As The Cine-Men get one episode closer to 100, we are joined – better yet, rejoined – by friend of the show Michael Reyes. He’s not just a brilliant interviewer and critic, the man is a fountain of knowledge when… Read More ›
Back in October 2023, in the spirit of chills and thrills, Well Go USA released director/co-writer John Curran’s (Chappaquiddick) latest project Mercy Road, a high-octane thriller that doesn’t let up from the moment of ignition. The film walks the line… Read More ›
This month, Cauldron Films is set to release a new 4K restoration using the surviving elements of the IFD Films crime thriller Kill Butterfly Kill. But it’s not just a 4K restoration, it’s a two-disc release that includes bonus features… Read More ›
“Life is like a parody of your favorite song. Just when you think you know all the words: surprise, you don’t know anything.” – Grizzled Narrator, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story It’s so incredibly easy to take a musician like… Read More ›
“The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” When it comes to premiere tales of horror in the modern era, novelist Stephen King is among the first names mentioned. His novels and short stories alike… Read More ›
For decades now, when it came to comic book movies and Christmas, there was only one film that fit the bill, Tim Burton’s Batman Returns (1992). It’s a film that introduced audiences to cinematic versions of Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer)… Read More ›
EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently sat down with author and filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau to discuss his new book Spielberg: The First Ten Years. Bouzereau discusses his passion for preserving cinematic history and the decades of interviews with Steven Spielberg… Read More ›
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie is a home-run. The best Monk yet in fact. It retains the broad, schmaltzy tone that made the long-running series so appealing as whole-family entertainment, but it expands on the tragic underpinning of… Read More ›
Featuring not one but two of the great film prologues of the 1970s New Hollywood era, the high-minded horror classic Messiah of Evil (1973) is the latest release from independent Blu-ray distributor Radiance Films. Earlier this year a limited edition… Read More ›
It was such a strange sensation excitedly signing up for covering Titanic’s 4K Blu-ray release. I figured that delving into such a task would be easy for me as I (sometimes ashamedly) broadcast to the world that amongst everything else… Read More ›
If you’re a cinephile, then you are probably aware of some of the most mind-boggling features and/or creators that exist. If you’re not a cinephile but just enjoy movies and entertainment, you may not know some of these infamous works… Read More ›
“We regulate any stealing of his property. We’re daaaamn good, too. Mr. Tunstall’s got a soft-spot for runaways, derelicts, vagrant types. But you can’t be any geek off the street. You gotta be handy with the steel, if you know… Read More ›