As I grow older, I find my taste in horror slowly but surely changing with each year, my taste for finding what could jolt me with the most adrenaline-pumping action in my youth slowly morphing into a preference for things… Read More ›
Films To Watch
Congratulations! Shout! Studios and GKids Films offer three ways to enjoy the official end of “Evangelion” with “3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time.”
From October 1995 to March 1996, dystopian mech anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, the brainchild of filmmaker Hideaki Anno (Shin Godzilla), broadcast in Japan, eventually coming available elsewhere in the world. It told the story of an alt-Earth in which the… Read More ›
David Cronenberg’s “Videodrome” gets a fresh 4K UHD edition via The Criterion Collection.
Before diving into one of October’s 4K Criterion releases, I want to acknowledge that this is not a never-before-seen 4K as Arrow in the UK has released Videodrome previously. Now, I do not know, with any form of certainty, if… Read More ›
Whether you’re a recovering performer, active performer, or normie, there’s something fun for everyone in the home release of “Theater Camp.”
Originally conceived as a short film by screenwriters Noah Galvin (The Good Doctor), Molly Gordon (Booksmart/Shiva Baby), Nick Lieberman, and Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect) and directed in its long-form by first-time feature filmmakers Gordon and Lieberman, the film Theater Camp… Read More ›
In concert with variant animation, the music of Hiromi Uehara helps Yuzuru Tachikawa’s “BLUE GIANT” adaptation transcend to a cinematic experience.
Despite what one might think when it comes to anime, the adventures aren’t just about super-powered beings fighting one another (My Hero Academia), gifted individuals trying to protect the world from curses (Jujutsu Kaisen), or maybe that time you came… Read More ›
Arrow Video adds a limited edition of Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” to their collection.
Martin Scorsese is one of the best directors working in the industry today. In his cavalcade of mature and grown-up films, there are not many for kids. His 2011 film Hugo was a unique piece of his overall filmography. The… Read More ›
Kim Jee-woon’s dark dramedy “Cobweb (거미집)” explores the duality of depression and optimism in creation. [Fantastic Fest]
“Oh what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive.” Sir Walter Scott, author There is no story more powerful than the one we tell ourselves. Are we the hero? The villain? Are we the main character… Read More ›
Original in concept and philosophy, Gareth Edwards’s “The Creator” is a gorgeously shot, powerfully acted, and thoughtful protest film. [Fantastic Fest]
… Compromise is made out of peace But history’s made out of violence … – From “Sing Along” by Sturgill Simpson. Though he made his big splash for most audiences with 2014’s Godzilla, writer/director Gareth Edwards has been releasing films… Read More ›
Own a piece of cinematic history by snagging a copy of director Malcolm Ingram’s Kevin Smith documentary “Clerk.”
In 2021, during SXSW, director Malcolm Ingram premiered his documentary Clerk., an exploratory look at the life and career of Kevin Smith, the loquacious foul-mouthed creator of the View Askewuniverse. Those unfamiliar with that title may recognize a few of… Read More ›
Writer/director Yūdai Yamaguchi brings his martial arts actioner “One-Percenter” to whoop ass at Fantastic Fest 2023. [Fantastic Fest]
Who doesn’t love a little meta-angle in their entertainment, something that’s willing to poke fun at itself all while telling its own version of the very thing it’s potentially satirizing? We’re talking movies like Hollywood Shuffle (1987), The Player (1992),… Read More ›
Wuershan’s “Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms” is a relentless and epic kick-off appropriate for a legendary tale.
In just about every culture on Earth there is a story involving the creation of existence. There are stories of emergence, of coming out of nothingness, of being born from chaos, and more. In each culture, these stories serve as… Read More ›
From flirt to finish, enjoy Adele Lim’s directorial debut “Joy Ride” anytime via home video.
With writing credits like Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), one shouldn’t be surprised that Adele Lim’s first foray into directing, Joy Ride, would be both distinctly through the lens of Asian culture and absolutely… Read More ›
Kensuke Sonomura’s crime drama “Bad City” comes available to own on home video.
At the 2022 Fantastic Fest, actor/stunt choreographer/director Kensuke Sonomura unveiled his second feature film Bad City, the follow-up to the 2019 release HYDRA. His sophomore crime drama packed in as much intrigue and even more blood-letting, all aided by stellar… Read More ›
Inconceivable! Criterion adds a new 4K UHD edition of “The Princess Bride” to the collection.
“There’s a shortage of perfect movies in this world. It would be a pity to damage this one.” Actor Cary Elwes on Twitter in response to the news of a potential remake of The Princess Bride (1987). There are few… Read More ›
“The Exorcist” 4K UHD release may not be pretty on the outside but delivers in updated sound.
What is to be said about the recently late, great William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (or in the case of the actual title shown at the beginning of the film, William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist, if you want to get technical… Read More ›
Leap further into the complex strands of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” via home video.
“Don’t watch the mouth; watch the hands.” – Peter B. Parker (voiced by Jake Johnson) in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse In 2018, a brand-new Spider-Man story hit theaters and audiences would not be the same. That’s an enormous statement and,… Read More ›
Explore the surprising depths of Peter Sohn’s “Elemental” via its home release materials.
Whether we’re willing to admit it or not, the majority of us in the United States are immigrants. Unless we can track our lineage to the Indigenous peoples of the land, we come from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, China,… Read More ›
The Kevin Conroy-led “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” receives a first-time 4K UHD remaster that fans shouldn’t miss.
Inevitably, whenever a new Batman-related project is announced, conversation swirls as to which of the prior actors to portray DC’s Dark Knight, a.k.a. The World’s Greatest Detective, is the best. Due to biases known and unknown, this so often turns… Read More ›
Samuel Bodin’s “Cobweb” finds its audience in its home and digital releases in time for spooky season.
There is always a lingering feeling that a movie, particularly one that is genre based, released at a poor time (like against a juggernaut such as Barbenheimer) or just not in the Halloween season, has a clear reason for the… Read More ›
Explore writer/director Michel Hazanavicius’s wonderful satirization of cinematic remakes via horror/comedy “Final Cut” via home video.
Of the complaints from audiences swirling around regarding Hollywood, the big ones usually refer to the lack of original ideas and the reliance on remakes, reboots, and sequels. Yes, movie-making is a business, so studios look for reliable intellectual property… Read More ›