Elements of Madness

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• “Nosferatu” beckons you to have yourself a gothic horror Christmas.

  By Douglas Davidson on December 9, 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  In the liminal space between myths and truth, magic and science, lie all the things that go bump in the night, the things that exist to haunt us, to unnerve us, to compel us to question our reason despite evidence… Read More ›

• Q-Bits: Open Dialogue with “The Order” actor Nicholas Hoult.

  By Thomas Manning on December 8, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  On this episode of Meet Me at the Movies (Open Dialogue), host Thomas Manning pitches a question to Nicholas Hoult to discuss his role as Bob Mathews in the film The Order. Based on a true story, this powerful film,… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Saturday Night” director Jason Reitman and casting director John Papsidera.

  By Thomas Manning on December 7, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Join Thomas Manning in this special Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue segment as he interviews director Jason Reitman and casting director John Papsidera on the red carpet for based on a true story film, Saturday Night. Manning dives… Read More ›

• With “The Invisible Raptor,” you’ll never see it coming.

  By Joel Winstead on December 6, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  The Invisible Raptor is absolutely absurd, completely outlandish, and an undying love letter to Steven Spielberg. If you were of a certain age in 1993 like me, then Spielberg’s Jurassic Park probably was a major paradigm shift in your developing… Read More ›

• As fun as rom-com “Last Christmas” is, its 4K UHD release is the same gift as before.

  By Douglas Davidson on December 5, 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  As we approach the holidays of giving (Christmas and Hanukkah overlap this year), it’s also a time when studios try to remind audiences of films they might’ve enjoyed once by re-releasing them in a new edition or format. Nearly five… Read More ›

• Before you “Get Away,” be sure to stow your colonialistic tendencies under your seat.

  By Douglas Davidson on December 4, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  In an always-on world, there’s something beautiful about traveling somewhere without easy access to tech. It helps one recenter and, if with others, reconnect. Traveling is, of course, a privilege and should be treated as deferential to the place one… Read More ›

• By Grabthar’s Hammer, what a new 4K UHD anniversary edition Paramount Pictures has put together to celebrate “Galaxy Quest.”

  By Douglas Davidson on December 3, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  “Never give up, never surrender!” — these are the words of the intrepid captain of the spaceship Protector, Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, a rally cry to remind his crew that in the face of insurmountable odds, one does not quit…. Read More ›

• Halina Reijn’s erotic thriller “Babygirl” reinvigorates the genre. [TIFF]

  By justin waldman on December 3, 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  Going from directing a whodunnit millennial comedy in Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) to creating a power dynamic that blends Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (maybe that’s just because of the lead actress, but there are… Read More ›

• Andrew DeYoung’s cringe comedy “Friendship” provides endless joy. [TIFF]

  By justin waldman on December 3, 2024 • ( 2 )

  

  In his first time writing and directing a feature, Andrew DeYoung manages to craft the quintessential perfectly unhinged cringe comedy of the 21st century, Friendship. It’s a movie that is so absolutely and unabashedly insane, it causes the audience to… Read More ›

• Hoult, Law, and Sheridan enthrall in Justin Kurzel’s latest project, true crime thriller “The Order.” [TIFF]

  By justin waldman on December 2, 2024 • ( 3 )

  

  From Zach Baylin, the writer of Creed III (2023), King Richard (2021), Gran Turismo (2023), Bob Marley: One Love (2024), and The Crow (2024), and Justin Kurzel, the director of Macbeth (2015) and Assassin’s Creed (2016), comes one of the… Read More ›

• See what happens when the clock strikes midnight in “Watchmen: Chapter II” on home video.

  By Douglas Davidson on December 2, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Whether literally or metaphorically, nostalgia is always for sale. By tapping into your rose-colored memories, companies have you ready to buy anything under the guise of it helping you escape the hardships of the present for even a moment. Doesn’t… Read More ›

• “Alien: Romulus” bursts out on digital with a worthy clutch of special features.

  By Gabe Lapalombella on December 1, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  The Alien franchise has become a staple in horror and science fiction genres. Granted, after 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens, the series had a rocky track record. Films like Prometheus (2012) and Alien Covenant (2017) had some hoping they could… Read More ›

• Arise. A new quest awaits in your local theater for “Solo Leveling” in the composite film “–ReAwakening–.”

  By Douglas Davidson on November 30, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Life is not like a video game. Sure, you can improve your health through exercise and your wealth through education, work, and luck, and you shouldn’t smash some bad guys and collect their purse or take their clothes and/or belongings…. Read More ›

• The Farrelly Brothers take a swing and a miss at a holiday classic in “Dear Santa.”

  By justin waldman on November 30, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  The Farrelly brothers have brought us a range of works including There’s Something About Mary (1998), Osmosis Jones (2001), Shallow Hal (2001), Fever Pitch (2005), Dumb and Dumber (1994), and more. Their newest outing starring Jack Black (Shallow Hal; Kung… Read More ›

• Adapted for the silver screen, “The Piano Lesson” is a haunt of a good time.

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on November 29, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  As fireworks turn the ground red, white, and blue during the Fourth of July, 1911, it becomes immediately obvious that Malcolm Washington (Benny Got Shot; The Dispute), the younger son of Denzel Washington (Malcolm X; Training Day), was the right… Read More ›

• A strong cast cannot lift “The Last Showgirl” above its mundane tropes. [TIFF]

  By justin waldman on November 27, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Movies are like baseball, three strikes and you’re out. Every artist has a bad outing or something that gets lost along the way, not communicated as intended to their audience, so benefit of the doubt has to be instilled. However,… Read More ›

• New “The Crow” adaptation is a tale of gods and monsters that never coalesces to reach the heights it aspires to.

  By Douglas Davidson on November 26, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Remakes and adaptations are constants in entertainment. For one, they offer safety for skittish executives worried more about their bottom line and upsetting stockholders than taking risks with an unvetted intellectual property (IP). For two, sometimes there are stories that… Read More ›

• “The Terminator” 4K UHD Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on November 25, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Between the end of 2023 and through 2024, several beloved films in filmmaker James Cameron’s catalog have received the 4K UHD treatment. Most recently, Warner Bros. Pictures released the technohorror action The Terminator on 4K UHD for its 40th anniversary and,… Read More ›

• Patrick Tam’s wuxia tale, “The Sword (名劍),” reaches new audiences with its 2K restoration from Eureka Entertainment.

  By Douglas Davidson on November 25, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2024, it’s quite easy for cinema-going audiences to identify the Chinese genre of fantastical martial arts tales known as wuxia thanks to films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hero (2002), and, more recently, Śakra (2023). Though a popular… Read More ›

• Q-Bits: Open Dialogue with “Deadpool & Wolverine” actor/co-writer Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy.

  By Thomas Manning on November 24, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Thomas Manning pitches a question to Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy in this special Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue segment to discuss their highly engaging collaboration on Deadpool & Wolverine. Manning pitches a thoughtful question about one particular… Read More ›

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