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• Mumblecore dramedy “Danny Is My Boyfriend” encapsulates the quixotic nature of heartbreak. [Slamdance]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 11, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  “Oh, and I don’t know I don’t know what he’s after But he’s so beautiful Such a beautiful disaster And if I could hold on Through the tears and the laughter Would it be beautiful Or just a beautiful disaster?”… Read More ›

• Co-directors Jacob Hatley and Tom Vickers cinema verité doc “Clovers” explores the notion of self-determinism within the citizens of Asheboro, NC. [Slamdance]

  By Douglas Davidson on March 10, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  In 2024, filmmaker Jacob Hatley released crime drama Rowdy Friends, a tale featuring a mixture of professional and non-actors set in rural North Carolina. This film centered J.D. Cranford playing a version of himself after he left prison and went… Read More ›

• Find love, catharsis, and behind the scenes details within Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” on home video.

  By Gabe Lapalombella on March 9, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao (The Eternals; Nomadland; The Rider) is a singular voice in filmmaking. Her work focuses on a naturalistic approach, making her films’ environments characters in their own rights. Some viewers could find that as nothing more than… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “The Optimist” actor Stephen Lang.

  By Thomas Manning on March 8, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Legendary actor Stephen Lang joins Thomas Manning for this Meet Me at the Movies / Screen Scene spotlight to discuss the powerful true-story film The Optimist. Best known for memorable performances in films like Avatar and Don’t Breathe, Lang talks… Read More ›

• The 1973 film “Westworld” gets a 4K home release by Arrow that does not wrong.

  By justin waldman on March 6, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  If you fell in love with the 2016 tv show Westworld and never saw the original movie that the show is based on, you’re definitely in for a wild wild west journey. Westworld (1973) is a mixed bag that mostly… Read More ›

• Sci-fi action comedy “Operation Taco Gary’s” is a frustrating mission: unaccomplished.

  By AJ Friar on March 5, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Operation Taco Gary’s has all the ingredients of a modern cult comedy on paper: an absurd premise, a self-aware tone, and a cast filled with performers who understand how to toe the line between satire and sincerity. With Simon Rex… Read More ›

• Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s 1983 sci-fi romance adaptation “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” receives a first-time North American release via Cult Epics.

  By Douglas Davidson on March 4, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  By the time of his passing in 2020, filmmaker Nobuhiko Ôbayashi had directed nearly 80 films, features and shorts, with his most recent, Labyrinth of Cinema, released in 2019. It would be his feature debut, House (1977), that would make… Read More ›

• 32 SXSW Film Festival 2026 films to explore.

  By Douglas Davidson on March 3, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  EoM is excited to cover SXSW remotely for the sixth time, this time helmed by EoM members Douglas Davidson, Justin Waldman, and AJ Friar. Having looked over the announced festival titles, we’ve compiled a short-list of 32 titles we’d like… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.

  By Noel Manning on March 2, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  How do you bring Elvis Presley back to the stage in a way that feels immediate, immersive, and larger than life? On this episode of Meet Me at the Movies, Noel T. Manning II sits down with visionary filmmaker Baz… Read More ›

• Hey, bub, just when you think they’ve tried everything, “Zootopia 2” co-directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard pull out even more.

  By Douglas Davidson on March 2, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  “Sly fox, dumb bunny.” Just when you think that storytellers have mined all they can from the odd couple trope, co-writers Jared Bush (Encanto) and Phil Johnston (Wreck-It Ralph series) found a way to invigorate the concept by not only… Read More ›

• “Hanky Panky” delivers a decent upconvert but nothing else in this Blu-ray home release.

  By justin waldman on March 1, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  What do Gilda Radner (Saturday Night Live), Gene Wilder (Young Frankenstein), and Sidney Poitier (Sneakers) have in common? Well, outside of arguably being three of the best to ever do it, Poitier directed the two aforementioned comedy legends (after directing… Read More ›

• Documentarian Matt Finlin’s music/medical doc “Matter of Time” utilizes a three-prong narrative approach to craft of tale of shared hope.

  By Douglas Davidson on February 28, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  “This too shall pass.” – Persian phrase of complex origin Though it’s hard to say exactly when epidermolysis bullosa (EB) first appeared, the genetic disease was first noted by Austrian dermatologist Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra in 1870 and it would… Read More ›

• “Song Sung Blue” is a very human musical romantic drama based on real life events.

  By AJ Friar on February 27, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Song Sung Blue stands as one of the most grounded and quietly affecting performances in Hugh Jackman’s career, a surprising turn for an actor often associated with larger-than-life characters and blockbuster spectacle. Here, he strips away the bravado and theatricality… Read More ›

• Animated adventure “The Pout-Pout Fish” is an engaging, fun, and adventurous rollercoaster ride of silliness the whole family can enjoy.

  By Douglas Davidson on February 26, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Photosensitivity Warning: The final act of the film includes a sequence in which characters change colors to glow with a pulsating white light that may provide triggering for sensitive viewers. After it happens the first time, it’s easy to predict… Read More ›

• “The Old Man and the Parrot” intermingles comedy and drama in a story of love and loss that may just soothe the soul. [Slamdance]

  By Douglas Davidson on February 26, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  There are many ways to process grief. Some of them are beneficial, accompanied by a sense of healing and the ability to move on from the pain and loss, while others are like an anchor, prohibiting one from moving on… Read More ›

• “A Little Prayer” is a big treat on Blu-ray.

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on February 25, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  I arrived in the city of Winston-Salem last year at the same time as A Little Prayer, one of the best films of 2025, and a film about the people here. It was a real local sensation, going on an… Read More ›

• Ms. Voorhees no more, Jason strikes in “Friday the 13th Part 2” slashing its way onto 4K in a singular edition for the first time!

  By justin waldman on February 25, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Back in October of 2024 (what feels like a century ago now), audiences had their first look at a 4K of Friday the 13th Part 2 in the Paramount Scares Vol. 2 box set, so we will dive deeper into… Read More ›

• The spectacle of “Ben-Hur” elevates in 4K Ultra UHD.

  By AJ Friar on February 24, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Ben-Hur remains one of the most magical and overwhelming moviegoing experiences ever created and its arrival on 4K Ultra HD only reinforces its reputation as one of the most important and influential films in cinema history. Watching it today, especially in… Read More ›

• “The Man Who Wasn’t There” has its day in court via a new 4K UHD restoration from The Criterion Collection.

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on February 24, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  What happens when a reliable man decides to become unreliable? Should he be held to account? Who’s to say? The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) is finally getting its day in court, entering the Criterion Collection on February 24th, 2026…. Read More ›

• “Suspect” is sus for getting a bare bones Blu-ray release despite its heavy-hitter cast.

  By AJ Friar on February 24, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Suspect is definitely a product of the 1980s and, in some ways, that’s part of its charm. The film boasts an impressive cast led by Cher (Moonstruck), Dennis Quaid (The Substance), and a very committed Liam Neeson (The Naked Gun),… Read More ›

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