Awakenings was the movie that finally paired the late Robin Williams with one of the all-time greats, Robert De Niro, resulting in a film that showcases career-defining work from both actors — performances that often get overlooked due to the… Read More ›
In the year 2005, when I was just a young lad (12, I know I am dating myself here), I was at the theater and experienced the closest thing to a proshot I would have encountered up to that point…. Read More ›
If there’s a sci-fi film you treasure, there may be a good chance that it’s an adaptation of one of Philip K. Dick’s books: Blade Runner (1982), Total Recall (1990), A Scanner Darkly (2006), to name a few. In 2002, director Steven… Read More ›
Those who follow sports, who watch *their* teams battle *your* teams, participate in a form of tribalism that extends beyond one’s immediate borders, beyond country, beyond cultural, and, sometimes, beyond time, as said fandom gets passed down through the generations… Read More ›
One can never really know the impact something can have until well after a moment in time has passed. Considering the stories shared by the creative team behind Tim Burton’s feature film debut, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, in the featurette “I… Read More ›
‘Tis the season where, no matter the denomination, one is either characterized as “full of spirit” or a “grinch.” The description of such a person who rains of holiday cheer (or cheer of any kind) is directly tied both in… Read More ›
If back in 2013 someone were to tell audiences that there would be NINE Conjuring universe movies within 12 years, no one would truly believe it, but the Warrens and their cases and stories happened to just be that captivating… Read More ›
After releasing anniversary/first-time 4K UHD editions of the first two TRON films, Tombstone (1993), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and many others, 20th Century Studios offers audiences a chance to celebrate the 35th anniversary of filmmaker Tim Burton’s Edward… Read More ›
Being a teenager is never easy or not confusing, unless you’re one of the cool kids who is popular and pampered. Most of us were not one of the cool kids in high school; we were the bookworms, the science… Read More ›
How many Frankensteins are too many Frankensteins, you may ask. The answer is there is never too much Frankenstein. Instead of having Oprah give everyone in the audience a car, everyone gets a Frankenstein movie. This release from Warner Brothers… Read More ›
“Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it may yield its water. You shall thus bring forth water for them out of the rock and let… Read More ›
Kirk Douglas (Spartacus) saw a production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and set about trying to adapt it for film, however, it took so long in pre-production that not only did Kirk have to move on from the… Read More ›
It’s 2025 and comedian/actor Jim Carrey is a staple of pop culture. His take on the Grinch gets played by audiences looking to kick off the festive season (for those who celebrate) each winter; his version of Doctor Robotnik introduced… Read More ›
Time passes for us all. Through art, however, we’re able to return to moments that moved us. It being 40 years since the Robert Zemeckis-directed Back to the Future released, Universal Pictures is rolling out the red carpet best they… Read More ›
In 2021, the world got to see Guillermo del Toro’s (Frankenstein) newest feature, Nightmare Alley, which he co-wrote with Kim Morgan (Seances) and adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s novel of the same name. While there was some divide on this… Read More ›
Arrow Video once again delivers a lovingly restored, feature-packed version of a cult classic with a new collector’s edition 4K of Ms .45 (1981). This is one of those deep-cut grindhouse features that may not be to everyone’s tastes, but… Read More ›
1975: A movie bombed. This would not be the first time a film would release into theaters and get destroyed financially upon release and it certainly wouldn’t be the last. However, something odd happened — people who did enjoy it… Read More ›
Adaptations are nothing new. Whether it’s transcribing oral tales to print or print to the stage or stage to the screen, there’s a long tradition of this and it’ll likely continue for as long as audiences hunger for stories in… Read More ›
With the prevalence of streaming, it’s much harder for audiences today to discover something new. Sure, they can press play on something recommended to them or go through the trouble of digging around within a streamer’s options, but it’s not… Read More ›
2025 marks 50 years of Richard O’Brien’s cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show and, to celebrate, 20th Century Studios released a first-time 4K UHD edition on October 7th. Being long-time fans of the film, EoM purchased the 4K UHD… Read More ›