When someone, anyone, adapts a George A. Romero film, there is usually a deep amount of worry and concern because remaking something that a master has already done effortlessly and perfectly is never an easy task. While screenwriters Scott Kosar… Read More ›
Author H.P. Lovecraft can be recognized for producing some great stories in the horror genre while acknowledging his general terribleness as a human being. Thankfully, as his works have been replicated or adapted, they’ve found ways to be true to… Read More ›
Survival thrillers are not an untapped genre in storytelling. They place the audience right alongside someone as they strive to live through whatever tragedy has befallen them. We’re talking about films like The Book of Eli (2010), The Hunger Games… Read More ›
What is it that gives life meaning? Is it the brevity? Is it what you do with it? Who you meet along the way? Is it the service you provide or the service provided to you? On the one hand,… Read More ›
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) is one of Clint Eastwood’s earlier directed films and is now being released for the first time in 4K by Warner Brothers. The gorgeous transfer presented in this home release will astound audiences who are… Read More ›
The Wedding Banquet (2025) is one of those rare films that functions more as another swing at bat than as a remake, and returning screenwriter James Schamus (The Wedding Banquet (1993); Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) scores at least a double… Read More ›
Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia is one of those rare thriller movies that defies convention by substituting the disquiet of night with the unrelenting brightness of an Alaskan summer — a choice that paradoxically amplifies the film’s sense of terror. The movie… Read More ›
In Episode 581 of Meet Me at the Movies, Thomas Manning sits down with breakout star Carlos Diehz, who portrays Cardinal Benítez in Edward Berger’s gripping drama Conclave. From the soul of his performance to the spiritual undercurrents of the… Read More ›
Content Warning for implied sexual assault. In the subgenre of historical epics, there are those based on real events (Lawrence of Arabia (1962); Rob Roy (1995)) and those inspired by legend (Excalibur (1981); Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)). In… Read More ›
“In every generation, there is a Chosen One …” – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 – 2003) Writer/director Eli Craig is no stranger to comedic horror between 2010’s Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and 2017’s Little Evil. While the latter… Read More ›
Published from 2006 – 2007, manga creator Imashiro Takashi’s series Bakeneko Anzu-chan followed a ghost cat, a bakeneko type of kaibyō (a cat with supernatural properties), and its relationship with the people who lived in the town surrounding the temple… Read More ›
Ever since 2015’s The Witch, Director Robert Eggers has proved his genre supremacy. Whether it be the quirky horrors of The Lighthouse (2019) or the violent Viking delights in The Northman (2022), every movie in Egger’s catalog continues to showcase… Read More ›
The ‘80s were a decade of decadence. Whimsical fashion, music, and media reigned pop culture. This was especially true with the films of the era. The year 1984 saw Warner Bros. release both Purple Rain, a semi-biographical concert film starring… Read More ›
Content Warning: This film contains sexual violence and semi-explicit sex acts that may be unnerving for sensitive viewers. Mermaid Legend (1984) is the prize film in Third Window Film’s newest wave of their Blu-ray releases of The Directors Company movies…. Read More ›
Theo James, even when he’s good, such as in White Lotus season two (2022) or the ill-fated HBO adaption of The Time Traveler’s Wife (2022), has apparently been miscast his entire career until The Monkey (2025). Usually playing a George… Read More ›
Angela Dodson: Well, this has been real educational, but … I don’t believe in the devil. John Constantine: You should. He believes in you. – Constantine (2005) Unlike now, comic book adaptations used to be far less prevalent and didn’t… Read More ›
Jean-Luc Goddard’s King Lear (1987) is a great movie for nobody and is available on Blu-ray through Criterion on February 11th, 2025. Almost nobody, actually. It’s certainly a film for me, and for legendary film critic Richard Brody of the… Read More ›
Back in 2003, I had the pleasure (much like the rest of New York) of getting to see a new musical called Wicked. In the mind of this then-13-year-old, seeing a story about a misunderstood witch from the land of… Read More ›
Oscar hopeful I’m Still Here (2024) opens with where, when, who, and what’s it like. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1970. Eunice Paiva, the wife of a retired left-wing senator is on a beach as armored personnel carriers drive down the… Read More ›
When 2022 was happening and the announcement that Quentin Tarantino’s first feature ever was going to be released in 4K, everyone was foaming at their mouth with anticipation that not only was this going to be a *good* release but… Read More ›