It didn’t used to feel complicated to be Jewish before October 7th, 2023, and the Israeli-Gaza Conflict began. Having grown up in a Reform Jewish household, I believed in the existence of and even the right of a Jewish state… Read More ›
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Even with Christophe Gans back in the director’s chair, “Return to Silent Hill” struggles to meet its own potential.
Asking me to describe my relationship with the Silent Hill franchise is opening a Pandora’s Box of epic proportions. The series, centered around a cursed ghost town in rural Maine, has haunted, compelled, comforted, entertained, frightened, and shaped me in… Read More ›
Maxime Giroux’s crime thriller “In Cold Light” challenges its audience through dissociative storytelling and a distant protagonist.
There’s a common misconception that stories, by nature of being broadcast or shown in a theater, condone behavior, justifying choices, always, simply because they are the behaviors and choices of the main character. This is an egregious failure of media… Read More ›
Get a peek behind the creative intention of one of Bruce Springsteen’s most notable albums in director Scott Cooper’s “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.”
Adaptations are the bread and butter of entertainment, whether it’s “ripped from the headlines” episodes of some Law & Order spin-off to capture the zeitgeist or the story of an established celebrity. Going further are the adaptations of books which… Read More ›
Jim Jarmusch’s acid western “Dead Man” re-enters The Criterion Collection with a brand-new 4K UHD edition.
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has built an indie career leaning into his eccentricities and mixing his artistic sensibilities. It’s how we get the zombie apocalypse comedy The Dead Don’t Die (2019), the melancholic vampiric love story Only Lovers Left Alive (2013),… Read More ›
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting’s crime thriller “On the Run” gets a Region A release by 88 Films.
The only feeling better for a cinephile in learning that a film you dig or never got the chance to see is getting a physical release is learning that said film that’s out of print or region locked is getting… Read More ›
Steven Grayhm’s sophomore effort, family drama “Sheepdog,” battles itself as it seeks to implore audiences to reconsider our social responsibility to our veterans.
The Latin phrase “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” (roughly translates to “who guards the guardsmen?”) is attributed to Roman poet Juvenal and was made prominent by the philosopher Plato in their work Republic. The phrase has come to be interpreted as… Read More ›
Congratulations! Nacho Vigalondo’s sci-fi dramatic romance “Daniela Forever” arrives as a home release but with zero special features in-hand.
Congratulations. For a certain set of people, this singular word carries weight. This isn’t to say that it doesn’t for the general populous as receiving accolades or cheers often makes one feel elated, but, for a specific set, “Congratulations” correlates… Read More ›
Begin your karmic journey with the re-issued Blu-ray of “Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds.”
In 2017, director Kim Yong-hwa (The Moon) released the first of two (currently) films in the Along with the Gods series, The Two Worlds. Adapted from a webtoon by author Joo Ho-min, The Two Worlds borrows from the Buddhist belief… Read More ›
“Boogie Nights” on 4K disappoints in its lack of Hi-Fi but satisfies with its entourage of special features.
The video transfer of Boogie Nights doesn’t exactly scream top-tier 4K. In fact, at times it looks closer to an upscaled DVD than a true high-end restoration, which is more than a little disappointing for one of Paul Thomas Anderson’s… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “F1: The Movie” director Joseph Kosinski.
Filmmaker Joe Kosinski joins Meet Me at the Movies for a conversation about F1: The Movie. In this interview, Kosinski pulls back the curtain on crafting the film’s immersive racing experience, balancing authenticity with cinematic storytelling, and capturing the emotional… Read More ›
Filmmaker Zak Hilditch’s zombie horror drama reminds us that “We Bury the Dead” to say goodbye.
At the start of 2025, the documentary Eternal You from co-directors Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck released on digital and VOD. The feature sought to explore the ways in which companies are developing artificial intelligence to participate in the grieving… Read More ›
Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner burn up the screen in the Bonnie and Clyde-inspired “Carolina Caroline.” [TIFF]
If you’ve never heard of Adam Rehmeier, you’re doing yourself a great disservice. The indie gem Dinner in America (2020) is a completely underrated, under-the-radar gem that deserves to be seen by all audiences. Rehmeier’s newest, Carolina Caroline, has him… Read More ›
Revisit “Awakenings” with Robin Williams and Robert De Niro in 4K UHD.
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 ›
“Rent” gets a shiny boost to 4K UHD but no new special features for its 20th anniversary.
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 ›
Say yes to taking “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” from the comfort of home.
“I think all of us tend to act a lot, David. That we perform more than we think we do.” – Female Cashier (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey In all three of filmmaker Kogonada’s feature films, a… Read More ›
Western thriller “Frontier Crucible” is a by-the-numbers tale with a few worthy standouts.
The idea of American Individualism is a fascinating way in which an entire populace has recontextualized selfish and detrimental behavior into something to be sought after. Impressively, the arrogance of the U.S. is a key component in western thriller Frontier… Read More ›
A Conversation with “The Voice of Hind Rajab” director Kaouther Ben Hania.
EoM Contributor Andrew J. Eisenman recently spoke with filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania about her latest film, The Voice of Hind Rajab. They discuss where Kaouther was when she first heard about Hind Rajab, making a film about helplessness, how to… Read More ›
“Withdrawal” takes the audience inside for a sincere look at two battles for sobriety.
It doesn’t particularly matter what your income level is when it comes to drug addiction. In fact, historically, there was a time in which using cocaine was not only viewed as safe and medicinal, it was a staple of high… Read More ›
Dramedy “Misfits” is a celebration of found family and the bonds that matter.
“The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” – Proverb The bonds we form in our youth ripple into adulthood. Even if their presence ebbs, the impact of those connections remains. These people, perhaps found… Read More ›