Reed Northrup

David Mackenzie’s gripping thriller “Relay” arrives on home video without any features.

By justin waldman on October 30, 2025 • ( 1 )

With the ongoing, continuously exhausting debate that goes on in physical media/cinephile circles about streaming vs. owning a movie and that whole conversation, it is *always* a win when a movie, regardless of anything about the movie, gets a release… Read More ›

Audiences find the groove emanating within Logic’s feature film directorial debut, workplace comedy “Paradise Records.” [Tribeca]

By Douglas Davidson on June 7, 2025 • ( 1 )

A little word of advice, my friend. Sometimes you gotta let those hard-to-reach chips go. – Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran) in Clerks. One night, while attending a youth group function, someone decided, for reasons lost to the annals of time,… Read More ›

Whether you’re entering your romantic era or feeling nostalgic for one, make a date for “The 4:30 Movie.”

By Douglas Davidson on September 11, 2024 • ( 2 )

It all starts with eye contact from across a room. You find yourself pulled in and, next thing you know, you’re making small talk to learn a little more as they find themselves in your hands. Feeling mutual energy, the… Read More ›

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Reed Northrup

David Mackenzie’s gripping thriller “Relay” arrives on home video without any features.

Audiences find the groove emanating within Logic’s feature film directorial debut, workplace comedy “Paradise Records.” [Tribeca]

Whether you’re entering your romantic era or feeling nostalgic for one, make a date for “The 4:30 Movie.”