Fabienne Dangeville, the septuagenarian film star played by Catherine Deneuve in The Truth (La Vérité), is an imposing, self-centered diva cut from the same cloth as Bette Davis’s Margo Channing in All About … Read More
A Few Films To Get Through The Second Wave
They may be pushing everything to reopen as summer approaches but Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing across the country, all but guaranteeing a return to lockdown sooner rather than later. Thankfully, … Read More
4K UltraHD Blu-ray Review – The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter – 4K UltraHD Synopsis from the Press Release: Winner* of five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director, and one of AFI’s Top 100 Films of … Read More
Review: Emma.
Emma. Famously, Jane Austen’s novel starts thus: “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition…” . Where in there does it say she’s almost bitchy? … Read More
Movie Review: “The Booksellers” is a charming doc about print culture
The battle between physical and digital media rages on in The Booksellers. In general, I think we here at Pop Culture Beast are big fans of real objects: discs, action … Read More
April Criterion Channel Picks to Battle Pandemic Boredom
Stuck at home? Love movies? Here’s some excellent cinema available on the Criterion Channel subscription streaming service. I’m back again with a follow-up to last month’s batch of picks, highlighting … Read More
4K Movie Review: Queen & Slim
Queen & Slim From writer Lena Waithe (Master of None, Ready Player One) comes the story of the worst Tinder date ever. After Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith) and Slim (Daniel Kaluuya) … Read More
Film Review: The Perfect Candidate
The Perfect Candidate The Perfect Candidate opens up with our lead driving a car, a scene only significant because this is the story of a female doctor, and she lives … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray March 2020: April Fool’s Day, The Wizard, Bones
April Fool’s Day Synopsis from the Press Release: When Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman, Valley Girl) invited her college friends up to her parents’ secluded island home for the time … Read More
Criterion Channel Picks for the Self-Quarantined
Criterion Channel: The streaming service that’s an isolated cinephile’s dream As more and more of the U.S. joins the rest of the world in staying home, it turns out there … Read More
Best New Movies Based On Their Trailers
Best New Movies Based On Their Trailers Sometimes you don’t need to see much to determine if a movie is going to be a great one or not. All movie … Read More
Shudder Shut-In Rec Extravaganza!
Horror on Shudder Due current state of things, everyone is looking for the best stuff available streaming. Shudder, the streaming site dedicated to all things horror, is offering a free … Read More
TWIN TURBO – “Legends Of Tomorrow” Star Drops Directorial Debut
Caity Lotz really said, “You guys are in a crisis, I’m on my way.” The “Legends of Tomorrow” star saw the state of the world (and my own personal mental … Read More
‘Cashing Out’ is one of the better indie films of the year
‘Cashing Out’ is one of the better indie films of the year ‘Cashing Out’ may be an independent movie, but do not let that deter you from giving this heist … Read More