Walls of Water Written and Directed by John Taschner Walls of Water is a short documentary film from John Taschner, writer and director of GenRX, which we reviewed here a … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray 2/23/2016: The Graduate, The Curse/Curse II, Millennium, R.O.T.O.R
Criterion Collection: The Graduate There are no words to describe the mastery of filmmaking that is The Graduate. There are few films that I count as being ‘Perfect Films’, films … Read More
Blu-Ray Release: The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight comes to Starz Digital, Blu-Ray, DVD, and On Demand this March! Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company are proud to present the home entertainment release of … Read More
Blu-ray Review: Trumbo
Trumbo Written by: John McNamara, Bruce Cook (book) Directed by: Jay Roach Starring:Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., John Goodman, Elle Fanning, Alan Tudyk, and Michael Stuhlbarg Special Features: … Read More
Film Review: BURNT
Perhaps it’s the sadomasochism of my own creative subconscious that finds me drawn towards films about capable creators whose downfall is themselves. (Seek out Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen Brothers … Read More
Please Don’t Talk at the Movies: A Brief Anecdote
I saw ROOM (which I mostly loved!) this past weekend. But I had the misfortune of sitting next to a guy who decided the movie about kidnap, rape and the … Read More
Why the All White Oscar Nominations Prove the Oscars are Silly
The World Series. The Super Bowl. Miss Universe. Three events that claim to be something they’re not. The World Series doesn’t represent the world. It should be call the U.S. … Read More
Film Review – Synchronicity
Jim (Chad Mcknight) is a physicist, working on time travel via a wormhole. His first major test appears to be a success when a Dalia flower mysteriously appears in his lab. … Read More
Is a Young Han Solo Movie Really a Bad Idea?
Recently read a blog post saying that a movie about young Han Solo would be a bad idea. But is that true? First, let’s see what Disney has to say … Read More
Film Review: HATE CRIMES IN THE HEARTLAND
It’s become far too common for Americans—specifically, white Americans—to declare that the country exists in a “post-racial world”. For every story about a person of color suffering a grave injustice, … Read More
Take My Money! New Blu-rays Worth Your Cash!
Hello friends! I thought I’d try out a new semi-regular feature where I pick out a few newly released titles that I think are worth your hard-earned cash. We’ll start … Read More
DVD Review – The Image Revolution
The Image Revolution Out today on DVD comes ‘The Image Revolution’, a documentary following the defection of Marvel’s core talent in the early 1990’s to form Image Comics. From the … Read More
The Force Awakens: Better than The Phantom Menace, and, yes, A New Hope
At this point, if you haven’t seen Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, I don’t know what to tell you. You don’t care about Star Wars. Or you were … Read More
Film Review: CHERRY TREE
Ryan Murphy (Glee, Nip/Tuck, Eat Pray Love, et al.)—purveyor of cotton candy tinged television shows that dive headlong into the zeitgeist of current popular culture—reached the apex of his Ryan … Read More