The much anticipated stand alone “Joker” movie has arrived and it’s an immediate example of “The Emperor Has No Clown Shoes!” Director and co-writer Todd Phillips casts aside his usual … Read More
Movie Review: Dark comedy “Parasite” is the year’s best so far
The title of Bong Joon-Ho’s latest, Parasite, might lead viewers to suspect they are in for another wildly imaginative creature feature from the director of Okja and The Host. And sure, Bong’s tragicomedy features … Read More
Movie Review – “Rambo: Last Blood”
Sylvester Stallone brings his second most popular film character out of retirement for “Rambo: Last Blood.” It’s been 11 years since the last time John Rambo hit the big screen … Read More
Movie review: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” gives the singer some of her due
Do you remember Linda Ronstadt? I’ve always had a fondness for her as a singer, thanks to some 7″ singles that my parents had of her head-bopping folk-rock renditions of … Read More
Movie review: “Cold Case Hammarskjöld” is a mostly true true-crime story
The self-consciously twisty new conspiracy doc Cold Case Hammarskjöld is the latest work of Danish director Mads Brügger, a journalist-comedian-provocateur kinda sorta in the Michael Moore vein. Brügger is drier, more … Read More
Interview: Quinn Beswick wants you to watch his “Deep Murder” shower scene
Quinn Beswick is a former child actor turned real-grown-man actor. A veteran of the Los Angeles improv and sketch comedy world, he can currently be seen on select-city big screens … Read More
Movie Mini-Review: Absurd fun in the slasher softcore parody “Deep Murder”
The characters in a softcore sex movie are getting offed one by one, in the unique new comedy Deep Murder. Directed by frequent Funny or Die helmer Nick Corirossi, the … Read More
Movies This Week – 6/7/19
This week we’ve got mutants, pets, TV writers, and Victorian houses at the box office! The Last Black Man in San Francisco – The directorial debut of Joe Talbot … Read More
Movies This Week – 5/31/19
This week we’ve got monsters, moms, and music at the box office! Rocketman – Directed by Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle, Bohemian Rhapsody) takes us on a musical journey through … Read More
Movie review: Books and sex converge in the talky French flick “Non-Fiction”
I joked to a colleague before watching Olivier Assayas’s new comedy of manners, Non-Fiction (aka Doubles vies, or Double Lives), that I could already foresee what my review would be: “it’s good and … Read More
Review: Oscar-winning comedy “Get Out Your Handkerchiefs” returns
It’s been forty years since the French comedy Get Out Your Handkerchiefs won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Cohen Film Collection is reviving the film in … Read More
Teaser Trailer: Star Wars: Episode IX
Hold on to your butts. I ain’t saying nuthin’ else on the matter. Garon CockrellGaron Cockrell is the Founder and Editor of Pop Culture Beast and host of The Pop … Read More
Movie Review: “Diane” is a perfect showcase for Mary Kay Place
The Big Chill star is Diane, a woman hiding from herself. Diane is the kind of quiet gem that doesn’t get made (or seen) very much in the current movie landscape. … Read More
Movie Review: “Birds of Passage” has fresh visuals, familiar story
Review: Birds of Passage The new Colombian film Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano) seeks to offer a fresh spin on the era-spanning crime epic, by showing us an aspect … Read More