Happy birthday to me indeed. The previously announced Ryan Gosling-led “Wolfman” for Blumhouse may have found its director. Multiple sources this morning, including Deadline and the go-to horror site Blood … Read More
Mini Review: Mid-August Lunch
Mid-August Lunch If you’ve been quarantining with older family members, then you might really relate to this charming nothing of an Italian movie. Directed by and starring Gianni Di Gregorio … Read More
Criterion Channel Picks – July 2nd, 2020: “But I’m a Cheerleader” & more
Now playing on the Criterion Channel Hey there, cinephiles! We’re doing a slight overhaul on the Criterion Channel column. Now, I’m going to be posting shorter columns every Thursday with … Read More
An Ode To Carl Reiner – Revisiting “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid”
The legendary Carl Reiner passed away early yesterday at 98 years old. He left behind decades of work in film and television. As my own personal tribute to Reiner, I … Read More
Movie Review: Binoche and Deneuve squabble over “The Truth”
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