Disney Drops Gunn Finding some of his past online quips not so humorous, Disney has dropped director James Gunn from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. The director has been making … Read More
Movie Review: Brothers Separated as Babies are “Three Identical Strangers”
The manic joy and deep sadness of Three Identical Strangers reunited as teenagers. Director Tim Wardle’s new documentary Three Identical Strangers reminded me slightly of Eugene Jarecki’s standout doc from 2003, Capturing the … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray in June: Night of the Lepus, Ninja III: The Domination, The Curse of the Cat People
Night of the Lepus Okay look, I’m just going to come out and say it. Lepus means bunny, the title of this film effectively is Night of the Bunny. Bunnies … Read More
Movie review: “Summer 1993” is a miraculous debut
Don’t watch the trailer for Carla Simón’s Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993). Simón’s autobiographical first feature is the kind of low-key character study that is impossible to market and, in excerpts, it can … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray for May: The House that Dripped Blood, It’s Alive Trilogy, Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope From the Press Release: ‘This intense, twisty thriller unfolds in the darkest corners of a man’s mind. Recently released from prison, mild-mannered Carl (Toby Jones) quietly attempts to move … Read More
Something for the Kids: The Watchman’s Canoe
Light Dancing Productions is getting Oregon into the movie business with The Watchman’s Canoe Streaming or buying the family-friendly The Watchman’s Canoe not only supports an independent filmmaker, it is feeding … Read More
Movie review: James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander can’t float “Submergence”
An old tried-and-true rule that carries over from the days of VHS rental stores is that if you come across a movie that you have never heard of, but the … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray for April: Humor Me, Basmati Blues, Full Moon High
Full Moon High Tony Walker (Adam Arkin, there are actually three Arkins in this film, which is a whole lot of Arkin) is the star high-school quarterback at Full Moon … Read More
Movie review: Joaquin Phoenix in “You Were Never Really Here”
Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here is a film about violence — and it’s quite brutal in its way — but very little of that violence is shown. Instead, Ramsay … Read More
Texas Frightmare Weekend 2018 – TFW Announces 2018 Film Festival Lineup
Pop Culture Beast will be returning to Dallas to cover this years 13th annual Texas Frightmare Weekend (Presented by Arrow Video, which is pretty awesome) from May 4th -6th at … Read More
Revisit your favorite IPs in “Ready Player One”? How ‘Bout No?
The Ernest Cline book Ready Player One is a story by a pop culture fanboy for pop culture fanboys. It’s full of signifiers and not-very-deep references that make young Gen … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray for March: Ichi the Killer, Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon
Ichi the Killer Takashi Miike’s legendary Japanese crime film is every bit as gory and extreme as was on its initial release (which got it banned in three countries). Ichi … Read More
Movie Review: Soderbergh psychodrama makes Claire Foy go “Unsane”
Director Steven Soderbergh’s post-“retirement” career is kicking into high gear, with the release of his third project in roughly seven months. Like the feature film Logan Lucky and the interactive serial … Read More
Opinion: The Latest Bad Behavior of @MoviePass
The sheen might be wearing thin on Movie Pass. I’ve been a champion of the service since I joined last year. It’s an excellent affordable way to see films for … Read More