In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, a film which redefined the ‘giallo’ … Read More
Movie Review: Sofia Coppola’s “The Beguiled” is an atmospheric masterpiece
The line separating passionate desire from roiling hatred is so thin that it becomes nonexistent in Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled, the intoxicating new remake of a Civil War-set oddity from 1971, which starred Clint … Read More
Review: Punts by Sarah Page, showing at Theatre 503 ****
Jack is 25 and about to lose his virginity. He’s showered, spritzed with cologne and picked up some tips from a female-friendly porno. All that remains is for his … Read More
Movie Review: “The Big Sick” is a big-hearted true-life romance
The Big Sick was one of my most anticipated movies of the summer, as featured in my Best of the Beast picks a few weeks ago, and I’m happy to … Read More
Blu-Ray Review: Bambi Signature Collection
In grand Disney tradition, it’s another trip to the well for an all time classic animated film, Bambi, which gets its third release on blu-ray June 6. This time in … Read More
Review: “Horror” Will Scare Your Dance Off
Review: “Horror” , at The Peacock Theatre You might not be into dance performances, I’m guessing? But what if you went to a creepy, compelling theatre performance and left thrilled, … Read More
Blu-Ray Review: The Empire Pictures Blu-ray Collection!
Full Moon Features has released a rather epic collection of classic horror/cult films from Empire Pictures’ robust history with the Empire Pictures Blu-ray Collection. Featuring 18 titles in a limited … Read More
Movie Review: Alien Covenant
This review of Alien: Covenant will have spoilers so read on at your own peril. I normally don’t post spoilers in reviews but sometimes they are necessary. Let me start … Read More
Movie Review: “Chasing Trane” praises a humble music icon
The new documentary Chasing Trane focuses on the life and work of jazz saxophone visionary John Coltrane. Coltrane is an icon whose name is known by plenty of people who … Read More
Film Review: Raw
Whatever you do, don’t enroll in this college. If you’ve ever wondered what happened to Niedermeyer and the other sadistic bastards from the Omega fraternity, ignore the tags at the … Read More
Take My Money! March/April Blu-ray Round-up
March has come to a close and April is upon us so there have been a bunch of home video releases worth shelling out your hard earned money for and … Read More
Comics: Penny Dreadful: The Awakening (Chris King; Jesús Hervás)
The following are impressions of content, not descriptions of the content itself. Spoilers are kept to a bare minimum, so if you want to know what happens, go visit your … Read More
Blu-ray review: “3 Classic Films” from the French New Wave’s answer to Hitchcock
While most of the filmmakers from the ’50s/’60s French New Wave acknowledged their admiration and respect for suspense master Alfred Hitchcock — and even helped to secure his legacy — only … Read More
Review: What’s the Chinese Symbol for Shite?
Why, Matt, why? The Great Wall has not had much publicity here in the UK, which for what must be an expensive film is suspicious, but I arrived late to … Read More