Superhero movies suck most of the time. They’re usually a special brand of generic that tell paint-by-number wish fulfillment stories... Read More
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A film that has everything going for it doesn't stick the landing; can Christopher Lee redeem the mediocrity? Read More
Moore's first appearance as Bond may be exciting, but it's also different than anything you were expecting. Read More
Diamonds are forever, but this movie feels longer. Connery's last official Bond leaves a lot to be desired. Read More
Non-spoiler review Out of all the comedies I have watched at the Austin Film Festival, Original Sin (Pecado Original) is the... Read More
Gorgeously directed by Ben Stiller, this gripping limited series holds standout performances from Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, and Benicio Del Toro. Read More
Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride is a film that has acquired a cult following within our culture in the thirty... Read More
Sofia Coppola’s take on Thomas Cullinan’s novel The Beguiled (or The Painted Devil)—and by association Don Siegel’s 1971 film adaptation—is... Read More
Dario Argento unleashed something masterfully simple and profoundly horrifying in his 1977 film Suspiria. The violence depicted and put on... Read More
There is a certain generation of directors whose filmography would span genres and they would use their unique voice to... Read More
You wouldn’t know it from watching Misery, but director Rob Reiner had no experience whatsoever in making thrillers when he... Read More
Parisienne philosophy professor Nathalie (Isabelle Huppert) finds herself at odds when a series of dismaying events occur which leave her... Read More
Shot in just eight days on a $60,000 budget, The Blair Witch Project is the epitome of indie filmmaking. That’s... Read More
It is a great pleasure to do the review for this British horror film. One goal I have in writing... Read More
Agnes? It’s me, Billy… Despite its dread effectiveness, Bob Clark’s 1974 holiday slasher Black Christmas has a legacy that feels... Read More
“It ain’t like it used to be, but it’ll do.” One of the greatest slices of western Americana you’re ever... Read More
Family is everything is the repeated mantra of Fast & Furious. Our eighth entry—the first after Paul Walker’s tragic death—is... Read More
In Loving Memory of Burt Reynolds. I just got outta the cheapest choke n’ puke I could find and hopped... Read More
Experimental and avant-garde film is generally defined as being made outside of the film industry on an artisanal basis and... Read More
The Fast and the Furious is an early-‘00s marketing team’s wet dream. Straight from the pages of a street racing... Read More
Here we are. The Showa Era is behind us, and we’re ready for a new and fresh start on the... Read More
Welcome, everyone, to the third installment of my Bond retrospective. I’ve previously covered James Bond Retrospective: Dr. No and James Bond... Read More
At long last, I have officially wrapped up the Showa Era with this final entry! Fortunately, everything that Filmstruck did... Read More
My Own Private Idaho is a celebration of River Phoenix. This was an actor, an artist, creating at his peak... Read More
Welcome to the second installment in my James Bond retrospective. This here is one of my personal favorites. Before we get... Read More
What do you know about women?” That was the profound question asked of Martin Scorsese before he was hired to... Read More
I love James Bond movies. I didn’t like sports or hunting with my dad, so we bonded (no pun intended)... Read More
The Conversation is not as well-known as Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather trilogy or Apocalypse Now, but it rivals them in allure. Read More
