Last night was the first edition of Dread Central Presents, a new monthly series created to bring independent horror (or adjacent) films to theaters near you. Oddly, this actually came to a theater near me, the delightful Nightlight Theater in Akron, Ohio. I appreciate the concept, it is nice to be able to see some […]
Read more "Theatrical Review – Dread Central Presents: Zombiology and Turbo Kid"The Apartment is a hyper-specific horror film, for an HR worker this film is the impetus for nightmares. For the rest of us, The Apartment is one of the greatest example of romantic comedies, not to mention one of the greatest dramas, out there.
Read more "Blu-ray Review – The Apartment – Arrow Academy"This double feature is purely due to serendipitous delivery, but it works. Severin Films announced a limited edition of the 1959 film of the Jack the Ripper story and I pulled the trigger. The Zodiac Killer is an AGFA release which was on my list for a while and was in my cart when I ordered something else.
Read more "Serial Killer Double Feature – Jack the Ripper and The Zodiac Killer"68 Kill Director: Trent Haage Screenplay: Trent Haage Minutes: 92 Year: 2017 Score: 7.33 Release: IFC Midnight My first experience with Matthew Gray Gubler was Wes Anderson’s Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and since then he has reliably been one of my favorite characters on Criminal Minds. When I saw that he was making a […]
Read more "Blu-ray Review – 68 Kill – IFC Midnight"The Shape of Water Director: Guillermo del Toro Screenplay: Vanessa Taylor and Guillermo del Toro Minutes: 123 Year: 2017 Score: 8.73 Release: Theatrical What an immensely pleasurable experience and with this viewing my top 25 has changed twice in as many days. Also, my favorite movie of 2017 has changed. The Shape of Water is […]
Read more "Theatrical Review – The Shape of Water"1 The Double Life of Veronique – dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski – 9.53 2 Chungking Express – dir. Wong Kar-Wai – 9.50 3 A Short Film About Love – dir. Krzyztof Kieslowski – 8.80 4 Zero Dark Thiry – dir. Kathryn Bigalow – 8.80 5 Barry Lyndon – dir. Stanley Kubrick – 8.73 6 Persona – dir. Ingmar […]
Read more "Updated Top 25 – Beginning of 2018"The Vanishing Director: George Sluizer Screenplay: George Sluizer and Tim Krabbe Minutes: 106 Year: 1988 Score: 8.00 Release: Criterion Collection It is incredibly rare for a film to affect my dreams. When they do it typically takes a dozen or so views before my brain defaults my dreamscape to another world, I have been to […]
Read more "Blu-ray Review – The Vanishing – Criterion Collection"Certain Women initially interested me because of its cast, but I was not in a hurry to see it until The Criterion Collection announced they would be adding it to the collection. It is often intentional that I ignore most reviews because my tastes seldom mirror most of the viewing audience. And I think that is why you come here.
Read more "Blu-ray Review – Certain Women – Criterion Collection"Longtime readers of the site will know that if Jessica Chastain is in a movie then I will be watching the movie. It is an inevitability. The same goes for Idris Elba. The same goes for Aaron Sorkin. The question is whether it would be theatrical or wait for home video. But together? Opening weekend of wide release.
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