Jun 19, 2025 Cultural Diet The Quatermass Xperiment by Val Guest (1955) The Quatermass Xperiment is considered the first proper horror film from the legendary Hammer Studi…
Jun 17, 2025 Cultural Diet Empire of the Spiritual Ninja by Godfrey Ho (1988) Sometimes you need to watch a movie simply because of its title alone, even if you know it’s going …
Jun 14, 2025 Cultural Diet The Decline of Western Civilization, Part III by Penelope Spheeris (1998) The first Decline of Western Civilization film focused on L.A.‘s burgeoning punk scene circa 1979 –…
Jun 13, 2025 Alzheimer’s Is Taking Its Toll on Movie Poster Master Drew Struzan Struzan work includes iconic posters for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner, and Harry Potter (to name but a few).
Jun 12, 2025 Mel Brooks Officially Announces Spaceballs 2 Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, and Rick Moranis will reprise their roles as Yogurt, Lone Starr, and Dark Helmet, respectively.
Jun 11, 2025 Cultural Diet Ninja the Protector by Godfrey Ho (1986) During the ’80s and ’90s, Godfrey Ho would take the footage he shot for one film and simply cut it …
Jun 10, 2025 Cultural Diet Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins by Guy Hamilton (1985) As I near 50, I find it really enjoyable to watch films that I never got a chance to see as a kid. …
Jun 8, 2025 Cultural Diet Predator: Killer of Killers by Dan Trachtenberg (2025) There are moments when Predator: Killer of Killers clearly seems to be striving for an Arcane-esque…
Jun 6, 2025 Cultural Diet The Decline of Western Civilization, Part II: The Metal Years by Penelope Spheeris (1988) Several years after chronicling L.A.‘s riotous punk scene in the early ’80s, Penelope Spheeris retu…
Jun 3, 2025 My Cultural Diet (May 2025): Andor, The Expanse, Once Upon a Time in the West, Love, Death & Robots A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Jun 2, 2025 Cultural Diet The Decline of Western Civilization by Penelope Spheeris (1981) Shortly after its release, Los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates demanded that The Decline of Wester…
Jun 1, 2025 Lincoln’s Ross Theater Announces 2025 Summer Family Film Fest This year’s line-up is a nice mix of modern and classic films.
May 31, 2025 Cultural Diet The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson (2014) This week’s release of The Phoenician Scheme inspired me to go back and fill in this particular gap…
May 30, 2025 Review Roundup: Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme Critics respond to Wes Anderson’s latest highly stylized cinematic endeavor.
May 26, 2025 Akira Kurosawa’s Ran Is Returning to Theaters for Its 40th Anniversary An extensive collector’s edition of Kurosawa’s Shakespearean epic will also be released in Europe.
May 24, 2025 Cultural Diet An Eye for an Eye by Steve Carver (1981) An Eye for an Eye is a pretty routine Chuck Norris flick. Norris plays San Francisco detective Sean…
May 22, 2025 Cultural Diet Dudes by Penelope Spheeris (1987) Bored with their lives in New York City, three punk rockers decide to start over in California. But…
May 22, 2025 Review Roundup: Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Critics respond to Ethan Hunt’s final mission (for now).
May 18, 2025 Cultural Diet Once Upon a Time in the West by Sergio Leone (1968) The first word that immediately comes to mind when reflecting on Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in…
May 11, 2025 Cultural Diet Paddington in Peru by Dougal Wilson (2024) The Paddington movies are utterly delightful, chronicling the adventures of the guileless (if somew…