Sep 13, 2024 Cultural Diet Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino (2012) Quentin Tarantino’s sprawling anti-slavery epic is perhaps a bit too, well, sprawling for its own g…
Sep 12, 2024 Cultural Diet Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (2000) Although a definite improvement over Toyoo Ashida’s 1985 film, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust still le…
Sep 11, 2024 The Ross Theater’s “Fright Fest” Returns with The Thing, Bubba Ho-Tep, Night of the Living Dead, and More Lincoln’s arthouse theater returns with another lineup of horror cinema just in time for Halloween.
Sep 10, 2024 Cultural Diet Rebel Ridge by Jeremy Saulnier (2024) No offense to John Boyega, but I’m glad he dropped out of Rebel Ridge, thus paving the way for Aaro…
Sep 3, 2024 Cultural Diet Sudden Death by Peter Hyams (1995) I was prepared to give Sudden Death four stars, perhaps even more — which might seem odd given that…
Sep 2, 2024 Cultural Diet Silent Trigger by Russell Mulcahy (1996) Russell Mulcahy’s Silent Trigger has some serious strikes against it. Its storyline about a sniper …
Sep 2, 2024 Every Frame a Painting Is Back (For Now) The beloved YouTube channel returns with a limited series of new video essays.
Aug 29, 2024 Cultural Diet Hellboy by Guillermo del Toro (2004) Since I finished Mike Mignola’s Hellboy series earlier this year (read my review), now seemed like …
Aug 27, 2024 Cultural Diet Whisper of the Heart by Yoshifumi Kondō (1995) Studio Ghibli is best-known for fantastical movies like My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky, and …
Aug 26, 2024 Cultural Diet Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa (1954) I’m not sure what else there is to say about Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai at this point. The film…
Aug 24, 2024 Cultural Diet The Fall Guy by David Leitch (2024) I’ve long believed that stuntmen and stuntwomen deserve more recognition than they receive. (Are yo…
Aug 23, 2024 Review Roundup: Rupert Sanders’ The Crow Critics respond to the latest adaptation of James O’Barr’s cult comic.
Aug 16, 2024 Cultural Diet Lone Wolf McQuade by Steve Carver (1983) I confess to an inordinate fondness for Chuck Norris movies, probably because they frequently playe…
Aug 15, 2024 Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (Review) Further proof that Guillermo del Toro is one of the most imaginative directors working today
Aug 15, 2024 Review Roundup: Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus Critics respond to the latest installment in the long-running sci-fi/horror movie franchise.
Aug 12, 2024 Corey Yuen (1951-2022) The legendary martial arts filmmaker died in 2022 as a result of COVID.
Aug 12, 2024 Corridor Crew Highlights the Problem with Modern Visual Effects It’s a question of time, not talent.
Aug 10, 2024 Cultural Diet Thunderbolt by Gordon Chan (1995) On paper, the mix of Jackie Chan’s trademark stunts and prop-based martial arts comedy with the wor…
Aug 10, 2024 Cultural Diet The Mechanic by Michael Winner (1972) Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is a hitman who specializes in making deaths look accidental. He’s …
Aug 2, 2024 Cultural Diet Baby Assassins: 2 Babies by Yugo Sakamoto (2023) I wasn’t exactly blown away by the first Baby Assassins movie, but I’ve seen so many rave about the…