Jun 22, 2026 Cultural Diet Out of the Past by Jacques Tourneur (1947) To his fellow citizens in Bridgeport, California, Jeff Bailey is just the guy running the local gas…
Jun 21, 2026 Cultural Diet The Blue Angels by Paul Crowder (2024) I’ve always loved a good air show, ever since my parents took me and my brother to Offutt Air Force…
Jun 19, 2026 Cultural Diet Le Samouraï by Jean-Pierre Melville (1967) Alain Delon exudes cool in this stylish noir thriller about Jef Costello (Delon), a hitman who meth…
Jun 15, 2026 Arrow Video Is Giving Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-On: The Grudge the 4K Treatment And I’ll give you three guesses as to whose review will be included in the film’s booklet.
Jun 11, 2026 Review Roundup: Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day Critics respond to the latest alien-themed blockbuster from the one and only Steven Spielberg.
Jun 9, 2026 Cultural Diet Mortal Kombat II by Simon McQuoid (2026) I thought I had adjusted my expectations accordingly for Mortal Kombat II. After seeing the movie’s…
Jun 7, 2026 They’re Making a Carman Movie Vale Vision’s upcoming biopic chronicles the life and career of one of the biggest Christian artists of all time.
Jun 7, 2026 Cultural Diet Scanners by David Cronenberg (1981) David Cronenberg’s film about psychics is arguably most (in)famous for its “exploding head” sequenc…
Jun 5, 2026 Cultural Diet Tokyo Drifter by Seijun Suzuki (1966) Tetsuya is fiercely loyal to his former yakuza boss Kurata, who has gone straight and left the crim…
Jun 4, 2026 Review Roundup: Travis Knight’s Masters of the Universe Critics respond to the latest adaptation of the storied ’80s toy franchise.
Jun 3, 2026 Cultural Diet 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick (1968) My 16-year-old has a list of “classic” movies that they’ve been steadily working through. Unfortuna…
Jun 3, 2026 My Cultural Diet (May 2026): Piranesi, His Girl Friday, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Peking Opera Blues A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
May 31, 2026 Cultural Diet Hero and the Terror by William Tannen (1988) It’s easy to deride Chuck Norris’s movies, and in truth, some of them are pretty lackluster. But I’…
May 29, 2026 Cultural Diet The Whole Town’s Talking by John Ford (1935) Director John Ford is best known for westerns like Stagecoach and The Searchers, while Edward G. Ro…
May 28, 2026 Review Roundup: Kane Parsons’ Backrooms Critics respond to the Hollywood adaptation of a viral YouTube horror short.
May 25, 2026 Cultural Diet His Girl Friday by Howard Hawks (1940) Once the star reporter at The Morning Post, Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) now wants to quit the …
May 24, 2026 Cultural Diet Blood Debts by Teddy Page (1985) Richard Harrison is best known for his starring roles in Z-grade Godfrey Ho ninja movies like 1984’…
May 24, 2026 Cultural Diet Normal by Ben Wheatley (2025) Boxers, wrestlers, martial artists, and other combatants know the importance of not telegraphing yo…
May 18, 2026 Na Hong-jin’s Hope Is an Early Cannes Crowdpleaser Be sure to check out the thrilling trailer, which is one of the best I’ve seen this year.
May 13, 2026 The First Trailer for LAIKA Studios’ Wildwood Is Pure Magic The stop motion fantasy film is the latest from the studio behind Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings.