Dec 11, 2016 Netflix’s Spectral Contains the Makings of a Much More Interesting Movie (Review) It’s passable late night entertainment but with a script that made better use of its ideas, it could’ve been a lot more.
Nov 21, 2016 Listen to HKE’s Awesome (Though Sadly Rejected) Song for the Ghost in the Shell Trailer No disrespect to Depeche Mode, but HKE’s track is a better match for the Ghost in the Shell aesthetic.
Nov 11, 2016 The Trailer for Luc Besson’s Valerian Is a Sci-Fi Smorgasbord Nearly every moment of the trailer is bursting at the seams with something imaginative and eye-catching.
Jul 15, 2016 Twitch Is Now ScreenAnarchy The new site takes a more community-based approach to film coverage.
Jun 24, 2016 The Rurouni Kenshin Movies Are Finally Coming to the States The trilogy will get a limited theatrical run followed by a home video release.
Apr 30, 2016 Martial Arts Classics Dragon Inn & A Touch of Zen Get the 4K Treatment I can only imagine seeing these King Hu masterpieces on the big screen.
Apr 19, 2016 Why is Scarlett Johansson’s Ghost in the Shell casting so problematic? The latest instance in Hollywood’s long history of casting white people as non-white characters.
Mar 29, 2016 This Is My Favorite Part in the Lego Batman Movie Trailer It’s a tiny “blink and you’ll miss it” moment that’s a great example of why I love animation as a medium.
Mar 20, 2016 Darth Maul: Apprentice Is a Fantastic Star Wars Fan Film Thanks to German filmmaking duo T7 Production, the Sith Apprentice has never looked better.
Feb 28, 2016 Christ and Pop Culture Goes to the Movies (2015 Edition) The book costs $4.99 on Amazon and is free for Christ and Pop Culture members.
Feb 27, 2016 Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai & Ran in Stunning 4K Two of the master’s classic samurai epics are being digitally restored from the original materials.
Feb 20, 2016 The Final Scene in Studio Ghibli’s Only Yesterday Is Perfect The ending of Isao Takahata’s masterpiece leaves me choked up every time I watch it.
Feb 13, 2016 Turbo Kid by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell (Review) The ultra-gory post-apocalyptic BMX action film with a heart of a gold that you’ve been waiting for.
Dec 24, 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens by J. J. Abrams (Review) Though definitely flawed, The Force Awakens left me with a sense of wonder that lasted long after I left the theatre.
Jul 8, 2015 The Dissolve Fades Out The site’s obvious love for cinema, in all of its forms, wasn’t enough to pay the bills.
Jun 26, 2015 Pixar’s Inside Out Is Pure, Heartbreaking Cinematic Magic (Review) Pixar’s Inside Out is pure cinematic magic. Also, it reminds me of Mad Max: Fury Road. (No, seriously.)
Jun 22, 2015 Pitchfork’s Slowdive Documentary Is a Satisfying Look at Shoegazer History It’s deeply enjoyable, and even a little moving for this fan, to see Slowdive vindicated after all these years.
May 9, 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron and the Black Widow Controversy Did Joss Whedon really ruin Black Widow’s status as a strong female superhero?
May 6, 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron and the Threat of Artificial Intelligence Ultron’s development as a villain seems perfunctory but it does parallel real-world concerns over the threat of artificial intelligence.
Apr 10, 2015 Joey Ciccoline’s Eidolon Short Gets a Haunting Teaser The film’s currently available to those who order ‘Wilderness’ but will become public later this year.