One Man’s Trash: Popcorn
Hey, I think this might be a first: a cult film about a film cult.
Now Streaming: I Am Mother
With, for much of its running time, just one human character trapped in an isolated compound with a seemingly-friendly robot whose intentions eventually come into question, the Netflix sci-fi thriller I Am Mother has a lot in comm...
From Silents to the Seventies: Baby the Rain Must Fall
Flesh-and-blood characters, fine writing, and sensitive performances distinguish Baby the Rain Must Fall, a haunting character study from writer Horton Foote and director Robert Mulligan. Though its slow pace, lack of plot, and su...
Toy Story 4 Review: Hardly Kid Stuff Anymore
The most remarkable thing about Toy Story 4 is that it managed to see the light of day in the first place. The series had ended, in quite satisfying fashion, with the third film in 2010. Bringing it back could easily feel like try...
City on a Hill Pilot Recap: “Only the Bad Understand”
Showtime’s new crime drama City on a Hill arrives with an impressive pedigree, good writing, and strong performances. Unfortunately, it follows in the footsteps of a lot of similar TV shows and may struggle to set itself apart.
Fear the Walking Dead 5.03 Recap: “The Wind Blows Us Right
One of the changes that came with last season’s quasi-reboot was to give Fear the Walking Dead a strong Western vibe. The show very nearly makes that literal this week by taking the characters to the Old West… in a manner of speak...
Now Streaming: Too Old to Die Young
I would almost say that his new Amazon streaming series Too Old to Die Young plays like a parody of a bad Nicolas Winding Refn movie, except that the word “parody” might imply something funny about it. There’s nothing in any way e...
Contest: Win Us on Blu-ray!
Let’s be clear here. When I say “win us,” I don’t mean you’re going to win this whole web site or the content on it. However, we do have an extra Blu-ray copy of Jordan Peele’s horror thriller Us, and that seems like something wor...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 16th, 2019 – What About Al
If this week’s biggest Blu-ray and Ultra HD release looks strangely familiar, you may have already caught it when it hit streaming a couple weeks ago. That’s becoming a common trend these days, but fortunately the studios haven’t ...
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Sci-Fi Comedies
The combination of science fiction and comedy can often be an uneasy blend. The Men in Black franchise had some success with it initially and has struggled through three sequels now to replicate the results. This week’s Roundtable...
Shaft (2019) Review: Shut Your Mouth!
So, uh, Shaft is back. I’m not sure who was clamoring for this one, but sometimes we get stuff we don’t ask for. If you haven’t been following, this is the sequel to the late John Singleton’s 2000 redux of the 1971 original, all o...
Men in Black: International Review – New Cast, Same Everyth
When it comes to the breadth of quality in cinema, there’s a classically shaped bell curve. That is to say, most films are just “fine.” Men in Black: International sits squarely in that population.