‘Macbeth’ (2015) Review: Game of Shakespeare
Of all of William Shakespeare’s beloved works, few translate to the screen as well as ‘Macbeth’. It helps that the play was one the Bard’s shortest and it’s also the closest thing Shakespeare ever cam...
Of all of William Shakespeare’s beloved works, few translate to the screen as well as ‘Macbeth’. It helps that the play was one the Bard’s shortest and it’s also the closest thing Shakespeare ever cam...
Generally speaking, I don’t cover the Front Row Theatre cinematic screenings. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful program that brings some of the finest theatrical events on Broadway and the West End to towns th...
As both brothers and enemies, Thor and Loki have a complicated relationship. So it goes with many siblings, though perhaps not often to that extreme. In honor of ‘The Dark World’ opening this weekend, today’s Rou...
Talk about a counter-programming. As the Oscar contenders continue to roll out, this weekend is all over the place with an over-the-top B-movie and yet another remake of Shakespeare’s most famous love story.
Joss Whedon has taken off his brown coat and hung up his superhero costume for the time being to give us a laugh-out-loud and fresh telling of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. With an amazing cast, comedy ...
So far, April has turned out to be a pretty slow time for new Blu-ray releases. While this week doesn’t have a whole lot going on, fans of cult movies may find something of interest.
Zombie horror movies have always been a part of the low-budget independent filmmaking arena, and they’re often not very well made. They do, on occasion, find a small audience and grow into cult favorites in spite of their qu...
Criterion collectors, indie movie fans, Shakespeare buffs and classic foreign film aficionados might all find new Blu-ray titles to peak their interest today. For anyone looking for something a little more mainstream… Well, there&...
It’s February, and Valentine’s Day is coming up quickly. Love and romance are in the air. Oddly, the Blu-ray release schedule is loaded up with lovey-dovey movies this week, and basically none on Valentine’s Day ...
When looking through the movies being removed from Netflix this week, I began to get very excited. It looked like nothing of value would be lost. Instead, it turns out that Netflix will deprive us of great Shakespeare performances...
Oddly enough, of the three wide openers this weekend, the movie with the biggest star (Johnny Depp) is getting the smallest release. An animated feline outlaw is opening the widest, while Justin Timberlake’s futuristic sci-f...
Next to remakes and reimaginings, movie adaptations of popular books or plays can draw quite a bit of controversy and debate. They’re often compared to the original sources, and unreasonably rejected for not being “fai...