Spike Lee is one of the most important filmmakers working in contemporary Hollywood. While his “joints” are often very funny and entertaining, he injects most of them with some thought-provoking social commentary that’s relevant to the world at the time. Furthermore,...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
What Critics Said About ‘High Fidelity’
They Said What?! is a biweekly column in which we explore the highs and lows of film criticism through history. How did critics feel about it at the time, and do we see it differently now? Chris Coffel explores.
On March 31, 2000, John Cusack broke...
Watch: A Man & Dog Head to the Woods in 'Oscar's Bell' Horror Short

When things start getting frightening, there's nothing better than having a dog by your side to scare away the evil. Oscar's Bell is a new dialogue-free horror short film made by UK-based filmmaker Chris Cronin (also of the short films Balcony, Unkillable, and...
Official Trailer for 'Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth' Documentary

"It's a scary, daunting prospect… You just worry for your child." 1091 Media has debuted an official trailer for a documentary titled Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth, which will be available to watch on VOD in June this year. Director Jeanie Finlay charts a...
Wacky Trailer for Experimental Love Story 'She's Allergic To Cats' Film

"I can train you to be a true groomer." Whoaaaaa what is this?! An official trailer has arrived online for a film titled She's Allergic To Cats, a strange, experimental, fever dream love story that has been lost since 2016. This originally premiered back in 2016...
The Coolest Effect in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Was a Bloody Accident

Welcome to How’d They Do That? — a bi-monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off.
Thanks to the creative carte-blanche of its villain, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street is full of surreal practical...
Official Trailer for 'To the Stars' Starring Kara Hayward & Liana Liberato

"I don't care if people like me." The first official trailer has debuted for a small town indie drama titled To the Stars, which initially premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It also won the Festival Director's Award at the Cinetopia Film Festival last...
Monday, 30 March 2020
What’s New to Stream on Netflix for April 2020, and What’s Leaving

Some people spend their days arguing over the merits of Netflix, but the rest of us are too busy enjoying new movies, engaging series, and fun specials. It’s just one more way to re-watch the movies we already love and find new ones to cherish, and this month...
30 Perfect Shots to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ‘TMNT’

Thirty years later, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles holds up. The film is an earnest, hopeful, action-adventure, centered by four brothers coming of age while battling Shredder and his nefarious Foot Clan (no, they’re not a club for funky pediatrists, but a straight...
‘Deep Space Nine’ Dared to Go Where No ‘Star Trek’ Had Gone Before

This article is part of our One Perfect Binge bracket project. Follow along with here for updates, and on Twitter, keep tabs via #OnePerfectBinge.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a series ahead of its time. Instead of retreading the then-familiar format of a top...
Watch: Ben Berman's Short Film 'The Follow-Up' Made in Quarantine

"Keep your head up, keep your heart open." Humans crave connection. We need to talk, and hear from each other, converse, and interact. How do you do that if you're a filmmaker with no friends, stuck at home? Let's ask Benjamin Berman: "I made a new film! The...
Watch ‘Tiger King,’ Then Watch These Movies

This edition of Movies to Watch After… recognizes the direct and indirect cinematic roots of Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness as we recommend fans go back and learn some film history, become more well-rounded viewers, and enjoy likeminded works of the past,...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)