Good, patiently executed scares are a gift from the movie gods, and so’re opportunities to hash it out with the people responsible for putting those scares together. Continue reading
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Best of Criterion’s New Releases, May 2019
Two French masters, a Montanan master, and an Austrian master all walk into the Criterion Collection and that’s it, that’s the joke. Continue reading
“Deadwood: The Movie Made Good On Al Swearengen’s Loose Ends”
Here’re a few stray f**kin’ thoughts about that “Deadwood” movie those c**ksuckers at HBO finally f**kin’ put out for all of us regular b*stards to watch last month. Continue reading
“Films by Women: Four Movies to Watch from May (2019)”
Knock down that house and let the sunshine in! But mind the souvenirs! And don’t sing if someone else is singing! Continue reading
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters Is An Unlikely Climate Change Movie”
*insert Godzilla roar noise* Continue reading
“How ‘John Wick 3’ Brings A Shadowy World Into Focus”
Man, if you think killing John Wick’s dog is a bad move, wait ’til you try killing him and also killing everyone he knows and also taking away his safe harbor. Continue reading
“Diving Deep into Distraction with John Darnielle”
One easily distracted ADD person + one other easily distracted ADD person = a very good conversation about the endless intersections between the act of creation. Continue reading
“How ‘The Witch’ Accidentally Launched a Horror Movement”
Andy absolutely will not shut up about how bad “Hereditary” is until you agree that “Hereditary” is bad. Continue reading
“On The Distinct Humanism Of Zhang Yimou’s Monochrome ‘Shadow'”
What’s a Zhang Yimou movie without lots of color? Well…it’s “Shadow.” Continue reading
“Giving the Devil His Due: Satan’s 25 Best Appearances in Film”
Hail Satan, not “Hail Satan?” Continue reading
“Best of Criterion’s New Releases, April 2019”
I think its strange, he’s friends with Fu Manchu
And he thinks he knows you
Uh uh uh uh uh oh
Oh Daniel San made in Taiwan Come on Jackie Chan
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“How 5 Breweries Are Embracing Sustainable Brewing”
Beer is wonderful, except when it’s wasteful. But breweries know what’s up, and they have known what’s up since ages ago! So don’t worry, be happy, drink beer. Continue reading
“5 Movies to See at IFFBoston 2019”
Andy likes an Alex Ross Perry movie, and it’s all thanks to Independent Film Festival Boston! (Well: Also, it’s thanks to Alex Ross Perry.) Continue reading
Films by Women: Five* Movies to Watch from April (2019)
In which we take a trip to the unicorn store before hiking up a rock to live the high life and also there’s a dead body. Continue reading
“Penny Lane Explores the Questioning Behind the Question Mark in Hail Satan?”
Not the Kiernan Shipka version of “hail Satan!”, but a kinder, gentler, more politically conscious version. Continue reading
“Race-Car Driver Hurley Haywood and Patrick Dempsey Talk About Their New Documentary, Hurley”
Andy becomes an authority on race car driving in the blink of an eye just by talking to Hurley Haywood and Patrick Dempsey. (Note: Andy is not by any means an authority on race car driving.) Continue reading
“Films by Women: Five Movies to Watch from March (2019)”
One of the best oddball indies of 2019 to date, and one of the most daring, if not THE most daring, documentary of 2019 to date. Dig in. Continue reading
“Why ‘Us’ Must Be Watched More Than Once”
This is “Us,” or: This is my piece on “Us.” This my piece on what happens when “Us” is given a second viewing and how the insanity and meaning packed into its ending fundamentally changes the experience of the film. Continue reading
