“Fair warning: You may want to precede your first viewing of Japanese artist-filmmaker crossover wunderkind Takashi Murakami’s Jellyfish Eyes by reading the essay Glen Helfand has penned for Criterion’s Blu-ray release. If you like to walk on the wild side, go right ahead, check out the movie before Helfand, but you’re just increasing the odds that … Continue reading
Unsettling tales of terror and stories of love both requited and not make up the bulk of The Criterion Collection’s October release slate. (Via Paste Magazine.)
The best Wes Anderson movie ever made, Bruce Beresford’s most accomplished and well-recognized works, top-drawer De Palma, and more in September’s Criterion round-up. (Via Paste Magazine.)
Woefully unsung Truffaut, classic and influential film noir from the great Jules Dassin, and Karel Reisz’s wonderful film adaptation of an unfilmable novel take the spotlight in August’s Criterion round-up. (Via Paste Magazine.)
Beefy film noir, violent, lurid crime flicks, Carroll Ballard, and early Stephen Frears make up the bulk of this month’s Criterion offerings. (Via Paste Magazine.)
“Another year, another Academy Awards ceremony. Funny, isn’t it, how every three hundred and sixty five days we go through the same ritualized process of spurning the Oscars and then gluing ourselves to the television the day they air; we like to pretend that we’re above all the pomp and circumstance, but for better or … Continue reading
I’ve been putting this off for a while, mostly because I’m a slacker but partly because I’ve been trying to find the best way to say this. Rather than beat around the bush by talking about how A Constant Visual Feast is my baby– which it is– I’ll just say outright that production here is going … Continue reading
If you’ve read my review of Drew Goddard’s Cabin in the Woods, you already know I liked it. But even a thousand words can’t fully convey just how much I loved the film, so here’s the first additional two thousand words of an additional four thousand. In this first entry, I discuss the film’s meaning as a love letter and admonishment to the horror genre itself. Continue reading
Sometimes, people give you a thumbs up. Recently, Andy Buckle over at The Film Emporium did me that honor by name-dropping me in his Liebster Award blogathon post. Over a week has passed since he published his own response to this chain event– I’ll use work, real life, and a mountain of movie reviews as … Continue reading
Today, take a listen to me as I continue exploring my newfound love for Podcasting by hopping on the LAMBCast with Dylan Fields, Joel Burman, Alan Grimm, and Bubbawheat to discuss…everything. Continue reading
“After Gatsby’s opening date was pushed back to Summer 2013, Winter 2012 was haunted for me like that, distorted beyond my eyes’ power of correction…” Continue reading
Seventy-two hours after James Holmes took the lives of twelve people in an Aurora movie theater, I offer my plea for proper, respectful reaction and discourse in the tragedy’s wake. What did Holmes have in mind when he attacked the Century 16? For now, it doesn’t matter. Continue reading
(Note: This piece has been published over at Go, See, Talk!. Below lies only a preview of the full article. To view the full article, just click here!) Entertainment Weekly recently published their definitive guide to the 50 best movies “you’ve” never seen. Those indiscreet quotation marks have a sincere, innocent purpose; I’m genuinely not … Continue reading
Prometheus hits theaters today, and between the amazing and vigorous viral marketing the film has enjoyed as well as its much-touted prequel connection to sci-fi classic Alien, it has some pretty lofty expectations to meet. But should we judge it against its pedigree and trailers? Warning: big spoilers within. Continue reading
I’ll just leave this right here. My tendency to go hot-and-cold on the films of Quentin Tarantino* is well-known; the fact that I am almost robbed of words to describe my feelings toward the teaser for his latest, Django Unchained, should speak highly of its quality**. From Christoph Waltz devouring the screen with the same satisfaction … Continue reading
Alternate title: How The Avengers turned me around on one of the most beloved proprietors of genre franchisement of the modern age. Continue reading
Another week, another guest appearance on Outside the Envelope, the DearFilm podcast. Actually, it’s been more than a week. Several, in fact. But it was worth the wait, because Brian, Rick Sandlas, and myself all had a great time discussing Battleship, which I despised, as well as a bevy of other films– including Melancholia, The … Continue reading
Paul Thomas Anderson has unleashed a hypnotic, attention-grabbing, evocative teaser for his latest, The Master– and if you haven’t guessed already, it really made an impression on me. Continue reading
What do you do when you’re the person to make first contact with a highly advanced alien race from some unknown reach of the galaxy? Make room on your couch, pass the popcorn, and dig in for a movie marathon. Obviously. Continue reading
The Large Association of Movie Blogs’ annual awards feature is up, running, and waiting for your nominations– and I’m campaigning for your votes. Continue reading
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