In Angelina Jolie’s 2014 film Unbroken, we are told the harrowing story of Louis Zamperini, the Olympic runner who fought in World War II. During that time, his plane was shot down, he spent over a month floating in a...
The Predator is an alien hunter, an efficient killing machine that may toy with its prey, but strikes quickly and boldly when it senses a kill. It makes sense that the films would, to some degree, reflect this – you...
“There are days when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it.” That quote from James Baldwin opens Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch. Baldwin was referring to America and Asante’s film takes place...
Most of the graphic design associated with Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy that’s already out there (one-sheet, title treatment, etc.) is very metal. We’re talking 1980s Dio, manly men with giant swords and demons to use them on kinda metal. In case you were...
In this episode, Tyler and David discuss the movies and TV shows they’ve been watching, including: Movies STAR WARS JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION BROOKLYN LET THE CORPSES TAN THE POWER OF GREYSKULL THE SEVENTH SIGN THE PREDATOR...
Congratulations! With your recent purchase of a brand new Roku/Apple TV/Amazon Fire Stick you’re ready to – as Obi-Wan Kenobi said – take your first step into a larger world. That larger world is, of course, the world of cord...
There is a portion of our readership, I trust, for whom the words “Jack Black, Kyle MacLachlan, and Cate Blanchett play witches” will be about all they need to read with regards to this movie. Reader, I’m here to tell...
It was recently reported that actors Josh Gad and Paul Walter Hauser have both launched their own social media campaigns to play The Penguin in the upcoming Batman film. And, while an argument could certainly be made for Gad, whose...
If, at any point in the years since 2015’s Son of Saul, you’ve found yourself thinking, “I wonder if László Nemes still likes close-ups,” then I can confirm, having seen his newest film, Sunset, that he does. He also maintains an affinity...
Past Jim had three main complaints the last time he watched Crimson Peak: everything was too on-the-nose, the scares weren’t scary, and the relationships didn’t work. Current Jim is here to explain why those complaints are stupid and why Crimson Peak is excellent.
In Wash Westmoreland’s Colette, Dominic West plays a theatre critic (actually, he plays a charlatan but one of the things his character fakes well is theatre criticism). He observes that, while you can put down a boring book or look away...
West likes soundtrack albums from the 80s and will occasionally play some of them at you! In this episode, West returns to the 80s Soundtrack Corner to play songs from the 1987 film Less Than Zero. Music in this episode...
Title: La Cérémonie Year: 1995 Director: Claude Chabrol Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset Synopsis: Sophie (Bonnaire) is hired as a maid by a wealthy family in the country. Despite her quiet demeanor and perfectionist veneer, she...
