Category: movies

dave platt / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 22, 2019

Dark Waters: The System Doesn’t Protect Us, We Do, by Dave Platt

The opening sequence of Dark Waters begins on the quiet streets of Parkersburg, West Virginia, in 1975. The atmosphere is one of a small country town, ordinary folks living peaceful lives, serenaded by country music on the radio. But as...

bp movie journal / david bax / movies / podcast / tyler smith

November 22, 2019

BP Movie Journal 11/21/19

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss the movies they’ve been watching, including: DAMIEN: OMEN IITHE FINAL CONFLICTA BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODTHE HOTTEST AUGUSTSNOWBALL EXPRESSIN FABRICTHE OMENLUCEDEEP MURDERSCANDALOUS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE NATIONAL ENQUIREROMEN IV: THE AWAKENINGGIMME THE...

2019 / afi fest / afi fest 2019 / movies / reviews / scott nye / Theatrical Review

November 21, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: A Hidden Life, by Scott Nye

Terrence Malick, among many other notable things about his career, has to be one of the few artists who’s become more radical, introspective, and confrontational the more he’s embraced Christianity. While his films, starting at least with 1978’s Days of...

david bax / movies / patreon / podcast / tyler smith

November 21, 2019

Patreon: Fantasy Awards Picks 2019

This week on the Patreon, Tyler and David discuss their teams for their 2019 Fantasy Awards season. This episode is available to Patreon subscribers only. Tiers start as low as $2 per month!

alexander miller / movies / trailer project / video

November 21, 2019

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller #15: Im Sang-soo’s The President’s Last Bang (2005)

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

November 21, 2019

Criterion Prediction #216: The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, by Alexander Miller

Title: The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse Year: 1960 Director: Fritz Lang Cast: Peter van Eyck, Dawn Addams, Gert Frobe, Wolfgang Preiss, Werner Peters Synopsis: After the mysterious death of a reporter, a blind clairvoyant and wealthy industrialist courts a...

afi fest 2019 / movies / reviews / scott nye / Theatrical Review

November 21, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: Beanpole, by Scott Nye

Young men, ever eager to make their mark on the world, have a habit of steering hard into a sort of aggressive, pummeling style when making their first few features. Some find a captivating rhythm within that; others flounder, searching...

2019 / afi fest / afi fest 2019 / david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 20, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: Deerskin, by David Bax

Quentin Dupieux has established a reputation for creating his own reality–or his own Reality (2014). In many ways, that holds true for his newest, Deerskin. But the movie’s biggest surprise (and the reason for its success) is how disturbingly relatable...

2019 / afi fest / afi fest 2019 / david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 20, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: The Friend, by David Bax

We can argue about to what extent a film critic is supposed to be a consumer advocate but I will at least use this very simple platform to warn you that, if you’re planning to see Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s The Friend,...