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December 1, 2023

Home Video Hovel: Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar, by Rudie Obias

After a career making movies that spans more than 60 years (and still going strong), it’s pretty clear why Jackie Chan is a superstar — especially with his films during the mid ‘90s and early 2000s. Movies like Rumble in...

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October 24, 2023

Home Video Hovel: The Others, by Rudie Obias

One of the big box office hits of 2001, Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others is a love letter to gothic horror with its post-WWII British setting, spooky production design, melodramatic tone, and haunting storytelling that engages audiences with scares, grief, and...

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October 16, 2023

Monday Movie: Super, by Rudie Obias

Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Super originally ran as a theatrical review. As an audience, we like rooting for the underdog. We like the idea of upsetting the favorite. Something about...

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September 26, 2023

Home Video Hovel: La Bamba, by Rudie Obias

At this point in time, the music biopic is a tried and true subgenre complete with loads of clichés and tropes. Anyone who has watched Jake Kasdan’s parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story knows that the music biopic is...

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August 14, 2023

Home Video Hovel: Is Paris Burning?, by Rudie Obias

The World War II genre lends itself to sprawling epic movies. From big battle scenes to politics and romance to clear distinctions between good and evil, the genre has something for everyone. The film Is Paris Burning? fits in that...

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July 24, 2023

Home Video Hovel: One False Move, by Rudie Obias

The hey-day of independent film was in the late ‘80s and throughout the ‘90s with movies like Slacker, Metropolitan, Bottle Rocket, Do The Right Thing, and others. There was just something about this era of American filmmaking that was really...

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June 20, 2023

Home Video Hovel: Medicine for Melancholy, by Rudie Obias

The Criterion Collection has a history of highlighting the first feature films from notable contemporary directors, such as Christopher Nolan’s Following, Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket, Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave, Joel & Ethan Coen’s Blood Simple, and many more. There’s just...

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April 24, 2023

Home Video Hovel: Triangle of Sadness, by Rudie Obias

Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness was a smash hit with film critics and general audiences alike, in 2022. In fact, the film was nominated for Best Picture, while Östlund was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay during the...

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February 15, 2023

Home Video Hovel: Romeo and Juliet, by Rudie Obias

Obviously, just about everyone knows the story of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet—two young star-crossed lovers from warring families in Verona, Italy. This is something everyone had to read in high school for English literature, as well as countless movie...

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February 9, 2023

Huesera: The Bone Woman: First Time’s the Charm, by Rudie Obias

Horror is one of the few genres that can tackle just about any family dynamic, either conventional and taboo, in an effective manner, while delivering bloody good thrills and scares. Even if you miss the subtext or its themes go...

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Home Video Hovel: Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar, by Rudie Obias

Home Video Hovel: The Others, by Rudie Obias

Monday Movie: Super, by Rudie Obias

Home Video Hovel: La Bamba, by Rudie Obias

Home Video Hovel: Is Paris Burning?, by Rudie Obias

Home Video Hovel: One False Move, by Rudie Obias

Home Video Hovel: Medicine for Melancholy, by Rudie Obias

Home Video Hovel: Triangle of Sadness, by Rudie Obias

Home Video Hovel: Romeo and Juliet, by Rudie Obias

Huesera: The Bone Woman: First Time’s the Charm, by Rudie Obias

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