Every now and then the Criterion Collection selects oddball and pulpy B-movies — like House, The Blob, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Blast of Silence, and Carnival of Souls— that seemingly don’t fit their mission statement of “publishing important classic and...
Movie Meltdown – The Crow-back This episode Sam Drog returns as we delve into our own history with the original movie The Crow, give a recap of all the failed incarnations in-between and then get into an honest discussion of our...
Title: The Valiant Ones Year: 1975 Director: King Hu Cast: Hsu Feng, Pai Ying, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Han Ying-Chieh Synopsis: Imperial intrigue and betrayal abound while locals fend off marauding Japanese pirates while contending with hostile combatants and crooked...
Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance originally ran as a theatrical review. When Nicolas Cage recently showed up on “Saturday Night Live,” he basically said “I’m with...
One of the most rewarding endeavors in the world of film criticism and academia is that of reassessment. That is, to look deeper into a movie from a distance and with the benefit of hindsight. In doing this, it allows...
Movie Meltdown – Rebel Moon 2: The Wheat-giver Sam Drog returns… and this time I’m not sure we truly represent both sides of the argument as we discuss Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver. And as we bust...
Movie Meltdown – Escape from the Bronx We’re back to round out the Enzo G. Castellari trilogy as we discuss Escape From the Bronx. And while we carefully construct an exact miniature version of our future city, we also delve into…...
When I think of the Criterion Collection’s mission statement of “publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world,” I think about the size and undertaking of selecting a film, restoring it with high quality picture and sound, curating...
Movie Meltdown – Rebel Moon: Head Cheese Sam Drog returns… as we adamantly argue both sides of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire. And while we’re trying to pick out our favorite Trapper Keepers, we also...
Movie Meltdown – Warriors of the Wasteland This episode we discuss Enzo G. Castellari’s 1983 post-apocalyptic “classic” Warriors of the Wasteland aka The New Barbarians. And as we strap on our bubble armor, we also mention… As Above so Below, Skinamarink, Please Don’t...