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The Last Kumite is an homage to a very particular sub-species of martial arts film: the 1980’s and early 90’s western wave of bone...
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With the release of Tron: Ares, there is no better time to revisit the groundbreaking 1982 grandfather of CGI, Tron, and its 2010...
Somewhere in the special features 60th anniversary release of The Sound of Music (you can also find it on across all physical and digital...
On television, series like ER, The Pitt, 9-1-1, and Grey’s Anatomy have made emergency medical attention must-see programming for millions of viewers. But a...
The Last Kumite is an homage to a very particular sub-species of martial arts film: the 1980’s and early 90’s western wave of bone...
There are some fantasy, science fiction, and horror films that not every fan has caught. Not every film ever made has been seen by...
Sequels, prequels, and reboots of both the hard and soft variety have long since become a cornerstone of Hollywood productions, as the money-making prospects...
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is a perfect film: an inverse of the “country bumpkin coming to the big city” trope that goes back to...
As far as horror films go, Longlegs has been one of the most anticipated horror films of 2024, not least thanks to its enigmatic...
As we close out the 60s, there seems to be no end to the Cold War. The current stakes are literally to the moon...
John Krasinki’s A Quiet Place was one of the more memorable offerings from the 2018 mainstream release schedule, and while A Quiet Place Part...
In film criticism, we use “epic” as a shorthand for a long form film with a large cast and sprawling story, but the classical...
When X was released in 2022, it proved to be a playfully dark tale of lust and terror, subverting expectations that it would simply...
Every now and then, an action film comes along that achieves something extraordinary in the genre, which at times results in a handful of...
I first saw Luc Besson’s Le Femme Nikita in 1992 during my second year of college. It was one of a dozen or...
Just as Starman feels, in part, like John Carpenter pulling back from the unhinged alien horror of his previous masterwork The Thing, Matinee feels...
There really are two directors called Luc Besson. There’s the one who came to worldwide prominence through Subway and continued to make his name...
Midway through Glory, there’s a scene where Matthew Broderick cuts down watermelons with a sword. As Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw—commander of the all-Black...
To many, 1984’s Ghostbusters was lightning in a bottle, and to some, it became a cornerstone of a lifelong dedication to the franchise...
“Whatever you think I am, that’s what I’m not…” – Grant Morrison Grant Morrison is considered a rock star of comics, leaving a trail...
The old expression says that gentlemen prefer blondes. It’s a well-known fact that Sir Alfred Hitchcock did. Long before Tippi Hedren and Grace Kelly,...
There are some fantasy, science fiction, and horror films that not every fan has caught. Not every film ever made has been seen by...
Writer/Director Paul Schrader’s favorite subject is the solitary man who, upon finding that the world will not bend to his will, shuts himself...
Cord Jefferson– who penned an episode of the inventive (if somewhat reductive) sequel to Alan Moore’s Watchmen— has settled into the director’s chair,...
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever is…… a movie. So, that’s a good start, I suppose. It’s a popcorn movie for sure. It’s got guns and...
Making With the Waters Works I was working as a (very) junior flunky at Universal Pictures marketing in early 1990 when a fax came...
Having an altogether more somber tone than most kaiju films, last years’ Godzilla Minus One was well-received by audiences and critics alike, thanks...
This past year, several years after it’s original run ended, audiences rediscovered the legal drama Suits via various streaming platforms, finding greater success that...