& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 11, 2020 “Darkman” was Sam Raimi’s original superhero classic Years before Spider-Man, Sam Raimi delivered a fully original and fully entertaining superhero tale with his 1990 effort.
& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies October 5, 2020 “What’s the rumpus?”: “Miller’s Crossing” at 30 A noticeable step up in their artistry at the time, the Coen brothers' gangster pastiche remains the duo's crown jewel.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies August 17, 2020 “It’s The Smiles That Keep Us Going” : “The Exorcist III” at 30 William Peter Blatty's third entry in the vaunted horror series had a rocky road to the screen, and deserves its own stab at salvation.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies August 17, 2020 “Stab It And Steer!”: “Wild at Heart” at 30 David Lynch's 1990 thriller remains a scintillating, if inessential, piece of the filmmaker's gonzo catalog.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 16, 2020 “Flatliners” was Joel Schumacher’s attempt to touch the void Joel Schumacher's 1990 foray into psychological horror wasn't just a look at mortality, but also a meditation on what lie on the other side.
S Categories Movies Reviews June 15, 2020 Sorry folks, it won’t happen again: “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” at 30 Three decades later, Joe Dante's gleefully anarchic monster-movie sequel remains an underappreciated cult classic.
R Categories Interviews Podcasts Right on Cue May 15, 2020 Rosalind Chao on the trailblazing Western “Thousand Pieces of Gold” The veteran actress discusses her early turn in Nancy Kelly's recently-restored feminist Western Thousand Pieces of Gold, and her career since.
S Categories Features Movies March 19, 2020 Savouring the Lean Thrills of “Tremors” Thirty years on, the Kevin Bacon monster-Western remains a giddily effective creature feature.
L Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Interviews TV September 27, 2019 Losers Fight “IT”, Losers Die: Love and Death in Derry, Maine IT star Dennis Christopher talks about Eddie Kaspbarak, Tim Curry, and the rest of his time in Derry, Maine on the set of the Stephen King adaptation.
B Categories Movies July 12, 2019 Björk’s Acting Debut “The Juniper Tree” Is a Beautifully Grimm Fairy Tale Nietzchka Keene's adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale is a haunting black-and-white showcase for Björk.