Hollywood
Review: BE WATER, Bruce Lee, Exposed
Bao Nguyen's documentary explores the life and philosophy of the martial arts star who was so much more than that.
Blu-ray Review: AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Hooks Up With Criterion
Writer/director Paul Mazursky guides Jill Claybugrh to an Oscar nomination in this bit of essential 1970s cinema.
Blu-ray Review: ESCAPE FROM L.A.
I'm not quite sure of the history of how Escape From L.A. was made, but I do know that director John Carpenter (The Fog, Halloween, Escape From New York) does not like sequels, so the fact that this film perplexes...
Now Streaming: SPACE FORCE, New Comedy From Steve Carell And Greg Daniels Sends Up America's New Military Branch
Created by Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) and Steve Carell (The Office), Carell plays General Mark R. Naird, a newly appointed four star general who thinks he is going to take over the Air Force. However, Naird is...
Review: THE HIGH NOTE Delivers Familiar Emotional and Musical Beats
Tracee Ellis Ross and Dakota Johnson star in Nisha Ganatra's music-themed comedy-drama.
CREEPSHOW Interview: Greg Nicotero on Reviving the Iconic Horror Anthology As a Series
Greg Nicotero is a living legend of the horror genre. I mean, his first credit is the masterpiece Day of the Dead, in which he assisted special makeup effects artist Tom Savini under the direction of the man who certainly...
Now Streaming: MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL, How the Mighty Have Fallen
Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning return in the sequel to a live-action reboot, directed by Joachim Rønning and now streaming on Disney+.
70s Rewind: Michael Crichton's COMA, What Makes Us Human
Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas and Richard Widmark star in a medical suspense mystery, based on Robin Cook's best-selling novel.
Now Streaming: EMERGENCE, Elegy for a Lost Time
Allison Tolman and Clancy Brown star in the sci-fi series, now streaming on Hulu, though just cancelled on ABC.
Review: THE LOVEBIRDS, Light, Entertaining Fare as a Respite
Formulaic films exist for a reason: people like to know what they're going to be watching. Now, formulas can be tweaked over a long period so changes are slowly introduced that are more palatable to new generations, but still, people...
Blu-ray Review: WOMEN MAKE FILM: A CINEMATIC ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA
When a publicist contacted us about reviewing writer-director Mark Cousins' latest series, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema, I was ecstactic. As a filmmaker, I've been devouring his excellent The Story of Film at home on DVD ---...
70s Rewind: ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ, We Gotta Get Out of This Place
Clint Eastwood stars in Don Siegel's muscular drama, based on a true story and now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
SWAMP THING Heads to Broadcast TV, Leaving Questions About DC Universe
Nearly one year ago, the Swamp Thing series was cancelled after just one episode was made available on the DC Universe streaming service. At the time, word was that WarnerMedia had "put an emphasis on the launch of a new...
Now on Blu-ray: THE GREAT ESCAPE, Tight Spaces, Ripping Adventures
Steve McQueen, James Coburn, James Garner, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance and Richard Attenborough star in John Sturges' wartime adventure, now on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection.
Twilight Time Movies: Here Comes the Night
Home video label Twilight Time will be winding down operations this summer.
Review: SNOWPIERCER Chugs in Workmanlike Fashion
Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs star in a television adaptation for subscription cable network TNT.
Now Streaming: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Brings the Saga to Its Inevitable End
J.J. Abrams returns to direct Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega and Adam Driver in a sci-fi adventure, now streaming on Disney+.
BARKSKINS Trailer: You Will Have to Answer For This
David Thewlis appears early in the trailer for Barkskins, and it was his appearance in period wilderness costume that made me stop and watch. Elijah Wood and Marcia Gay Harden, two actors I admire greatly and always enjoy watching, then...
Now Streaming: UPLOAD, The Afterlife, With Light Comedy, Drama and Romance
Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, and Allegra Edwards star in the series, created by Greg Daniels for Amazon Prime Video.
Fantasia 2020: Famed Canadian Genre Festival Opts to Go Virtual Instead of Cancelling This Year's Festival
We haven’t lost the Fantastia International Film Festival. Not completely. In these current times while many festivals are cancelling outright, rather than close the shutters on the year our friends at Fantasia have decided to hold the festival as a...
