Do we really know our loved ones? In the early scenes of 45 Years, Kate Mercer (Charlotte Rampling, Farewell, My Lovely) and her husband Geoff (Tom Courtenay, The Dresser) share the kind of relaxed mutual affection that suggests…
The famous story about 1953’s House of Wax is that although it was made during the 3D craze of the 1950s, director Andre de Toth was blind in one eye, and could only see it in 2D. Whether…
Where’s Star Command? There are blockbusters, and then there are blockbusters—and then there’s Jason and the Argonauts. Way back in ancient Greece, the sinister Pelias (Douglas Wilmer) took over the kingdom. The rightful heir to the throne, Jason…
The MAN who put the MAN in roMANce! Richard Hannay (Robert Donat, Goodbye, Mr. Chips) is an ordinary Canadian man who finds himself caught up in an extraordinary series of circumstances. After an evening of entertainment in London turns…
“Da da-daaa. Da da da da da da-daaa.” Documentaries that cover the history of individual Hollywood studios have been common releases in the video era. Warner Brothers, Universal, MGM, and Republic have all issued quite entertaining and informative…
The strangest things can happen suddenly. Whenever I start lamenting the lack of good roles for women in mainstream Hollywood movies — something that I do every year save for those three months that the awards-bait movies are…
Drip, drip, drip. Slowly, ever so slowly, the prodigious film catalog of French new wave film pioneer Claude Chabrol (Les Cousins) makes its way to English speaking audiences. This latest triple-feature release dips into the esteemed auteur’s later…
The Best of Appellate Judge Jennifer Malkowski (Oct 2005 – present) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (13 Jun 2006) I was thrilled to write up the review for the new edition of this cult classic that really…
The Best of Judge David Johnson (Oct 2003 – present) Commando: Director’s Cut (17 Sep 2007) Few movies offer such a perfect storm of all the conventions that made ’80s action red-meat roid ragers so fantastic. This review…
The Best of Judge Victor Valdivia (Nov 2007 – present) Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan Okay, so maybe I was a little harsh. I’ve seen far worse unauthorized DVDs. Maybe, just maybe, I laid…