Film on the Television: The Happening on HBO
M. Night Shyamalan never really made violent horror movies. He’s uncomfortable with violence, and most of…
Film on the Disc: BLUE COLLAR
Paul Schrader said in an interview with The Guardian, “It doesn’t really matter what I…
Films on the Discs: TRADING PLACES and LIFE STINKS
John Landis’ 1983 film Trading Places arrived at the beginning of Reagan’s Reign, an era generally…
DEATH RACE 2050
Roger Corman loves capitalizing on other films. The most famous example of this was in…
THE LURE
Did you know that mermaids were once evil? Many believed that the Sirens in Homer’s The…
Film on the Disc: ORLANDO
Historical movies have a reputation for being stuffy examinations of old rich people that cheekily…
Film on the Internet: MOTHER on Netflix
Carrie Fisher passed away on Tuesday. Debbie Reynolds passed away yesterday. The natural movie you…
COLLATERAL BEAUTY
Passion projects have a troubled history in Hollywood. At their best, they can be risky…
Film on the Internet: HAIRSPRAY on Netflix
When I was just a little Julius, I was obsessed with a movie I only…
Film on the Internet: SCROOGED on Netflix
Maybe it’s that Hallmark’s Christmas movies all follow in the footsteps of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas…