Tales From The Backlog: Vomas on 1969
I have far too many unwatched movies on my shelves. Follow me as I attempt…
Year of the Month: Roland Saint-Laurent on MACHETE
Robert Rodriguez’ long-gestating 2010 Danny Trejo action vehicle Machete started with low ambitions but…
Year of the Month: Doug Wykstra on THE GODFATHER: PART II’s Immigrant Story
“That’s my family, Kay. That’s not me.” – Michael Corleone, The Godfather “Your country ain’t…
Year of the Month: Jake Gittes on The Deer Hunter
The following includes SPOILERS for The Deer Hunter. More than any other American…
The Scorsese Experience Returns: Casino
CHOCK FULL O’ SPOILERS On its release, Casino got the nickname Ca-seen-it. And it’s not…
Film on the Internet: THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) on Amazon Prime
“I have become what I beheld and I am content that I have done right.”…
Film on the Internet: GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1998) on Netflix
The same year Gus Van Sant pissed on Psycho (vague connection to horror achieved!), Alfonso Cuaron,…
The Scorsese Experience – Goodfellas
I keep finding myself in a strange place as a Scorsese fan. I love his…
The Scorsese Experience: The King of Comedy
Taxi Driver, much like history, repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce. Raging Bull…
The Scorsese Experience: Raging Bull
Things were not looking good for our hero when he began work on Raging Bull.…