Observe & Report
It’s a shame that critics and audiences have wrongfully assumed that Observe & Report (2009) is either Seth Rogen’s version of Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) or some Judd Apatow… Read more »
The Cat From Outer Space
The same year that Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) came out Walt Disney Studios unleashed their own science fiction adventure film about an extra-terrestrial visitor called The Cat… Read more »
Drop Dead Fred
If you grew up watching Drop Dead Fred (1991) you got lost in the fantasy hijinks of the singular Rik Mayall totally unaware of the very real ramifications of Phoebe… Read more »
The Second Is A Christian
Kazuyuki Izutsu’s The Second Is A Christian (1985) is a yakuza comedy starring the legendary Etsuko Shihomi as Sister Kyoko; a Catholic nun who runs a small orphanage in Kobe…. Read more »
Sorcerer
Escalating costs and the well publicized strife between director and crew poisoned the public reception of Sorcerer (1977). It took years for Sorcerer to find its audience and carve a… Read more »
A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) is still as controversial today as it was when it was released just a year after Wes Craven’s original film that… Read more »
Some Guy Who Kills People
Any time you catch Kevin Corrigan just seemingly popping up in something is an utter delight. The guy’s a terrific actor and completely underrated. I remember seeing Pineapple Express (2008)… Read more »
The Point!
I can’t imagine my childhood without The Point! (1971). In general the music of Harry Nilsson was very much a part of the soundtrack of my youth, but The Point!… Read more »
Election
Johnnie To’s Election (2005) has taken on a new resonance in the wake of the 2020 presidential election in the United States. Big D. (Tony Leung Ka-fai), like the former… Read more »
The Last Of The Mohicans
Between the masterpieces Manhunter (1986) and Heat (1995), director Michael Mann made The Last Of The Mohicans (1992). Mann teamed with fellow Miami Vice director Christopher Crowe to pen the… Read more »
