Scream VI
When fans talk about the Scream movies there’s an obvious divide between those who prefer the first three films directed by Wes Craven and those who like the last three…. Read more »
John Wick: Chapter Four
One of the most unusual pleasures of going to the cinemas todays is to observe how far a studio will and can take a franchise. When John Wick (2014) came… Read more »
The Babysitter
After airing on The ABC Friday Night Movie, The Babysitter (1980) achieved cult status via its VHS release in the early eighties. The film casts a pre-Remington Steele Stephanie Zimbalist… Read more »
Renfield
The trailer for Chris McKay’s Renfield (2023) promised a modern take on the relationship between Dracula (Nicolas Cage) and his henchman Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) that focused on the nature of… Read more »
The Centerfold Girls
Arthur Marks may not have directed The Centerfold Girls (1974), but the opening credits of the film make it abundantly clear that this is Arthur Marks’ movie. In addition to… Read more »
Chiquidracula
Chiquidracula (1985) is an off-kilter little coming-of-age story directed by Julio Aldama. The film follows ten year old Carlitos (Carlos Espejel) as he struggles to earn a little bit of… Read more »
Remembrance Of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
John Maybury’s feature length experimental video Remembrance Of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies (1993) sees the filmmaker utilizing the video effects and techniques that made his music videos so… Read more »
The Velvet Underground
Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground (2021) is less a paint-by-numbers history of a band than it is a mapping of events and confluent cultural currents that, by kismet, intersected with… Read more »
Rocker
In Hamburg, Gerd (Gerd Kruskopf) has just been released from prison. In an effort to put his life in a motorcycle gang back together he looks for a job and… Read more »
Go, Go, Second Time Virgin
The general consensus is that Go, Go, Second Time Virgin (1969) is filmmaker Kōji Wakamatsu’s masterpiece, and with good reason. Go, Go, Second Time Virgin is at once both a… Read more »
