Broadcast News
Broadcast News (1987) has always been my favorite James L. Brooks movie. I love the characters, the wit, and the commentary on journalistic ethics. Brooks can get sentimental but, in… Read more »
Rouge
‘It’s not easy being a woman.” Director Stanley Kwan opens Rouge (1987) with a series of camera moves that dolly one way while panning in another direction. It is a… Read more »
Blind Woman’s Curse
“I’ve been cursed by a cat!” Blind Woman’s Curse (1970) is a convoluted yakuza tale peppered with moments of visual brilliance. The film stars Meiko Kaji as an honorable yakuza… Read more »
The Man Who Knew Too Little
“He’s in the movie business.” The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) is a spy comedy that takes its cues from the films of Jerry Lewis and Don Knotts. Bill… Read more »
Fly Me To The Moon
Fly Me To The Moon (2024) feels like a film made by committee. A film where studio executives had the final say. Everything is played safe and nothing at all… Read more »
Dolls
“The longest night in the world.” Tourist Trap (1979) and Dolls (1987) are by far the creepiest Charles Band productions I have ever seen. Dolls oozes a Gothic atmosphere and… Read more »
What’s So Special About Special Features?
The Linguini Incident (1991) has finally come to Blu-Ray courtesy of MVD Visual and it looks incredible. The disc includes a new edit of the film by director Richard Shepard… Read more »
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (2024) continues the mythologizing of the previous two entries in the franchise. Unlike the films made in the sixties and seventies, these new… Read more »
Ma-ma
“One for all and all for Suru!” I grew up watching Zoobilee Zoo (1986-87). This predisposed me towards actors in colorful animal make-up who sing and dance. Sadly, there just… Read more »
Hold Back The Dawn
Mitchell Leisen directed Hold Back The Dawn (1941) from a screenplay by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett. Famously the director and screenwriters didn’t get along. However, the resulting film from… Read more »
