Review: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
It’s Christmas Eve, and AMC is celebrating with a Rankin/Bass marathon. Of course, I’ve seen all of their animated specials dozens of...
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It’s Christmas Eve, and AMC is celebrating with a Rankin/Bass marathon. Of course, I’ve seen all of their animated specials dozens of...
In comic books and the media based upon them, the concept of a “multiverse” is ubiquitous to the point of being inescapable, dating back...
Caught a screening of The Jim Henson Legacy’s collection of the Muppet mastermind’s numerous commercials and experimental shorts over at...
My brother and I started watching Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return today. Digging it so far. The host segments haven’t quite...
Well, I powered through all ten thoroughly engrossing episodes of West World in just two days, leaving a gaping TV show shaped void in my...
Finally sitting down to binge HBO’s Westworld. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a piece on non-video game media that had such a firm...
None of the new releases or special screenings at my usual cinematic haunts caught my eye, so I took the opportunity to finally sit down...
Decided to belatedly pay my respects to the late, great Tobe Hooper by popping in my recently-purchaed Blu-ray copy of Salem’s Lot. While...
Having thoroughly enjoyed National Theatre Live’s presentation of Hamlet, I leapt at the opportunity to see IFC Center’s encore broadcast...
The best performances of Shakespeare make you feel as though you’re discovering his work for the first time, and this...
Watched Roma on Netflix. Director Alfonso Cuaron’s filmography has transported viewers to dystopian futures, magical worlds of witches...
In a futile attempt to win back my business, FilmStruck emailed me a coupon code for an extended free trial period. Seems like an unwise...
Saw The Dinner at Sunshine Cinema. It’s a pretty solid drama, but not without its share of flaws. The plot is fairly straightforward: two...
Just got home from a midnight screening of The Void at IFC Center. Fantastic throwback to the classic, gore-drenched horror movies of the...
After the end… life goes on. For the survivors–and for the undead. Humans hide behind concrete walls and electrified fences, venturing...
Finally catching up on some movies that I didn’t have the energy to enjoy while I was working full-time, starting with The Ballad of...
My brother treated me to a Fathom Events screening of They Shall Not Grow Old, the new World War I documentary from Peter Jackson. The...
Watched The Red Shoes on FilmStruck. Golden Age cinema at its finest: sumptuous Technicolor photography, beautifully stylized studio...
Logged on to FilmStruck to watch The Adventures of Prince Achmed, yet another unconventional animation—although in this case, many of the...
Saw Logan Lucky today. I wouldn’t describe myself as an avid Soderbergh fan, but his much-anticipated return to the big screen is...