Texas Two-Step For Your Queue
It’s new release Tuesday, and we recommend something pulpy for your queue. Start off with the newly available Cold in July from filmmakers to watch Jim Mickle and Nick Damici.…read more →
Archive For September, 2014
Freaky Twin Stuff
The Skeleton Twins by Hope Madden I once trapped myself down my vacationing neighbors’ basement, having let myself in to snoop around and then snagging my hair inside a piece…read more →
Fright Club Friday: Dumplings
Dumplings (2004) A great deal different than the typical supernatural Asian horror film, Fruit Chan’s Dumplings satirizes the global obsession with youth and beauty in taboo-shattering ways. Gorgeous if off-putting…read more →
Stylish Vengeance
The Equalizer by George Wolf The title The Equalizer probably should have been used in a late 80s Schwarzenegger flick, with a catch phrase like “You plus me equals..dead!” …read more →
What’s In the Box?
The Boxtrolls by Christie Robb If you’re looking for a quick Halloween costume for your kid and don’t have any skills, fling ‘em in the car and go see the…read more →
Gritty Aussie Imports For Your Queue
Aussie filmmaker David Michod proves his mettle with his second effort, The Rover, releasing today for home viewing. A spare, brutal, deliberately paced dystopian adventure, the film marks another in…read more →
The Kevin Smith Movie, Evolved
Tusk by Hope Madden In 2010, I had the chance to interview writer/director Kevin Smith. The proposed subject was Smith’s SModcasts – comic podcasts co-hosted by Smith and his buddy…read more →
Countdown to Celebrate Leonard Cohen’s 80th
Do you remember the 21st night of September? Earth, Wind and Fire obviously can. So can we – George turned 50! And he wasn’t the only one blowing out candles…read more →
Fright Club Friday: Red State
Red State (2011) I actually got to talk to Kevin Smith about a year before Red State was released. Our official topic was his Smodcasts, but given my particular weakness…read more →
Save it for When You’re Sick
This Is Where I Leave You by Christie Robb You’ve probably seen it before: a broken man forced by circumstance to return to his family home and reconnect with the…read more →