Countdown: 25 Best Films of 2015
by George Wolf It was going to be a top ten, but next thing you know, I’ve got twenty-five favorites this year, with a few special mentions for the deserving.…read more →
Archive For December, 2015
What’s Not to Love?
The Hateful Eight by Hope Madden “You only need to hang mean bastards, but mean bastards you need to hang.” Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but 2015 may have been the…read more →
Fright Club: Best Horror Films of 2015
The year is over and the time has come to assess the damage. What were the best the genre had to offer in 2015? New Zealand came up big, while…read more →
Isn’t It Bromantic?
Point Break by Hope Madden Just like a shiny new toy waiting to be unwrapped, Point Break is available for your viewing pleasure this Christmas Day. Kathryn Bigelow’s 1992 MTV…read more →
Not So Young and Restless
Youth by Hope Madden Like writer/director Paolo Sorrentino’s 2013 Oscar winner The Great Beauty, his latest effort, Youth, offers a visually sumptuous rumination on aging and regret. Michael Caine leads…read more →
Bloodying Lines
Over Your Dead Body by Hope Madden When you’re watching a film that blurs the line between art and reality, a story where actors in a play find that their…read more →
Great Dane
The Danish Girl by Hope Madden Tom Hooper is a proven director. He followed an Oscar for The King’s Speech with an impeccable reimagining – perfectly theatrical and cinematic –…read more →
Modern Day Sacrilege
Concussion by George Wolf “The NFL owns a day of the week. It’s the same day the Church used to own. Now it’s theirs.” That’s one of the best lines…read more →
Miracle Worker
Joy by George Wolf Joy professes inspiration from “stories of daring women everywhere.” It was written and directed by a man. How’s that go down? Pretty smooth, thank you. It…read more →
Fright Club: Love Them or Hate Them
At long last, the keeper of the keys for Killumbus Horror joins Fright Club, with the topic of her own choosing. Bridget Oliver decided we should discuss the most polarizing…read more →