We Don't Need Tár Think Pieces: A Think Piece

Tár is the rare film that dares you to talk about what you think the film is about instead of just telling you outright.

AnalysisIan LaydenNovember 25, 2022Tár, Todd Field, Cate Blanchett, There Will Be Blood, NetworkComment

Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Class Consciousness On The Road

Can hard weather and tough traveling bridge the American class divide? In Planes, Trains & Automobiles, anything is possible if you give it a chance.

AnalysisTroy BurkeNovember 23, 2022Planes Trains & Automobiles, John Hughes, John Candy, Steve MartinComment

Todd Field's Tár - An obligation or necessity?

Todd Field’s films deserve the biggest screen possible.

Pandorum: A Signal Boost

You’ve seen Alien, you’ve seen Event Horizon, but you haven’t seen anything like this.

ReviewsDavid SneeNovember 18, 2022Pandorum, Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid, Travis Malloy, Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, Christian AlvartComment

Bruno-Vision: Blind Date and Sunset

The first installment of Bruno-Vision sees our man Bruce on a Blind Date and watching a beautiful Sunset.

Bruno-VisionJordan HuntNovember 16, 2022Bruce Willis, Bruno-Vision, Die Hard, Blind Date, Sunset, Kim Basinger, Phil Hartman, John Larroquette, James GarnerComment

Saved: Shit! Fuck! God Damn!

Are you ready to get down with G-O-D?

In Deep Focus: The Long Goodbye

You got any Coury brand cat food?

In Deep FocusZiah GraceNovember 11, 2022In Deep Focus, The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman, Elliot GouldComment

The Cloudy Comforts of Twister

Twister brings me home.

ReviewsAlejandra MartinezNovember 9, 2022Twister, Jan de Bont, Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Jami Gertz, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Cary ElwesComment

Swimming with Alligators - The Dangerous Creatures of Wild Things

There’s something hiding under the surface of Wild Things.

ReviewsMarcelo PicoNovember 7, 2022Wild Things, John McNaughton, Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Stephen PetersComment

Getting Hyperreal with Carl Fry and Nic Bonesteel

The filmmakers behind Something’s Wrong With Peter discuss Segways, Chappie, and how to balance co-directing duties.

Interviews, Getting Hyperreal With...Justin NorrisNovember 4, 2022Carl Fry, Nic Bonsteel, Something's Wrong With Peter, InterviewComment

The Capitalist Zombie Apocalypse Has No National Borders

The only thing more dangerous and contagious than a zombie outbreak is capitalism.

Sunday Scaries: The Mother of All Horror

The best/worst movies to chase away all of your Sunday Scaries.

ListsBaillee PerkinsOctober 30, 2022Comment

Motives are Incidental, but Scream is Essential

Scream is so 1996 but it feels so good.

ReviewsKathryn BaileyOctober 28, 2022ScreamComment

Terror Never Dies: An Alternate October Calendar

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The Blair Witch Project: A War of the Worlds Hoax for the Internet Age.

To quote X-Files, “I want to believe.”

Film HistoryKaty MatzOctober 24, 2022The Blair Witch Project, Orson Welles, Daniel Myrick, Eduardo SanchezComment

Scared of Clowns? Blame The Chiodo Brothers

We’re not clowning around when we say you need to see this movie.

ReviewsBailey MooreOctober 21, 2022Killer Klowns from Outer Space, special effects, The Chiodo brothersComment

DYKES, DOLLS, AND QUEERS: A Chat With Elizabeth Purchell

The first gay horror movie was a porno.

InterviewsMorgan HydeOctober 19, 2022Liz Purchell, Ask Any Buddy, Queer cinema, adult filmsComment

Revenge of the Film Freaks

The film freaks took over Hollywood one low-budget film at a time.

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GuidesZiah GraceOctober 12, 2022Comment

How to watch Hausu: In This House, We Support Obayashi

Mind your manners when you’re in this Hausu.

ReviewsZiah GraceOctober 9, 2022House, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Hyperreal screeningComment