Posts Tagged ‘Jamie Lee Curtis’
Film Review – Borderlands
I should start this review by admitting that I have never played the Borderlands video games. I’m fully aware of their existence and how beloved they are among fans. Fate just didn’t have it in the cards for me as a casual gamer. That said, I don’t…
READ MORE
Top 15 Films of 2022 – Allen’s Picks
2022 proved to be a transition year for the movies. As Covid restrictions lifted and audiences returned to theaters, studios faced the challenge of deciding what films get wide releases while reserving others for streaming platforms. The result was confusion – should a person make…
READ MORE
Episode 121 – Halloween Ends & Dario Argento Retrospective
For this week’s podcast, we bring on guest Richard Wolley to help us review the final chapter of David Gordon Green‘s Halloween reboot trilogy, Halloween Ends. Before that, we discuss the career highlights of the Italian horror filmmaker, Dario Argento. Argento’s deep cuts include Giallo…
READ MORE
Film Review – The Man from Toronto
The case of mistaken identity is about as old as storytelling itself. When done well, it can provide for excitement and thrills – Alfred Hitchcock was a master at this kind of structure. When done poorly, you end up getting The Man from Toronto (2022). This is…
READ MORE
Episode 104 – Everything Everywhere All at Once & The Northman
For this week’s podcast, we review the creative action-comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once and Robert Eggers‘ Viking epic, The Northman. For our streaming homework, we also discuss the 1971 crime classic, Dirty Harry. Download the episode here.
READ MORE
SXSW Review – Everything Everywhere All at Once
If you have not watched the trailer for Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022), do so immediately so it can give you a taste of the immense amount of talent and creativity that went into making such a film. On its surface, it looks like…
READ MORE
Film Review – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
The appeal of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – and part of the reason it has had such a lasting legacy – was in how it embraced its luridness. With its grainy film stock, shocking violence, and guerilla-style approach, the film’s sole purpose was to disturb…
READ MORE
Episode 86 – Halloween Kills
With this week’s podcast, we ring in the final week of October with our review of David Gordon Green‘s Halloween Kills. We also discuss the horror films that never scared us and compare our answers to listeners’ personal experiences. At the end of the show,…
READ MORE