Interstellar, or The Schizophrenia of Christopher Nolan
Interstellar will whip you back and forth between “That’s kind of neato” and “What the–? This is absurd,” so often you won’t know what to think. Maybe that’s the plan.
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Zero Charisma: Gamer Nerd Gone Mad
A less comedic story than one would expect about a gamer nerd coming face to face with his massive personality flaws.
The Raven: 1935’s Lugosi / Karloff Death Match
This Halloween, dare to watch this most gruesome and shocking film!
The Mack, or It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp
Join me on a little trip to the Player’s Ball…
Birdman Does An Awful Lot of Flapping
In which I am underwhelmed by the latest from director Alejandro Iñárritu.
A Bucket of Blood: Roger Corman’s Beatnik Murder Comedy
Given $50,000, leftover sets from a high school movie, and five days to shoot by American International Pictures, could Roger Corman direct a horror movie?
Out of Print: The New Beverly Documentary And The Marchese / Tarantino Kerfuffle
On the new documentary about the New Beverly Cinema, and the drama surrounding its director.
Stretch Will Not Deliver You Into ’80s Throwback Bliss
Yearning for the days of madcap, meaningless comedies from your misspent youth? So is director Joe Carnahan.
I’m Spartacus And So’s My Wife!
In which the movie Kubrick disowned is considered in all its Hollywood CinemaScope epic glory.
Nick Cave: 20,000 Days On Earth In 5,700 Seconds
A weird and compelling documentary that isn’t a documentary about a weird and compelling man.
Mind Control Double Feature #102: The Limits of Endurance
In which competitive dancing and truck-touching are given the attention they deserve.
The Missouri Breaks Isn’t All Broken
A lackadaisical western in which Marlon Brando is loopier than a flock of curlicues.
Kevin Smith Hates Movies
But he keeps on making them, and when critics savage them, claims he’s not a director. Go figure.
In Which I Review The First 19 Minutes of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A penetrating look at what may, or, let’s not be coy here, may not, be the most important 19 minutes in the history of film.