Michael says: “You don’t see whole lot of Southern gothic on film nowadays, but director Lauren Fash (with her co-writer/partner) actress, Susan Graham, have dived wholeheartedly into one, made all the more complicated by an unreliable narrator, and a melodramatic storyline
Michael says: “After seeing THE BIG SLEEP, I had to watch the rest of Bogie and Bacall’s oeuvre. Count me as one of the many who are smitten by their chemistry. I’m particularly taken by Lauren Bacall’s assured and powerful
Jason says: “Brea Grant has thus far had the sort of career that leads to a movie like BEST FRIENDS FOREVER- after a few instances of being the pretty good thing in disappointing productions and not having it lead to
Michael says: “I guess it doesn’t matter if their Japanese and directed by a master, I’m just to that much of a fan, with the exception of a handful of revisionist/feminist takes, of the western. Although in fact, YOJIMBO, which means
Chris says: “Interesting that Brian De Palma made this between PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE and CARRIE: it feels almost beholden to reverently emulating (rather than simply paying affectionate homage to) a certain Hitchcock film (Bernard Herrmann score and all!) except
Michael: “I’m not really an avid sports documentary viewer, but this fascinating slice of Olympic history intrigued me greatly, and I found the film utterly fascinating to watch. In the late 50’s the Japanese women’s volleyball team began a streak
Vicki says: “LADY BOSS tells the real story behind Jackie Collins, the well known author and sister of actress, Joan Collins. It is very effectively layered by using interviews with friends, family and archival footage. She was quite complex. I
Brett says: “AN IDEAL HOST is a horror-comedy feature film debut from director Robert Woods that has cult classic written all over it. As part of many raucous midnight festival screening events, I must say that the audiences at those
Brett says: “This is a tale of possession lodged in brujeria lore in which protagonist Cristina is discovered by locals after visiting to report on local tribal customs in an isolated region of Veracruz. Immediately, she is taken into custody
