Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino reteams with Timothée Chalamet for another tale of forbidden love, this time teen romance mixed with horror. Bones and All attempts to undermine the cannibal stereotype by humanizing the flesh-eating characters. An…
Once upon a time, “tiger blood” wasn’t a thing and Charlie Sheen was considered a decent actor. His brother Emilio Estevez was a well-respected actor too, with a budding career as a director. Released in 1990, Emilio wrote directed and…
Released in mid-1982, The Last American Virgin was just one of several teen sex comedies that landed in theaters during that period. Arriving just weeks after Porky’s, while The Last American Virgin didn’t have the level of commercial success as…
Long considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Orson Welles seemed to prefer the complex and bizarre over the easy and formulaic. Though Welles was attracted to Hollywood and its trappings, his independent minded methods often clashed with…
The fourth in a series of ten Bakuchiuci (‘gambling’ in English) films made by Toei, Big Time Gambling Boss is considered by many one of the best films in Japanese history. Released in 1968, Big Time Gambling Boss is atmospheric…
In 2023, the representation of women on film depends on the people behind the scenes. While the number of women working behind the scenes—as directors, screenwriters and producers, etc.—continues to increase, they still lag behind their male counterparts. This wasn’t…
On a foggy night in Los Angeles there’s a psycho killer on the loose. Tom Valens (David Janssen) and Ed Musson (Keenan Wynn) are on stakeout duty at the Seaside Apartments, in Brentwood, after someone reported seeing a prowler on…
Well meaning but formulaic, Ticket to Paradise is a premise that works better as a trailer than a full-length feature. At 104 minutes it feels about 20 minutes too long and relies on the well-worn romantic comedy clichés. The filmmakers…
A well-known playwright who made a name for herself in film with the screenplay for Todd Haynes’s Carol, Phyllis Nagy makes her directorial debut with Call Jane. Timely, the film demonstrates the implications of overturning Roe vs. Wade. While Call…
An anthology series based on the 1982 horror comedy classic, Creepshow returns for a third season with Greg Nicotero and his creative team aboard again. The result is six episodes with a total of twelve segments. While Nicotero directs four…