BIRDMAN, or: The Hardest Battle You’ll Ever Fight
A funny, dark, emotional journey through the hurdles of regret and self-doubt. Can we please give Michael Keaton an Oscar now? Continue reading BIRDMAN, or: The Hardest Battle You’ll Ever Fight
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WOLVES, or: Teen Wolf vs. Sons of Lycanthropy
WOLVES is an attempt to mount a new horror mythology from a director with one of the most unusual resumes in recent memory. It’s also a shoe-in for one of the worst films of 2014.
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THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART I, or: How to Start a Revolution
The first of a two-part conclusion, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART I puts a human face on revolution. Continue reading THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART I, or: How to Start a Revolution
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL: A World of Gods, Monsters and Misfires
This time in the Journal, I present three recent genre films. All of them aimed to capture that spark and all of them saw it fizzle right out of the gate. Continue reading SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL: A World of Gods, Monsters and Misfires
LAGGIES, or: Become Who You Are
Lynn Shelton’s LAGGIES spotlights the essential difference between growing older and growing up. Continue reading LAGGIES, or: Become Who You Are
The Spoiler Room Celebrates the Apocalyptic 80’s!
Do you like post-nuke films? The mohawks, cheap sets and the explosions? Or maybe the serious, speculative films that looked at the psychology of a post-apocalyptic world? The Spoiler Room has you covered! Continue reading The Spoiler Room Celebrates the Apocalyptic 80’s!
INTERSTELLAR, or: Always Looking Up, Always Looking Back
INTERSTELLAR is well-acted, well-shot, ambitious, emotional, epic, visionary and a crushing disappointment. Continue reading INTERSTELLAR, or: Always Looking Up, Always Looking Back
12 Films That Probably Inspired INTERSTELLAR
These dozen films all went into the stars, just like Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR, and all of them touched upon some of the same themes. Continue reading 12 Films That Probably Inspired INTERSTELLAR
OPEN WINDOWS, or: Where Curiosity Ends and Victimization Begins
In an age of torrents, gossipy websites and photo hacks, what has become of hero worship? This is a question Nacho Vigolando ponders with his new film OPEN WINDOWS. Though truthfully, he should have pondered it a bit longer. The … Continue reading OPEN WINDOWS, or: Where Curiosity Ends and Victimization Begins
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL: Every Day Is Halloween
Scott’s Film Geek Journal returns with this grouping of films that proves I’m not ready to say goodbye to Halloween quite yet. Continue reading SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL: Every Day Is Halloween
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