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Movie Review: ‘Me Time’ is the Bad Type of Self-Care

Director: John Hamburg Writer: John Hamburg Stars: Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Regina Hall Synopsis: Follows a dad who finds time for himself for the first time in years while his wife and kids are away. He reconnects with a...

Film at 25: “Mimic” a Rare Misfire in Guillermo Del Toro’s Remarkable Career

Director: Guillermo Del Toro Writers: Guillermo Del Toro, Matthew Robins Starring: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Charles S. Dutton, Josh Brolin Synopsis: Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches...

Hitchcock in the 1930s

Though often under-produced with innate poor quality, these early Alfred Hitchcock British films from the thirties are peppered with familiar Hitchockian nuggets and all the expected suspense.   Murder! Screams, Beethoven overtures, and Wagner on...

Poll: What is your favorite George Miller film?

George Miller is a madman. The best way to describe the Australian's filmography is sheer insanity, as only he could follow up two animated penguin musicals with what might be the greatest...

Karel Zeman: An Unsung Animation Legend

Karel Zeman died in 1989, several months before the Velvet Revolution, which saw the communist regime in Czechoslovakia stand down and democracy return. It was sad that Zeman didn’t live to see...

Criterion Collection Releases: September 2022

Le Corbeau (1943) Henri-Georges Clouzot’s early noir piece was filmed under Nazi rule in France and was condemned right, left, and center for various reasons. After the country’s liberation, when Clouzot was banned...

Movie Review: ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Conjures Minimal Magic or Sparks of Romance

Director: George Miller Writer: George Miller, Augusta Gore Stars: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba Synopsis: A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Even though Three Thousand...

Indecent Exposure: The History Of The National Legion Of Decency

In the 1930s, the Production Code led by Will Hays was formed as a board to certify films that were considered safe for distribution. That meant no overt sexual content, no obscene...

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