He’s tackled government ineptitude, gun control, and health care — and now, with his latest film, Michael Moore is back where he started: Attacking corporate greed.
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Computer-generated animation sure has come a long way in the last few decades — and Jeff Johnson is here to take us almost all the way back to the beginning, with a look at 1984’s The Last Starfighter.
When youÁ¢€â„¢re presented with the opportunity to see a film deemed Á¢€Å“too unbearable to release,Á¢€ you have to check it out, donÁ¢€â„¢t you? ThatÁ¢€â„¢s how I wound up with a…
One of the year’s most divisive films — and I mean that almost literally — writer/director Jody Hill’s Observe and Report had the misfortune of following the loathsome Paul Blart:…
In the HBO/BBC co-production Into the Storm, a visibly moved Winston Churchill (played, in an Emmy-winning performance, by Brendan Gleeson) screens his favorite movie, That Hamilton Woman (1941), for guests….
While you were mourning Patrick Swayze’s death with a Ghost/Road House/Dirty Dancing marathon, Kelly Stitzel was doing something entirely different — and here’s why.
With Jennifer’s Body arriving in theaters this weekend, Pete Chianca’s thoughts have turned to all the wonderful ways high school can be horrible — particularly in the movies.
Á¢€Å“FillerÁ¢€ is a term often used by music fans to describe songs that sound like they were quickly put together to take up space on an album in order to…
There aren’t many bankable stars at the movies in 2009 — but Meryl Streep is one of the last ones standing, and as Bob Cashill notes, she’s earned her stature.
Jeff Johnson has returned for another spectacular edition of Revival House, and this time, he’s pointing you in the direction of some terrific bonus material you’ve probably never even accessed.
To Hollywood’s credit, there’ve been a lot of female-focused thriller/horror films coming out lately. It’s almost as if production studios in La-La Land have suddenly realized there’s a feminine demographic…
It’s been so long that I can’t remember where I first read it anymore, but there’s an old parable about a village wise man who meets with three couples, each…
Welcome, fans of the Vampire Diaries!Á‚ In episode 3, the closing moments of the show featured a cover of the classic New Order songÁ‚ “Temptation,” as envisioned by Moby and…
Hey, do you see that? No, not that plastic bag fluttering in the breeze, dummy — Kelly Stitzel’s latest Soundtrack Saturday!
It’s one of the biggest film flops of all time. But Jack Feerick wanted to know — really, how bad can it be?
Few genres are as absorbent as film noir. Science fiction (Blade Runner), horror (Seven), and high school movies (Brick) have soaked up the world-weary, hard-boiled attitudes and atmospherics of Double…
Bob Cashill helps bring Beatles Week to its spine-tingling conclusion with a look at the Fab Four at the movies — after they broke up, of course. Give our regards to Broad Street, would you?
Before we begin, a brief warning to all parents considering taking the wee ones to see Focus Features’ latest, 9. Be certain that whatever kids you’re taking are stout of…
Has it already been a year since Kelly Stitzel joined the Popdose staff? It has indeed — and she’s assembled a special anniversary Soundtrack Saturday column to celebrate.
Summer’s over, and it’s got Bob Cashill in a reflective mood as he looks back on what worked — and what didn’t — at the cinema this blockbuster season.
A 201-minute Belgian film described as a Á¢€Å“domestic 2001Á¢€ could inspire reams of pretentious criticism, but I found Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) pretty easy to…
Welcome back to Revival House, where Jeff Johnson has dimmed the lights, cued the chilling music, and is waiting to take us back to Halloween night, 1978.
I should cut Whit Stillman some slack. He got his start as a feature filmmaker at age 38 with the acclaimed Metropolitan (1990)Á¢€”the right time to look backwards with a…
When just breakin’ is simply not enough, Kelly Stitzel knows what you’ve gotta do. Yes, people, it’s time for the Electric Boogaloo.
Waldorf: “He’s doing it! He’s writing about road movies!” Statler: “Amazing!” Waldorf: “Astounding!” Statler: “Boooor-ing!”
Bob Cashill has just gotten back from Taking in a screening of Ang Lee’s latest. Does he wish he could give it back? Read this week’s No Concessions to find out.
Godzilla doesnÁ¢€â„¢t turn up anywhere in the three-film Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection, but the movies are so terrifically entertaining heÁ¢€â„¢s hardly missed. Godzilla and friends stomped across my childhood…
Remakes are all the rage in Hollywood these days, and “rage” is the popular filmgoer response to most of them — but as Jeff Johnson points out in his latest Revival House, a remake isn’t always a bad thing.
Back in the day, I spent part of every summer in the vicinity of the Seaside Heights amusement park on the Jersey Shore. The log flume, the Tilt-A-Whirl, the Himalaya…
Gigantic (2009, Vivendi Entertainment) Purchase this DVD from Amazon Matt AseltonÁ¢€â„¢s film Gigantic is a quirky little movie with a great deal of charm and plenty of heart. Eccentric would…