Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back for a new generation of smart alecks to learn about camp. The one aspect of the MST3K revival that was kept secret was also…
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Forget objectivity, because you won’t find it here – not from me. And certainly not about these live, orchestral, all-star performances of Big Star’s Third album, plus many of the…
’60 icon Max Frost urges you to get real, my troopers! There’s only one problem…
Originally intended to be the second part of Popdose’s look at VHS videotape subculture, Troma Entertainment’s co-founder Lloyd Kaufman had other plans.
You’re probably familiar with Redbox — that’s the company that lets you borrow DVDs from a box outside the supermarket. Supposedly it’s all automated, but frankly they have a long…
In the world of independent film, one must use whatever resources are available to make sure as many people as possible see the movie you’ve made. As such, when Michael H….
Every filmmaker follows one of two paths. The first path is the Orson Welles wunderkind path that sees a filmmaker dazzle everyone their debut, only to be incapable of replicating…
The first in a two-part series exploring home video and the formats which refuse to die.
The classic Bond songs, shaken, stirred, and disrupted.
Why “Get Out,” and to a lesser extent, “Hidden Figures” defy audience expectations.
A long time ago in a country that seems far, far away …
Legendary character actor John Hurt passed away in January 2017. Coincidentally, January 2017 also saw a spike in the sales of many classic dystopian novels. 1984 is the best-selling book…
Good concert films can either define an era (Woodstock, The Last Waltz) or an artist (Frampton Comes Alive, Cheap Trick at Budokan, Stop Making Sense). And then there are the…
The Edge of Seventeen and other crushes on DVD and Blu-ray.
For a couple of years, I’ve been trying to convince my daughter to watch this gem, but each time I explained the plot of “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” she’d zone out after the word ”chess.”
This is a true story, a heartwarming story and one that frankly, I wish had a bigger audience because it was so well executed, performance-wise. A Street Cat Named Bob,…
One of the most significant television events of 2017 is the impending release of the Twin Peaks revival. Fans of the series are waiting to see how the 26 year…
Let us now enter a world of fantasy and take it way too seriously.
Was Gone with the Wind too long? I don’t know. Did I like it? Not sure. Obviously it left some impression on me, because here I am, 40 years later, relating this story to you.
Lessons learned from Michael Keaton, Mark Wahlberg, and one amazing kid.
Heaven help those who willingly place power in the hands of angry children who only seek payback.
There will always be Star Wars. When I lay upon my death bed in 2066, my kids will wish I could hang on just a few days longer, so that…
Have we talked about Hatchimals yet? Now we are. Hatchimals have been crowned the “hot” toy this Christmas. The premise for the toy is simple: Upon receipt of the gift…