Film on the Internet: A SIMPLE PLAN (1998)
A Simple Plan is a perfectly constructed, inexorable tragedy. Set in the dead of winter–starting…
Blinded by the Light Hits A Decent Amount of High Notes
You ever have the urge to just leave this podunk town, grab your lover and…
READY OR NOT
Setting “The Most Dangerous Game” in a haunted house, Ready or Not has fun playing…
Where’d You Go, Bernadette Is Shockingly Lifeless
After more than a decade doing independently financed arthouse fare, director Richard Linklater, one of…
Film on the Internet: COHERENCE (2013)
Well-crafted and inventive, this low-budget ($50,000) science fiction thriller makes the absolute most of its…
One Child Nation Emphasizes the Human Cost of Blindly Following a National Policy
For people like myself who were only vaguely aware of China’s One-Child Policy that was…
Dot Dot Dot
[The following talks around a spoiler for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood] Punctuation in…
Find A Better Place To Stay Than The Red Sea Diving Resort
Remember the movie Million Dollar Arm? It was a May 2014 inspirational sports movie from…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: 2 Fast 2 Furious Delivers An Average Sequel With A Perfect Title
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Film on the Internet: FYRE: THE GREATEST PARTY THAT NEVER HAPPENED
Netflix’s documentary on the Fyre Festival will probably mostly be remembered for its odd Prestige/Illusionist double-act…