Lunch Links: KACHALKA
A visit to “the world’s most hardcore gym!” Kalchalka (2020) dir. Gar O’Rourke This ten-minute…
Grimy ’70s Vision
There’s a lot to be said about ’70s film. I’d argue, in fact, that it’s…
Film on the Internet: SUPERHOST
After a wave of pandemic-era Zoom horror, we now get the inevitable pandemic-era Airbnb horror,…
A Soderbergh Escapade: KIMI
“Crazy times. The world these days. I mean, it bums me out, to be honest.”…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
This week proves that rock music’s not dead, its stars are just either pompous gasbags…
Pictures of a Revolution: The Unmade Projects
For every movie that gets made in Hollywood, there are hundreds behind them that get…
The Magic Of Storytelling
People often ask me if overanalysing works of fiction ruins the magic, because that’s what…
The 94th Academy Awards Ceremony Live Thread
Is The Power of the Dog a “better” movie than Licorice Pizza? Did Jessica Chastain act…
Celebrating the Living: Michael Keaton
He wasn’t the first example of fan backlash at casting. Not by at least fifty…
Attention Must Be Paid: Hedda Hopper
Yeah, okay, gossip columnist is not a profession for the nice. If you were nice,…