The best original songs of 1990, according to the Academy
Hell yeah, the 90s! I’m excited about this installment because it’s the first since the…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Proves That Batman Belongs In Animation
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Year of the Month: Adriano Ferreira on THE HAIRDRESSER’S HUSBAND
On paper, The Hairdresser’s Husband (Le Mari de La Coiffeuse) is so simple it shouldn’t…
Film on the Internet: THE ONE I LOVE
I rewatched this right before going off with my wife to spend several days in…
Year of the Month: David Heineman on Akira Kurosawa, DREAMS, and Collective Memory
For many American film aficionados, Akira Kurosawa belongs to a select cadre of foreign directors,…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
Warner Bros. runs the table this week, offering Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland and Esther Williams musicals,…
Five Always Sunny Lines I End Up Thinking A Lot
“Whose face are we shoving this musical in?” “You don’t shove a musical in someone’s…
Celebrating the Living: June Squibb
There is an assumption that, when a performer first makes a splash in movies late…
I Consider Every Birthday an Achievement: Olivia de Havilland, 1916-2020
She was the second person I covered for Celebrating the Living, but I have to…
Year of the Month: Adam Capitanio (Ad-Rock) on METROPOLITAN, or The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Midway through Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan, Charlie, the wannabe philosopher of the SFRP (“Sally Fowler Rat…