Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Dee Rees’ Narrative Film Directorial Debut Pariah Vividly Realizes Coming-of-Age Queer Experiences
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
Year of the Month: Anthony Pizzo on The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The 1940s were a rough time for Walt Disney Pictures, with two underperforming feature films (Pinocchio…
Incompetent Husbands Aren’t Feminism
Every once in a while, when a conservative is getting mad at feminist influence on…
Despite The Presence of Danny Boyle and Lily James, Yesterday Is Let Down By A Lackluster Script
You know Summer 2019 is coming up short on quality cinema when even Danny Boyle…
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Before helming Hereditary, director Ari Aster took an even more brutal look at family dysfunction…
Too Often, Echo In The Canyon Reduces Complex Rock Stars to Caricatures
Back in the 1960s, the introduction of The Beatles into the music scene basically turned…
Year of the Month: Miller on Battleground
“The best evidence we have of what World War II was like comes from about…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
This week sees an unusual amount of conflict for the home video industry, as David…
Disliking The Canon: The Third Man (Year Of The Month)
One of my pet peeves is people who make a big deal out of not…
Celebrating the Living: Scott Thompson
One of the most awkward day trips of my life was the time I went…