Year of the Month: Franco Asmaeil on Mouse Hunt
It’s December 1997 and Nathan Lane is hot coming off of his star-making voice work…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
A big week, with an even bigger release as its centerpiece. Criterion has compiled what…
A Trio of Newcomers, Including Fantastic Beasts 2 And Widows, Underperform At The Pre-Thanksgiving Box Office
Some Warner Bros. executives may be experiencing some Wizard Angst right now given that Fantastic…
Fantastic Beasts: The Crime of Grindelwald Leans Heavily On Poorly Developed Characters To Dismal Results
SPOILERS AHEAD One of my favorite childhood memories is when I read Harry Potter and…
Lunch Link: Cupcake, A Zombie Lesbian Musical
In my experience, when Tasmanians make genre short films, they tend to very strongly root…
Celebrating the Living: Joyce Randolph
Honestly, one of the fastest ways to make the list to go into this column…
Attention Must Be Paid: William Shakespeare
On this day in 1558, Elizabeth I became Queen of England, ushering in an era…
Disney Byways: “Lucky Number”
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, my kids are very into the Spanish cartoon Pocoyo. In English-language…
Flashback Comics Rack: Highlights of December 1997
Year of The Month – Perfect Blue
Darren Aranofsky is clearly obsessed with Perfect Blue. He’s used the themes, plot, and style…