Now streaming on: “Branded to Kill” (Criterion) Seijun Suzuki’s 1967 hitman flick was such a disaster that it basically led to his exile from filmmaking for a decade. How ironic that it’s become one of the most influential movies of its era, with John Woo, Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch, Park Chan-wook, and others singing its … Read more
Of course, Alex is both a victim and a perpetrator. She commits crimes big and small, some from the film and some newly invented ones. It’s worth mentioning here that men are the vast majority of stalkers (87%) and women are the vast majority of victims (78%). The FBI also reports that men commit violent … Read more
10 NEW TO NETFLIX “American Hustle”“The Bourne Identity”“Holy Spider”“How to Train Your Dragon”“Inception”“Inside Man”“The Last Stand”“The Mustang”“Psycho”“The Raid” 10 NEW TO HBO MAX “Across the Universe”“Blazing Saddles”“Contact”“Coraline”“The Exorcist”“The Goonies”“Office Space”“The Shining”“Twister”“Unforgiven” 6 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD Note: Criterion has also just released Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” films in a box set that will be reviewed individually … Read more
The behind-the-scenes shakeups at Marvel continue. Amidst layoffs all over the Walt Disney Company, the corporation has reportedly parted ways with the longtime chairman of Marvel Entertainment Ike Perlmutter. The businessman and corporate executive has been with Disney since he sold Marvel to the company back in 2009. Perlmutter gained control of Marvel during the … Read more
10 NEW TO HBO MAX “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”“Creed”“Dog Day Afternoon”“The Departed”“Eyes Wide Shut”“The Fugitive”“GoodFellas”“Michael Clayton”“One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest”“Point Break” 10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Carol”“The Dark Knight”“Dragged Across Concrete”“Easy A”“Galaxy Quest”“The Hunger Games”“National Lampoon's Animal House”“Pitch Black”“Sleepless in Seattle”“World War Z” 8 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “All Quiet on the Western Front” … Read more