It’s been 30 years since the release of Back to the Future Part III, but as they movies has taught us, does time really mean anything? The third and final entry in the popular time-traveling trilogy finds Marty (Michael J….
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The Time the Academy Lost Its Mind: The Infamous Oscar Snubs of 1953
The Best Picture award is always given to the best film of the year, right? Not necessarily. Arguments have been made for how better movies were passed over for the one that actually won. I always thought Goodfellas should…
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Michael McKean Performance?
After becoming a household name for his role as the bumbling Lenny Kosnowski on Laverne & Shirley, Michael McKean has gone on to an incredible career as an accomplished character actor — shining as everyone from David St. Hubbins in…
Read more →There’s Plenty of New Releases Worth Seeing, Including “The Invisible Man”
It’s fitting that the summer is unofficially underway, as the new releases are heating up. Cult flicks, recent theatrical efforts, and classics from the golden age of Hollywood are all showcased this week. Take a look at what releases you’ll…
Read more →The Bellboy: A Plotless Masterpiece
Structure, defined as coherent form or organization, is the base of any story ever written. It involves plot, conflict, purpose, secondary stories, and character arcs. It’s the first thing they teach you about screenwriting in film school, whether it’s the…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Call of the Wild
Now available on Blu-ray and DVD, The Call of The Wild combines the Jack London adventure staple with striking CGI animal effects, to follow the odyssey of Buck, the sturdy mutt stolen from his home in 1890s California and shipped…
Read more →“Onward,” “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Downhill” and Other New Releases!
We are rapidly approaching June, and as May winds down the new releases are revving up. This week the sheer variety of DVDs and Blu-rays making their debut include family favorite blockbusters, critically acclaimed dramas, cult films from the vaults,…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Fred Willard Performance?
Fred Willard, comedic character actor great, has died at the age of 86 of natural causes. With a career lasting from 1967 to this year (his final performance will be a recurring role in the upcoming comedy series Space Force,…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Psycho
Psycho is widely considered to be the greatest horror film ever, so is it blasphemous to have some fun with it? The answer to that is a resounding no, as Alfred Hitchcock himself was a marvel of mischief whose original…
Read more →Looking Back at the Religious Epic “The Story of Ruth”
“Entreat me not to leave thee or to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God.” These are…
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