With the 2023 summer movie season winding down, what better time to reflect on one of the most perplexing, surprising, troubling, and just downright strange summer seasons ever. Big tentpole blockbusters came and went as the always do. But this year’s batch left us with more questions than ever before as franchises floundered and big … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Revoir Paris” (2023)
“Revoir Paris”, which is translated “Paris Memories”, is a sensitive and quietly powerful adult drama written and directed by Alice Winocour. The film’s events are fictional, but they’re inspired by the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks where members of the Islamic State carried out a string of coordinated assaults on popular soft targets across the French … Continue reading
“Sharknado” 10th Anniversary Edition: Only in Theaters 8/15 & 8/16
This month The Asylum and Rubey Entertainment are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the delightfully wacky cult classic “Sharknado” by bringing it to over 500 big screens across the country. This two-night special engagement will be exclusive to theaters on August 15th and 16th and will feature a newly restored version of the film with … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Pod Generation” (2023)
Sophie Barthes returns to the director’s chair with “The Pod Generation”, her first feature film since 2014’s “Madame Bovary”. This kinda wacky, oddly alluring, and slyly funny sci-fi satire sees Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor (both very good) playing a married couple looking to start a family in a dystopian society marked by its dehumanization … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Meg 2: The Trench” (2023)
I tend to like it when a movie knows exactly what it is. That certainly seemed to be the case for “Meg 2: The Trench”, a delightfully goofy looking sequel to 2018’s delightfully goofy “The Meg”. While based on author Steve Alten’s series of deep sea horror novels, the first film embraced the classic creature-feature … Continue reading
New on Home Video: “Fast X” 4K UHD Collector’s Edition
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is bringing “Fast X”, the latest installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, to home video in a terrific new Collector’s Edition. This feature-rich combo pack includes copies of the film on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and Digital Copy as well as over one hour of bonus content. “Fast X” is the … Continue reading