If this is the future of filmmaking, count me out. I hate to say it, folks. It seems that writer/director Peter Jackson might have gone the way of Star Wars guru George Lucas. In look, in tone, in spi...

Anthology horror, especially if you grew up in the 1980s and thrived on those awfully bloody VHS finds you discovered, rarely gets any better than V/H/S . That being said, if you don’t have a clue as...

Spielberg’s recurring motif of fathers and sons gets a cat-and-mouse twist in this comedic caper from 2002. Starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio, Catch Me If You Can gets much of its gusto from th...

The Day is as trying and as bleak as its opening scene – of five savaged survivors on a wearily constant move - suggests. Too bad it’s also as empty as the road they travel as far as meaningful film e...

Riddle me this, dear readers. What’s sexy and snarky and full of enough world mythology tidbits to please any serious fan of Joseph Campbell? Here’s a hint. It’s Canadian. Here’s another hint. You pro...

Social taboos be damned! Opening with a statement that reads, “This picture is dedicated to those who are disturbed by today’s lax moral codes and who eagerly await the return of corporal and capital...

Rise of the Guardians , directed by Peter Ramsey, is what happens when various figures from our collective calendar holidays team up to play superhero against a soul-sucking force that threatens to st...

What if someone good made a horror film? This is the question Hitchcock , directed by Sacha Gervasi, asks its audience. It is also the question the maestro himself poses to his wife and longtime busin...

Greed and revenge are two of the most primal motivators in all of storytelling. Combine these elements with a fantastical setting that practically bleeds brooding splendor and you have the dense drago...

The election’s over, friends. It’s time to chew bubblegum and kick ass again! Director John Carpenter had a nice run, didn’t he? Between the late 1970’s and the early 1990’s, Carpenter was king of sci...

Dan O’Bannon and John Carpenter’s crudely crafted science fiction comedy gets new life this month on blu-ray thanks to the archival efforts of VCI Entertainment. Amazing that this film began its life...

Roman Polanski’s American debut arrived with Rosemary’s Baby in 1968 and, to this day, the film remains a blistering masterpiece of mood, art, and mayhem. There’s a reason this tale is considered by m...

Director Colin Trevorrow might have just redefined “harmless” with his directorial debut. As far as romantic comedies go, Safety Not Guaranteed definitely has something to say about human companionshi...

The supernatural world just got a bit sexier. From Canada, Lost Girl: Season One – complete and uncut - arrives on blu-ray to appease its rabid cult fan base here in the United States. Currently airin...

When it comes to enjoying a nice chilly October night – especially near Halloween’s festive date – there’s nothing else like the scares of a good silent horror film to entertain. Saturated with mood a...