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By Rob Hunter · Published on May 3rd, 2024 Welcome to Commentary Commentary, where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits the successful but much maligned Bullet Train with a commentary from its director. David Leitch and Chad Stahelski are the two big…

The Abyss [4K UHD] What is it? An underwater oil rig crew encounters something extraordinary. Why see it? Odds are you already know and love this film, but on the off chance it’s new to you allow me to tempt you with a thrilling adventure, huge emotional swings, stellar performances by Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth…

Five seasons in, one gets the sense that Noah Hawley’s Fargo is in danger of repeating itself. By Valerie Ettenhofer · Published on January 5th, 2024 Welcome to Previously On, a column keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the fifth season of FX’s Fargo. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect…

By Meg Shields · Published on January 5th, 2024 Welcome to Horrorscope, a monthly column keeping horror nerds and initiates up to date on all the horror content coming to and leaving your favorite streaming services. Here’s what horror to stream in January 2024: New year, same tenacious desire to watch as many horror movies as possible….

Our picks for the best action of 2023 come from six different countries and include originals, sequels, and maybe even a monster movie? By Rob Hunter · Published on December 29th, 2023 This article is part of our 2023 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best action movies of 2023 from all around the world. Read moreA Guide…

Columbo: The 70s – Seasons 1-7 [KL Studio Classics] What is it? The first seven seasons of one of the great detective shows. Why see it? Peter Falk headlines this fantastic series as Lieutenant Columbo, a dogged detective with the Los Angeles Police Department with a habit of talking his way through every case to…

“I’m not letting you do this. I’m not letting you take this from me.” Falling Forward Films has revealed an official trailer for an indie psychological thriller titled Some Other Woman, the latest film directed by the actor Joel David Moore (most well known as Norm in the Avatar movies). He directed a few other…

Mark Wahlberg has displayed enough comic timing and action chops in previous work that it makes perfect sense that he would get one of those flicks that blend the world of espionage with suburban family tropes a la the excellent “True Lies” or even the underrated “Nobody.” There’s something about seeing an average family man become…

With writing credits on acclaimed series like “Watchmen,” “The Good Place,” and “Master of None,” Cord Jefferson has demonstrated an exceptional grasp of tone and a willingness to engage with complicated, profound questions of race, meaning, identity, and integrity. His first film as writer and director, “American Fiction,” is based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel, Erasure. Read moreA Guide…

Though it’s been seven months, I remain haunted by “The Zone of Interest.” When I first watched writer-director Jonathan Glazer’s radical take on the Holocaust back in May, I couldn’t quite pinpoint what was so startling about it. There have been many films on this horrific chapter in history—from “Night and Fog” to “Schindler’s List”…

By Rob Hunter · Published on December 12th, 2023 Welcome to Commentary Commentary, where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits Renny Harlin’s big action sequel, Die Hard 2. John McTiernan’s Die Hard (1988) remains an all-timer in the action genre and in…

The Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema and Television honoring Black, Latino, and AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) achievements occurred at the Fairmont Century Plaza this past Monday evening, Dec. 4, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. The celebration is typically a lively and joyous occasion, and this year was especially so due to combining…

It’s hard to imagine an American comic book movie that’s as proudly naïve and nostalgic as the fizzy Bollywood musical “The Archies,” which relocates the happy stock characters of “Archie” comics to a fantasy version of mid-‘60s India. It’s harder still to imagine another achingly sincere and light-hearted comic book adaptation that doesn’t also slavishly…

“I’m not a serial killer, I’m somebody who solves a problem for somebody else.” Yep. Netflix has debuted a 3-minute behind-the-scenes look at David Fincher’s The Killer, his assassin thriller from this year that’s now streaming on Netflix worldwide. Fincher is notoriously quiet about the behind-the-scenes, so it’s nice to get any time with him…