Mat Brewster

An oddball mix of crime drama and horror (with heavy doses of slapsstick thrown in) make for an interesting mix.

This week’s cool things include Italian horror, Brian De Palma horror, feminist horror, and a Jedi.

A loving, informative reading on the films of a Japanese icon.

Almost nothing happens at a languid pace, but Rutger Hauer’s performance is captivating.

Gore meister makes a film with an actual plot and social commentary, results are mixed.

Italian crime series has grown more serious since the last time I checked it out, but it’s still entertaining.

October is here and with it comes a slew of new horror releases.

An in-depth look into the Ghost in the Shell franchise.

This week’s cool things include Body Double, Cafe Society, Wilco, and more.

This week’s new releases bring us a couple of Criterions, a couple of live albums, Texas football, and something scripted by Ed Wood.

French crime series is enjoyable but never quite enthralls.

Cool Things I (re)discovered this week include Swiss Family Robinson, E.T., Hawkeye, Lost at Sea, and Blow-Up.

This week’s new releases include a couple of DC superheroes, a really old Marvel one, plus Ken Burns in Vietnam, and more.

See it again on the big screen, bring your family.

Cool things I discovered this week include a new season of Top of the Lake, an old Doctor Who, and a red band Guillermo del Toro trailer.

Mike Figgis’ directorial debut is an effective stylish néo-noir (as long as you don’t watch Body Heat right after).

This week’s new releases include a superhero in his underpants, a bunch of classic Universal monsters, a not-so classic updating of the Mummy, and more.

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Kirk scream “Khaaaaaan!” on the big screen.

Cool things this week include two neo-noirs, a classic Doctor Who, Close Encounters, and a Handmaid’s Tale.

Season Three had some growing pains and is overloaded with characters but is still the shining star on the CW.

Collecting the entire franchise together for the first time in one cheaply made box.

This week’s new releases include a new season of The Flash, an old Hitchock plus Scarlet Johansson getting raunchy, and Pablo Escobar being bad.

Five cool things this week include seeing Castle in the Sky on the big screen, the entire Phantasm series on the little screen plus Arrow Video’s release of Re-Animator, and the comics Paper Girls and The Boys.

Arrow Video’s remastered version of this cult classic is loaded with extras, making it a must-have for fans.

This week brings us two series from DC, plus pirates, rippers, and spies with flowered underwear.

The first Studio Ghibli film is a delight for all ages.

Cool things this week include new trailers for Suburbicon and the Punisher, plus Hopscotch, Married to the Mob, and The Love of a Woman.

A simple story told really well.

Obscure ’80s horror has more in common with European films than your typical slasher flick, but never quite manages to terrify.

A very full week brings us superhero galore, zombies, Deadites, punks, and much more.

No matter what they paid “Screaming” Mad George for the practical horror effects, they got their money’s worth.

This week’s cool things include Star Wars, the 50th anniversary of a classic, a Norwegian crime novel, and more.

Similar to The Wire, but with terrorists.

This week’s new Blu-ray releases include the new Alien film, an update on old Archie, a couple of Criterions, and more.

Don’t miss your chance to see this classic film on its 50th anniversary on the big screen.

This week’s five cool things include an atomic Charlize Theron, Christopher Nolan’s war film, a haunted house, and more.

A pretty light week brings us an Ernest Hemingway adaptation, an Arthurian legend from Guy Ritchie, and more.

Japanese horror doesn’t so much scare, but fills you with unnamed dread.

This week’s new releases include some fun looking SteelBooks plus a Tom Hanks thriller, a couple of interesting documentaries and more.

This week brings us another King Kong story, a couple of interesting looking TV shows, a weird-looking Tarkovsky film, and more.

This week’s cool things include Search Party, Castlevania, Stranger Things, and more.

A very full week includes releases of a cool looking jungle movie, a Doctor Who spin-off, a Prime Suspect prequel, plus films from Arrow, Criterion and much more.

Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, a creepy Giger alien design, and Natasha Henstridge’s breasts fail to make this sci-fi horror flick interesting.

Cool things I consumed this week include the Cornetto Trilogy, Baby Driver, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

This week’s new releases include Terrence Malick’s latest, an obscure Japanese trilogy, a WWII drama, and more.

Cool things this week include a Jumanji sequel, classic Doctor Who, a Death Note movie and more.

New releases this week include a Trainspotting sequel, Alfred Hitchock’s second film, some Power Rangers, and more.

My Neighbor Totoro kicks off Studio Ghibli Fest and it’s as delightful as I remember.

More than just marching band.