Mat Brewster

It’s a big week for interesting new releases including an Alan Turing biopic, a big outer-space epic, Reese Witherspoon getting real, Hugh Grant being Hugh Grant and much more.

Making me believe in big, bold musicals once again.

This week brings a big Hollywood musical, a bigger battle for Middle Earth, a collection of documentaries, neatly packaged fury, and Angelina Jolie as a director.

This week brings us early Truffaut, new Chris Rock, classic film noir, a silly sequel, and more.

This week brings us a Bible story, a silly remake, a sillier b-movie, and hills coming alive.

This week brings us a very serious Steve Carell, a not so humble Al Pacino, an old Robin Hood, and a gruff sheriff.

With but one season in existence, Lillies makes a nice snack between larger television meals.

This week features two Oscar winners, two Criterions, and a quaint historical drama.

HBO Asia’s first foray into original programming brings forth an entertaining, but ultimately disappointing crime drama.

Seriously, Hollywood, take a cue from the Germans and make more shows like this.

This week has us talking about has-been super-heroes, Japanese folk-tales, dumb comedies, and life itself.

A silly French historical crime drama delivers good mysteries and some hearty laughs.

For detective genre fans, Marie’s Mind for Murder is a nice bit of diversionary television.

The tragic true story of Victor Hugo’s daughter.

This week brings us social commentaries, based-on true stories, foreign horror, and a drugged-up nurse.

A minor and forgotten B-picture winds up being surprisingly entertaining.

With these five movies David Suchet has now played the detective in every Poirot story Agatha Christie ever wrote.

After missing a week I’m back talking about Keanu Reeves, the search for happiness, Australian nurses and more.

The exciting true story of Australian nurses serving in WWI.

It’s impossible not to compare it to La Plante’s other series, but it is well worth watching.

Rest in peace, James Gandolfini.

This week brings us David Fincher’s latest thriller, an empires final boardwalk, a Hendrix biopic, a space documentary and The Facts of Life.

After a week off I’m looking for movies about boys, girls, a former wizard growing horns, and Nick Cage in his most inexplicable role ever.

It’s a thin line between exploitation and art.

It’s a slow week and I’m using that as an excuse to say very little.

An interesting premise that’s well executed but not entirely thought through.

Another banner week of releases as Christmas comes near.

If you think Popeye is some silly kids comic from a bygone era, think again.

This week brings us several Criterions; more Woody Allens; three TV collections; a talking, space-traveling raccoon; and so much more.

A hallucinatory fever dream of a film that is surprising, strange and wonderful.

This week brings us an excellent concert series, some damn, dirty apes, short journeys, vampires, and more.

I’m taking a chance that an odd comedy will actually tickle my funny bone.

The band shows why they remain the very definition of rock and roll.

The Christmas season keeps bringing all sorts of great stuff.

Borgen makes the incomprehensible Danish political system not only understandable but lots of fun to watch.

My first ever Con found me checking out cosplayers and listening to James Marsters and William Shatner.

Halloween is over so its time for the Christmas season and with it lots of big TV collections.

A collection of historic, important, and just a little bit esoteric political cartoons from a bygone era.

Christmas is coming and with it comes big boxed sets and lots of TV collections.

A nostalgic family film that wants to remind you of classic ’80s adventure movies, but instead made me chuck things at my TV.

There’s no squigglevision, but the laughs are as strong as they ever were.

Surprisingly, it’s a weak week for scary movies, but a good one for everything else.

It is an entertaining, well performed, family film that lacks a coherent vision and feels like it was made by a committee instead of a filmmaker telling a singular story.

Have I told you lately that I love Van Morrison?

With any luck this collection will bring Skippy back to the public consciousness – it certainly deserves it.

This week’s releases include a highly acclaimed science fiction movie, several complete television collections, an HBO special, and more.

Making music, love, and enough LSD to get the whole world high.

A densely plotted drama that loses none of its depth while remaining thrilling to watch.

The film matched all of the promise of the concept.

I can’t wait for my little girl to grow up with me and movies.