Mat Brewster

I might be getting old, but I’m still watching cool things.

GKIDS brings us this animated prequel to Shunji Iwai’s Hana & Alice which is a lovely, episodic, charming day in the life of a burgeoning friendship.

Were this directed by anyone but John Carpenter, it would be a cult classic, but as it is one can only wonder what went wrong.

I’m too old (and grumpy) for this stuff.

With a week this cool, it is hard to believe it’s still technically summer.

Alec Guinness shows off his comedic side in the two classics from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow-up to Dogtooth is an obtuse, obfuscated, thrilling piece of filmmaking that is worth the watching even if you come out of it completely confused.

This Danish/New Zealand co-production is full of bad storytelling, but it still hooked me enough to keep watching.

School might be back but I’m still discovering cool things to talk about.

Five seasons in, “The Flash” is starting to run out of ideas, but it is still my favorite show in the Arrowverse.

I’m ready to talk cool things once again.

A terrifically fun murder mystery from Canada.

With these three films, Rainer Werner Fassbinder tells the history of post-war Germany through the eyes of its women.

While Season Three wasn’t as great as the previous two seasons, I’m still excited to see what happens next.

A solid story and great performance by the core three are hindered by some really terribly designed monsters.

A Pilgrim’s Progress through Catholic history as seen through the satiric lens of Luis Bunuel.

A decisive critique of capitalism, fascism, and the Catholic Church.

For its tenth anniversary, Doctor Who brought all the Doctors in for a rather mishandled story, but their interactions make the whole thing worth it.

Powell and Pressburger’s melodrama is beautiful to look at but a bit old-fashioned to watch.

A nice collection of four films starring the Universal Horror icons.

A subdued Klaus Kinski stars in this krimi/giallo mashup that is never thrilling but often quite dull.

This 1980s horror comedy borrows from 1950s sci-fi to create the perfect late night cable movie.

A problematic but powerful look at racism in 1960s America.

Season Two has all of the fun of the first season, but the story ventures a little too far into the bushes.

No need to be quiet about this great little thriller.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s grand adventure tale loses a lot of its adventure to get bogged down in boring political details.

Studio Ponoc is back with three animated shorts about modest people
doing extraordinary things.

Kino Lorber Studio Classics presents this forgotten gem that’s given a second chance on Blu-ray.

Henri-Georges Clouzot’s final film is a visually sumptuous, but flawed masterpiece.

Jacques Rivette’s riveting portrait of convent life in the 18th century is as beautifully filmed as it is horrifying to watch.

The reviews have been pretty mixed but everybody praises Moss’s performance and I’m pretty excited to finally see it.

How about some cool things to start your weekend?

While I had some misgivings watching the first three seasons, the back half of this series is as exciting as television gets.

It is an interesting batch of new releases coming out this week.

A cinematic adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play performed by award-winning actors shouldn’t be this dull.

Here’s all the cool things I consumed this week.

The Shield was revolutionary television, but will it hold up upon a revisit?

Here’s what looks interesting in this week’s Blu-ray releases.

It is the weekend so let’s talk about some cool things.

This giallo/poliziotteschi has too much confusing plot and not enough style to be interesting to anyone but fans of the genres.

May the Force be with us.

Takashi Miike’s sci-fi adventure on Mars should have stayed on Earth a little longer.

Salacious 1970s giallo is quite dull despite being packed full of sex and violence.

Trilogy of very silly spy films from France features one of the country’s most famous characters.

Low-budget 1980s horror flick waits until the end to get interesting, but by then it is too late.

Lots of interesting stuff coming out this week, I’ve got your info.

S. Craig Zahler’s latest film is loaded with controversy, designed to trigger pretty much everyone, but it’s also really good.

Here’s five cool things I discovered this week.

Franco Nero stars in this later-period spaghetti western that’s got a lot of style, and little else.