The Complete Films of Agnes Varda Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
A master filmmaker like the great Agnes Varda needs no introduction. When she passed away at the age of 90, ...
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The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
In today's extremely terrifying times, where Donald Trump continues his reign of terror, you have to look back at the ...
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The Tenant Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Yes, I know that Roman Polanski is a very controversial figure today, and what he did in mid to late ...
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Marriage Story Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
As I pointed out in my recent review for Marriage Story, director Noah Baumbach's soulful and deeply intense 2019 film, ...
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Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
As we all know, the legendary Bruce Lee is/was the most influential figure in the history of martial arts, bar ...
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The War of the Worlds (1953) Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
The 1950s was decade of sheer uncertainty and paranoia due to the threat of the Cold War and imminent doom ...
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Come and See Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
"War is hell" is a famous phrase that many films have demonstrated, in sometimes painful or painfully graphic detail. It's ...
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
As we all know, June is #Pride month, and it is one of a celebration of the triumphs and struggles ...
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The Cameraman Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
What else can you say about the legendary Buster Keaton (one of three kings of silent cinema, alongside Charlie Chaplin ...
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An Unmarried Woman Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
In a way, the 1970s was the decade of the woman. There were many films about women coming into their ...
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Jaws: 45th Anniversary Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
What else can be said about Steven Spielberg's 1975 masterpiece Jaws that hasn't been said already? The legendary film has ...
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Scorsese Shorts Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
As we all know, Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. His style, technique, ...
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Dance, Girl, Dance Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
The iconic Dorothy Arzner was definitely an legend in the history of cinema. She was the only female director working ...
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The Great Escape Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
A lot of things have been said about director John Sturges' admire 1963 anti-war classic, The Great Escape. Audiences and ...
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Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
The late, great Eric Rohmer (1920-2010) was a film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. However, he was best known ...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Wes Anderson is one my favorite directors. His films combine quirky characters and deadpan humor, but in mostly modern settings. ...
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The Cremator Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
The now-ancient Czech New Wave was a limited, but highly influential cinema movement that took place from 1963 to 1968. ...
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Sixteen Candles Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
When iconic director John Hughes passed away in 2009, he definitely left behind a legacy of teen cinema that remains ...
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Army of Shadows Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Legendary director Jean-Pierre Melville was always adept at capturing humanity under devastating odds. Whether it was people trying to survive ...
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Show Boat Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Director James Whale was mainly known for crafting legendary horror films/adaptations, such as Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Old Dark ...
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Bamboozled Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Obviously, when it comes to films that are challenging and confronting, I think that Spike Lee definitely comes to mind. ...
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Salesman Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
The documentary is an often celebrated genre of film that depicts real life, real human behavior, and some of the ...
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Sergio Leone Westerns Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Honestly, legendary director Sergio Leone made me a fan of the Western. His take on the not-so-favorite genre is darker, ...
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Paris Is Burning Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
As a member of the LGBTQ community, I'm always trying to find documents that depict our lives, especially with honesty ...
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Teorema Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
The late, controversial director Pier Paolo Pasolini made his dangerous mark on cinema with blunt stories of taboo-breaking material, such ...
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Roma (2018) Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
When Green Book won the Oscar for best picture, it immediately became a controversy, simply because it was a rather ...
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Crooklyn Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
When it comes to the coming-of age film, Spike Lee is not exactly the first director that comes to mind. ...
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All About My Mother Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Director Pedro Almodovar is one of the finest filmmakers in the history of film. He is truly the greatest master ...
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The House by the Cemetery Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
The late Lucio Fulci will be forever known as the Italian "master of gore." His films have become influential templates ...
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The Fugitive Kind Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Legendary director Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) had a knack for creating cinematic creations from some of history's greatest plays, novels, and ...
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Holiday (1938) Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Talking about the films that Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn made together, you usually go to 1938's Bringing Up Baby, ...
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Silver Bullet Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
As far as Stephen King adaptations go, 1985's Silver Bullet does rank up there with other great '80s adaptations such ...
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Until the End of the World Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
As we all know, Wim Wenders is a master filmmaker, who has given us an amazing and eclectic career of ...
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Big Trouble in Little China Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Director John Carpenter has had a long-standing career of making great movies, especially in the horror genre. Some of them ...
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All About Eve Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
What else can one say about Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 landmark backstage drama? It's a film that remains arguably the ...
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Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
When I was but a wee lad, my uncle and all of my cousins were gaga over The Three Stooges. ...
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The Farewell Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Every now and again, my wife will load up the daughter with her in the car and take off to ...
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Good Omens Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Davey is still missing in action so I'm keeping the reigns this week. I love me some Neil Gaiman. I ...
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Godzilla: The Showa Era Films (1954-1975) Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Davy is off this week so I'm picking up my old reins and talking new Blu-ray releases. It is Halloween ...
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When We Were Kings Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
I'm not really a sports guy, and I'm obviously not athletic. However, I will watch documentaries about sports. There have ...
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The Omen Collection Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Obviously with franchises, especially with horror, there always the first films that are classics, the sequels are from good to ...
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Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Although he was well known for his legendary collaborations with the great Marlene Dietrich, famous Vienna born, New York-raised director ...
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The Shining 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
What else can you say about The Shining, director Stanley Kubrick's controversial 1980 horror masterwork?! On one side, it's considered ...
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The Circus Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
When it comes to humor and heart, there was probably no one better to deliver that wonderful mixture than the ...
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Polyester Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
John Waters is one of our greatest filmmakers. He is a singular director of outrageous bad state, but he dares ...
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Dial M for Murder Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
There is a reason why the term "Hitchcockian" exists. Film history just wouldn't be what it is without good ol' ...
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Fists in the Pocket Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
Director Marco Bellocchio's 1965 savage masterpiece, Fists in the Pocket, remains arguably the most definitive portrait of brutal family dysfunction ...
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The Koker Trilogy Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
When master filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami passed away in 2016, that really shook the film world, because his extraordinary body of ...
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Magnificent Obsession Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
When it comes to classic melodrama, director Douglas Sirk can't be beat. In his films, which usually include themes of ...
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The Inland Sea Is the Pick of the Week
By Davy |
As much I adore legendary film critic Donald Ritchie, I never knew he made a personal travelogue of his trip ...
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