Scene Stealers: Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice
A scene-stealer that plays the title role in a film? How can that be? Well, Michael Keaton may have played the "starring role" in Beetlejuice (credited as "Betelgeuse"), but did you know he has just a...
Cultivating A Cult: The Trial of The Greasy Strangler
"Too much grease is bad for you. I read it in a fitness magazine someone left on the bus." All films are guilty of wanting something. Just look at 2016's offerings: March played host to the...
Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man: The Great, British Horror
“Do sit down, Sergeant. Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent.” Even now, 43 years after its release, shocks are something Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man certainly provides. Speaking...
How Did The Big Lebowski Become A Cult Film?
Cult films often happen by accident and can acquire a following without much explanation. When we latch onto a film we often experience a feeling of community by sharing a way of looking at the world. Films...
Short of the Week – Second Thoughts
https://vimeo.com/125153680 High Priest Nebula (Scovel) is re-considering the idea of transcending to meet up with Lord Ophelion. Fair enough. Problem is he's the cult leader who claimed Ophelion...
Goodbye to Language (3D) – LFF Review
Reviewing Goodbye to Language is like watching it. Very confusing. All that really matters is the ground-breaking moment where Godard rips up the 3D rulebook and redefines the format. The image splits. One...
Spotlight: Dogme 95
In this feature we discuss pieces of special interest cinema that didn't necessarily make it to the larger public sphere. Focusing on the differences afforded by independent and foreign studios, Special...
Spotlight: Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
In this feature we discuss pieces of special interest cinema that didn't necessarily make it to the larger public sphere. Focusing on the differences afforded by independent and foreign studios, Special...
Best Films Never Made #12: Shane Carruth’s A Topiary
In 2004, Shane Carruth stunned the film industry with his visionary debut, Primer. Taking a meticulous and realist approach to the ever-popular sci-fi theme of time travel, his singular vision earned him the...
Spotlight: Dogtooth
In this feature we discuss pieces of special interest cinema that didn't necessarily make it to the larger public sphere. Focusing on the differences afforded by independent and foreign studios, Special...
Spotlight: American Mary
In this feature we will discuss pieces of special interest cinema that didn't necessarily make it to the larger public sphere. Focusing on the differences afforded by independent and foreign studios,...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: The Avengers (1998)
For Your Consideration: The Avengers (1998) Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Estimated...