Spotlight On: Tod Browning
Throughout the history of film there have been no shortage of colorful and fascinating characters behind the camera sitting in the director’s chair. But few have been as colorful or fascinating as Tod… Continue reading
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Late Movie Review: ‘Captain Marvel’
Read Gfunk’s review here! Plot: During a rescue mission to recover an undercover operative, Starforce member Vers (Brie Larson) is taken captive by members of the Skrull race and its leader Talos (Ben… Continue reading
Criterion Movie of the Month: ‘Wild Strawberries’
Spine #139 SPOILERS Earlier this year, I wrote a review of Mikey and Nicky, one of the newer additions to the Criterion Collection. It was included as the first watch on a beta… Continue reading
Retro Review: House on Sorority Row
There have been several slasher movies made over the years which sees sorority girls hacked up at the hands of a mad man. Yet there are only a few which are still remembered… Continue reading
Greatest Legal Movies
The courtroom is an incredible epicenter for drama. You have two opposing sides locked in argument sometimes with the fate of another human being at stake. This is why so many great films… Continue reading
Classic Scene: House Falling Gag
House Falling Gag Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) Directed by Charles Reisner (Buster Keaton uncredited) The Scene: As a storm blows through town William Canfield Jr. AKA Steamboat Bill Jr. (Buster Keaton) is trying… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Angel Has Fallen’
Director: Ric Roman Waugh Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Nick Nolte, Danny Huston, Michael Landes, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick Plot: After being involved in two different terrorist… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘The Flying Guillotine’
One of the things I love about the Shaw Brothers martial arts flicks is the use of elaborate and often ridiculous weaponry. While they may be impractical in a real fight, these weapons… Continue reading
In Memoriam: Peter Fonda (1940-2019)
Bit of sad news to report today from the House, as counter-culture film pioneer and Oscar nominated actor Peter Fonda passed away from lung cancer on Friday at the age of seventy-nine.… Continue reading
Xenomorph Lost: The Curious Case of William Gibson’s ‘Alien 3’
Ever since James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens, Hollywood has attempted with varying degrees of success to reclaim the magic of the Alien franchise. Some attempts have been solid (Prometheus) others flaming piles of… Continue reading
