THE GREAT SHOCK-A-THON #4 I often come face to face with a troubling thought in the middle of a film: "Have I seen this already?" Is it the premise that's familiar? A fleeting moment? Will I waste ninety minutes of my life watching a middling piece of yawns that I've...
The Return of the Blind Dead for one Last Shift
THE GREAT SHOCK-A-THON #3 I spend so much time thinking about what I should watch next that it sometimes feels like all I do is watch time killers. "Oh, I'll just watch this now because I won't get invested in it." I tell myself "I'll watch this really good thing...
The Blair Witch put Jennifer’s Body in the Corner
Part #2 of the The Great Shock-A-Thon of 2016 "Movie Night!" I screamed at the top of my lungs to my partner Emily Milling. I turned off the lights, except for the kitchen one because one of us finds the complete darkness too scary, and settled in on the couch for a...
The Final Terror of Freaky Farley
I'm going to watch as many horror films as I can till October 31st. Why? Because I love horror films! That's why! The rules are simple: Minimum one horror film a da that I haven't seen or have very little memory of, so no Evil Dead 2 screenings, and then I'll write up...
ICC #37 – A Fear of Catherine Breillat
The Important Cinema Club #37 - A Fear of Catherine Breillat Listen to more episodes of The Important Cinema Club>> Justin and Will discuss the french Writer/Director of FAT GIRL (2001) and ANATOMY OF HELL (2004). Plus, they get two letters! Want to send Justin...
ICC #36 – Re-Contextualized Cinema (A.K.A An excuse to talk about MST3K)
The Important Cinema Club #36 - Re-Contextualized Cinema (A.K.A An excuse to talk about MST3K) Listen to more episodes of The Important Cinema Club>> Justin and Will discuss tackle re-contextualized cinema through the lens of What's up Tiger Lilly? (1966), From...
ICC #35 – Fly Free, Francis Ford Coppola
The Important Cinema Club #35 - Fly Free, Francis Ford Coppola Listen to more episodes of The Important Cinema Club>> Justin and Will discuss the later period of Francis Ford Coppola's career which includes Youth Without Youth, Tetro and Twixt. Can an artist...
ICC #34 – Why Robert De Niro? Why?
The Important Cinema Club Episode #34 - Why Robert De Niro? Why? Listen to more episodes of The Important Cinema Club>> Justin and Will discuss the career of Mr. Focker himself Robert De Niro. They talk Raging Bull and its 'sequel' Grudge Mass along with deep...
ICC #33 – Everyone Wants a Friend Like Joe Dante
The Important Cinema Club Episode #33 - Everyone Wants a Friend like Joe Dante Listen to more episodes of The Important Cinema Club>> On this week's episode, Justin and Will discuss Joe Dante's first film Hollywood Boulevard (1976) and his last big theatrical...
ICC #32 – I Was A Teenage Wong Kar-Wai Maniac
The Important Cinema Club Episode #32 - I was a Teenage Wong Kar-Wai Maniac Listen to more episode of The Important Cinema Club>> On this week's episode, Justin and Will discuss the work of Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar Wai, specifically The Mood for Love (2000),...