I have been trying to cover Danny Boyle’s Sunshine for the past six months. No lie. Six months. Every time that I slate it for coverage, something pops up to take precidence. Well, not this week. I’m going to cover … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago, Fright Rags put on a great event at The Little Theatre here in Rochester. Their Saturday Night Rewind featured a 35mm showing of The Lady in White, a 1988 ghost story from writer/director Frank LaLoggia … Continue reading →
Oh, James Wan. Thank you so, so much for 2013’s The Conjuring. I didn’t catch this one in the theatre when it first came out, but I did manage the second-best thing to a dark theatre with a group of … Continue reading →
Okay, let’s do this. It’s Halloween season. There are tons of scary movies out there, and if we’re being brutally honest, you’re not going to like all of them. Some of you will loathe and detest 2015’s Hellions. I happened … Continue reading →
At the risk of punning, I’m going to cut to the chase (I’ll show myself out): I love slasher movies. I really love slasher movies. There’s a formula to them, and they often leave me cheering for the next death. … Continue reading →
Raise your hand if you love Wet Hot American Summer. (Me in the cheap seats: “OH! ME! ME! I DO! I DO!”) The best part about that crew is the fact that they’ve been working together for the better part … Continue reading →
Westerns and I are not known for being close bedfellows. I’m not entirely sure why, but I’m guessing it has something to do with the romanticizing of taming the American West in the face of the pain and degradation caused … Continue reading →
2005’s Everything Is Illuminated is a film that manages to baffle me. On one hand, it’s excellent. On the other hand, everyone I mention this film to looks at me like I’ve sprouted an extra head and goes, “Is that … Continue reading →
After looking at Mulholland Drive, why the hell not recommend something from Cronenberg? It’s a bit like being a glutton for punishment in this respect. I’ll be frank: Maps to the Stars may not be for everyone. Some find it … Continue reading →
Thirty-seven years before my birth, Antoine de Saint-Exupery published what was to become one of my favorite stories. I discovered The Little Prince a bit later on in life, but I was old enough to read the complexities and really … Continue reading →
