Mar 28, 2022
This week, we watch the film that was sold as “Jaws in space”. What we get instead is a horror/sci-fi masterpiece that launched Ridley Scott’s career as a visionary. With effects that mostly hold up, this film will still make you squirm all these years later. Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott.
Mar 21, 2022
This week, we watch what is said to be the first satire in movie form. With filming starting two years before the start of World War 2, this parody is a historical marvel, and most of the gags still land. The Great Dictator (1940), written, directed, and starring Charles Chaplin.
Mar 14, 2022
This week, we continue our Oscar binge with the film from Japan that is nominated for this year’s Best Picture, Best Foreign Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director. This one requires full attention for 3 hours, so prepare yourself for the watch. Drive My Car (2021), directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
Mar 7, 2022
This week, we continue our Oscar binge with the film from Denmark that is nominated for this year’s Best Foreign Picture, Best Documentary, and Best Animated Film Academy Awards (the first film to ever be nominated for all three of these Oscars). Our review is - this film is amazing, do yourself a favor and put it at...