The Film Canon: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Among the biggest negative effects of the auteur theory is the idea that filmmakers are knowable; that every director not only has a distinctive influence on every film they touch, but that their influence can be traced and defined and…

TV Review: “The Spoils Before Dying”

You want the secret to what makes a great spoof comedy? Here it is: the best spoofs work when you take out all the comedy. If you took out all the gags and jokes from Airplane! (1980) it would still…

Movie Review: ‘Goodnight Mommy’

Goodnight Mommy has been called the scariest film of the year. It’s far from it but that doesn’t mean it’s not a suspenseful ride. Similar to The Babadook, Goodnight Mommy focuses more on the psychological aspects of horror rather than the…

Kevin Smith’s TUSK is Out Now!

Written & Directed by:   Kevin Smith Starring: Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez, and Michael Parks Release Date: September 19, 2014 (Wide) Running Time: 102 Minutes Rating: Rated R for  “some disturbing violence/gore, language and sexual content” Synopsis: From the singular mind…