Screen Reviews

  • RoboCop Steelbook

    RoboCop Steelbook

    Computerized police work in 1987? What could possibly go wrong? Carl F. Gauze reviews.

  • Memoria

    Memoria

    Winner of the Jury Prize of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria subtly draws viewers into a connective reality shaped by the sounds and images emerging from the unknown. Lily and Generoso share their thoughts on the film, currently touring North America.

  • Watcher

    Watcher

    Chloe Okuna’s new thriller Watcher is an immersive journey into fear. Review by Phil Bailey.

  • The Initiation of Sarah

    The Initiation of Sarah

    Classic made-for-TV horror film The Initiation of Sarah (1978) has a great homecoming with Arrow Video’s new, loaded Blu-ray release. Review by Phil Bailey.

  • A Chiara

    A Chiara

    Generoso and Lily review the taut family drama, A Chiara, currently in limited release around the country. The winner of the Directors’ Fortnight Award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, the film is the final installment of director Jonas Carpignano’s Calabrian triptych.

  • The Big Racket and The Heroin Busters

    The Big Racket and The Heroin Busters

    With Rogue Cops and Racketeers: Two Crime Thrillers from Enzo G. Castellari, a pair of Eurocrime thrillers gets respect and a gritty new Blu-ray. Review by Phil Bailey.

  • Beverly of Graustark

    Beverly of Graustark

    Marion Davies shines in this restored silent comedy classic from Undercrank Productions. Review by Phil Bailey.

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    Hot Water Music

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    Watcher

    Chloe Okuna’s new thriller Watcher is an immersive journey into fear. Review by Phil Bailey.

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    From Here

    A mass shooting changes the world, but not the people in it.

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    Two brothers attempt to get into movies without killing each other. It’s a close call.

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    A lottery ticket and a blackout shift a man’s life in the New York Hispanic community.

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