If ever there was a reason to subscribe to Apple TV+ it’s to see the spellbinding mini-series Lisey’s Story, based on a novel by Stephen King and starring a luminous Julianne Moore in the lead as the widow of a…
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For those who can’t wait to have their brains scrambled by a transgressive, fucked-up new film, if you have Netflix you’re in luck. There’s a new feature, and a mini-series, by a true cult legend- Sion Sono, who has directed…
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Even I was dumbstruck by the outrageous, hilarious and transgressive Pieles (Skins), a 2017 Spanish film directed by Eduardo Casanova, now streaming on Netflix. It’s a wildly stylized collection of interconnecting tales about individuals unwholesomely, and sexually, attracted to people…
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If you have HBO you need to be watching the truly unhinged, supernatural epic- 30 Coins by the Spanish master of the bizarre Alex de la Iglesias. The same director who showed is Carmen Maura walking on the ceiling as…
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For me the best thing about the new year is that I finally get to watch the final season of one of the truly great TV series- Spiral, streaming on MHz Choice. When people talk about some of the best…
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It does pain me to see Halloween irrevocably neutered by the pandemic. But that doesn’t mean we should give up scary movies. If anything, horror films have a way of being cathartic during trying times. Talk about getting you out…
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Alright, I admit it. I do miss theater. There is something about the experience you can have in a theater that is like nothing else. I still remember reeling out of theaters still shaking from what I just saw. Seeing…
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Now, I wonder what series Jesus would stream if he was stuck inside during this rotten pandemic? You can imagine how much he would want to participate in some kind of a gathering. It certainly must be disheartening for him…
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While surfing Amazon Prime the other night I came on an Italian thriller I have been hunting for that never surfaced on home video in America. It was The Killer Reserved Nine Seats, a 1974 film directed by Giuseppe Bennati…
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There are times when I have to escape watching the news, which endlessly describes invisible terrors one is powerless to fight. That’s when I head to YouTube looking for more creature features that make me laugh. I adore crummy sci-fi…
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