We love certain movies for many different reasons. Some that we saw as kids have an almost supernatural pull on our psyche. Others had a profound effect when we first saw them and continue to cast a spell through the…
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I just finished a fascinating, heartbreaking book by Laura Wagner– Hollywood’s Hard-Luck Ladies, another one of those offbeat, great, movie books published by McFarland & Company. It chronicles 23 Hollywood actresses whose careers and lives sometimes careened off cliffs. They…
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This month Blu-ray selections has some real rancid rarities, including a particular loony favorite- The Road to Salina, one of Rita Hayworth’s last films. Other include a film starring David Bowie, Kim Novak and the last screen appearance by Marlene…
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A fiendish, supremely suspenseful slice of bloody revenge is opening in Theaters and On Demand July 2. Megan Fox plays Emma, a woman conflicted about celebrating her anniversary with her controlling, attorney husband (Eoin Macken). He takes her to a…
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Netflix’s sleeper hit Sweet Tooth, is a post-apocalyptic fable about a young orphaned hybrid boy with antlers and his perilous journey with the “Big Man” across a country decimated by a mystery virus which resulted in “The Great Crumble.” Based…
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There are quite a few films that fall into a certain category. The kind of movie you are watching and you say to yourself, “am I reading too much into this or is this really gay?” There’s that funny monologue…
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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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Every year around this time of “Pride” celebrations I try to set up a film festival in my apartment of movies that aren’t exactly what many would consider life-affirming or particularly queer-positive, but I consider radically gay. Not that I…
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Much has been said about legendary comedienne Mae West, but it can never be enough. Now with Kino Lorber’s exciting release of Blu-rays of 9 of her films, we can revel in the sardonic wit, sexual innuendos and hilarious banter…
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