Category Archives: Movies

Movies Till Dawn: Something for Your Rattled Nerves

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“The Beguiled” (1971, Kino Lorber) Wounded Union soldier Clint Eastwood attempts to play fox in the henhouse while recuperating at a private women’s school in the Deep South, but his increasingly aggressive behavior only provokes an even more disturbing response … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman 1984: The Morning After, Hot Takes / Exorcisms

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Guest Post

By Badly Licked Bear 1. Whips: As both an experienced Spelunky player and a level 20 masochist, I am deeply concerned with the terrible whip handling in this film. Is it a lasso? Is it a whip? Pick a style. … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Opening on a More Positive Note

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“White Riot” (2019, Film Movement) Briskly paced and decidedly on-time documentary about the Rock Against Racism movement in the UK during the mid-1970s, with its focus divided evenly between the marquee names at various benefit concerts (the Clash, Steel Pulse, … Continue reading →

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The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Simone Snaith

The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is a masterclass organization named after the Miskatonic University in H.P. Lovecraft’s stories (first appearing in “Herbert West – Reanimator”). Mostly run by volunteers, the classes are created and taught by writers, scholars, directors, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Sleigh Bells Ring for the Saturday Morning Strange

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“The Lake Michigan Monster” (2018, Arrow Films) A hapless sea captain (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who also wrote and directed the film) and his equally inept crew take to the waters of Lake Michigan to destroy the creature that killed … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: High Tension for the Holidays (2020 Edition)

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Mad Max” (1979, Kino Lorber) Were it not for a certain chain of recent events, the crumbling Australia of George Miller‘s “Mad Max” – described as just “a few years from now” –seemed like a prescient vision of our immediate … Continue reading →

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Our Favorite Stocking Stuffers for 2020

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Elise Thompson

Along with some fun new finds this year, we have been yearning for the comfort of our childhood favorites from back in the days when you found a silver dollar and an orange in the toe of your sock. Here … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Post-Prandial Palate Cleansers (2020 Edition)

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Dolly: The Ultimate Collection” (2020, Time Life) This staggering 19-disc set couldn’t be better timed, given the recent outpouring of affection for Dolly Parton, not for her financial support of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, but also for her long and celebrated … Continue reading →

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being: a Modern-day Classic in Review

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Laurel Haberman

Photo by Laurel Haberman for the Los Angeles Beat As I revisited the rarely screened 1988 drama “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” flashes of the film I had seen only once came back to me, in a montage of stunning, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Truth is Stranger Than Science Fiction

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Star Trek: Picard” (2020, CBS Home Video/Paramount Home Video) Sir Patrick Stewart reprises his role as former “Enterprise” captain Jean-Luc Picard in this CBS All Access series. I will confess that I never watched “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” which … Continue reading →

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