Tag Archives: Film Movement

Movies Till Dawn: House of Seven Corpses

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Paul Gaita

* indicates that this title is also available to rent, stream, or purchase on various platforms. Please note that streaming options may differ from these home video presentations in terms of visuals, supplemental features, etc. “The Wait” * (2023, Film … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: New Vintage

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or buy on various digital streaming sources. “Hugo” (2011, Arrow Video*) Audiences didn’t take to Martin Scorsese’s affectionate, Oscar-winning adaptation of Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” about a … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: My Fist/Your Face 2

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or buy on various digital streaming sources. “The Cynic, the Rat, and the Fist” (1977, Severin Films*) The cynic is the magnificently mustachioed Maurizio Merli, who reprises his role as … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: My Fist/Your Face

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*Indicates that the title is also available to rent or buy in streaming format on various digital platforms. “The Iron Prefect” (1977, Radiance Films) In pre-World War II Italy, the Fascist government sends its most unyielding public servant to break … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Something New

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“I Love My Dad” (2022, Magnolia Pictures) Patton Oswalt gets a rare and welcome shot at both a lead and a very complicated character as the titular father in star/director/writer James Morosini’s black comedy. Oswalt’s Chuck is actually a miserable … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Future Shock

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Neptune Frost” (2021, Kino Lorber) Adventurous U.S.-Rwanda production taps deeply into an appealing Afrofuturist vibe to explore the perils and opportunities created by technology through striking visuals and music. A joint effort between Saul Williams and Rwandan filmmaker Anisia Uzeyman, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Classics

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” (2021, Film Movement) Three stories, told plainly and with the most subtle camerawork, detail the complexities in the axis of dreams, reality, and how we exist in or pursue each as part of our daily … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Music Documentary Mixtape

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Say Amen, Somebody” (1982, Kino Lorber) Sharp-looking transfer of director George T. Nierenberg‘s documentary on gospel music, which focuses two of its most celebrated performers (at least, within its own circles): singers Thomas A. Dorsey and Willie Mae Ford Smith. … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Action Packed 2021 (Pagoda Theater Edition)

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (2021, Marvel Studios) After the swing and miss of “Black Widow,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe rights itself with this adaptation of its ’70s-era “Master of Kung Fu” series. “Kim’s Convenience” star Simu … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Fun Size Sour Shriekers (Halloween 2021)

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“Roh” (2019, Film Movement) The arrival of a strange little girl with a dire pronouncement sets in motion a chain of terrible events for a rural mother (Farah Ahmad) and her two children. Deceptively simple but deeply disturbing Malaysian supernatural … Continue reading →

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