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Kick Start This Film: Cass Warner’s HOPPER: In His Own Words

James McCormick — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:48:04 +0000

Bringing back the great series. This time a documentary with Dennis Hopper as the subject. Hopefully he talks about Super Mario Bros.: The Movie in it.

James Reviews Gareth Evans’ The Raid: Redemption [Theatrical Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:01:04 +0000

Everyone's been raving about The Raid: Redemption. Is it all that it's cracked up to be?

James Reviews Chad Schaffler’s Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’ [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:58:12 +0000

No babies will be thrown at you during this review. But even if you aren't into the world of professional wrestling, you will fall in love with the people that inhabit it.

James Reviews Jannicke Systad Jacobsen’s Turn Me On, Dammit! [PIFF 2012 Review]

James McCormick — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:04:24 +0000

James takes a look at this Norwegian coming of age tale of a 15 year old girl who is a bit obsessed with sex.

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About: Criterion’s Oscar Alternatives

James McCormick — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:46:06 +0000

James takes a look at some Criterion Collection alternatives, for those seeking out films similar to (or completely different from) Sunday's Oscar winners.

James Reviews Young-doo Oh’s Invasion Of Alien Bikini [PIFF 2012 Review]

James McCormick — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:38:59 +0000

Sometimes a film expands upon it's quirky title. And other times a film has only a title to go by. This is the latter.

James Reviews Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol’s A Cat In Paris [PIFF 2012 Review]

James McCormick — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:35:53 +0000

Does this film deserve its Oscar nod for Best Animated feature?

James Reviews Jalmari Helander’s Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale [Blu-ray Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:57:25 +0000

James takes a look at the recent Blu-ray release of Rare Exports from Oscilloscope Laboratories.

Oscar Nominated BULLHEAD To Get Limited Release February 17th

James McCormick — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:19:52 +0000

Recently nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming Academy Awards, Michael R. Roskam's Bullhead has finally been given the green light by its distributor, Drafthouse Films, for a limited release starting February 17th in New York City, Los Angeles and Austin.

James Reviews Shinji Imaoka’s Underwater Love [UK DVD Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:43:46 +0000

For months we were hearing little whispers of this pinku eiga film from Japan. Why was a pinku eiga film getting so much attention? [...]

Goodbye Uncle Ken: James’ Top 10 Favorite Films By Ken Russell (1927 – 2011)

James McCormick — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:10:34 +0000

It’s always a sad day when anyone dies. Especially for we, the film fanatics out there, when one of our cinematic [...]

James Reviews MST3K’s “Manos” The Hands of Fate [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:18:01 +0000

Where does one begin when speaking about one of the worst movies ever made? Well, when you’re the Mystery Science Theater 3000 [...]

For Criterion Consideration: William Friedkin’s Sorcerer

James McCormick — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:10:01 +0000

When one thinks of iconic Criterion releases, many people will mention (rightfully so) the 2 disc edition of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages [...]

James Reviews Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado’s Rabies [Fantastic Fest 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:16:59 +0000

If anyone knows me, they know I’m a bit of a horror fanatic. I will check out the majority of horror films [...]

James Reviews Brian De Palma’s Dressed To Kill [Blu-Ray Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:09:05 +0000

Following his ‘Carrie-lite’ The Fury in 1978 and his comedy Home Movies the same year as the film that will be reviewed, [...]

James Reviews Yoshimasa Ishibashi’s Milocrorze: A Love Story [Fantastic Fest 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:41:10 +0000

Director Yoshimasa Ishibashi (of The Fuccons TV series fame) brings us a fever dream of colors, self help, violence, love, pain, destruction, [...]

James Reviews Noboru Iguchi’s Karate-Robo Zaborgar [Fantastic Fest 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:00:37 +0000

Sometimes a film comes along, shoves insanity right into your eyeballs and you accept it right from the start. This is one [...]

James Reviews Michael Roskam’s Bullhead [Fantastic Fest 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:43:49 +0000

The Oscar-nominated Belgian film, which played Fantastic Fest 2011, opens in select cities this Friday, February 17th.

James Reviews Nacho Vigalondo’s Extraterrestrial [Fantastic Fest 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:32:33 +0000

When Nacho Vigalondo came into Austin back in 2007 with his film Timecrimes, nobody knew who he was. This all changed when [...]

James Reviews Evan Kelly’s The Corridor [Fantastic Fest 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:51:00 +0000

This review for The Corridor was published back in September at Austin's Fantastic Fest. The film is now available on VOD and in select cities, such as New York City and Philadelphia thanks to IFC Films.

James Reviews Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown [Fantastic Fest 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:14:10 +0000

Sometimes when you go into a film with some lofty expectations, you’re going to be left disappointed. Sometimes it’s the [...]

James Is Heading To Fantastic Fest 2011, Here Are His Ten Most Anticipated Films

James McCormick — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:49:56 +0000

It’s true! It’s less than a day until I board a plane and land in beautiful Austin, Texas! Lots of exclamation points! [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Month In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:49:42 +0000

It’s back and a long time coming indeed. Taking the month of August off (not by choice, but sheer insanity by yours truly), [...]

James Reviews MST3K Vs. Gamera: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Vol. XXI [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:04:59 +0000

The gang from the Satellite of Love are back, and this time their tackling the first five Gamera films. When being sent [...]

The Criterion Comparison: Captain America: The First Avenger and Mr. Freedom

James McCormick — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:00:02 +0000

When I went to see Captain America: The First Avenger this past weekend, I enjoyed it immensely. It was a [...]

James Reviews Doctor Who Season 6 Part 1 [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:07:09 +0000

Amy Pond and Rory Williams haven’t seen the Doctor in some time as have we, the audience, since the stellar [...]

James Interviews Van Gore Co-Director Keith Hodder

James McCormick — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:53:17 +0000

When picking up the new Hobo With a Shotgun Blu-ray release, I had heard that a faux trailer was included, one that had [...]

James Reviews Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block [Theatrical Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:23:55 +0000

That’s an alien bruv, believe it.

Coming out of the streets of South London, Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block is [...]

James Reviews Jonathan Hensleigh’s Kill The Irishman [Blu-ray Review]

James McCormick — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:45:54 +0000

When I heard about the film Kill the Irishman, I thought Jonathan Hensleigh had it out for me. I liked plenty [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Week In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:10:43 +0000

Criterion tried playing a fast one this week by releasing all the new films while we were recording our super two year [...]

James Reviews John Carpenter’s The Ward [Theatrical Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:44:36 +0000

I’ve been contemplating this review for the last week since seeing the film. I’ve been attempting to piece together the words that [...]

Save the Date! MGM To Release West Side Story on Blu-ray November 15th

James McCormick — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:04:12 +0000

If that’s got you excited as much as it has here at The Criterion Cast, MGM promises an amazing edition for this [...]

James Reviews Prachya Pinkaew’s Elephant White [Blu-Ray Review]

James McCormick — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:08:08 +0000

A straight to DVD movie starring Djimon Hounsou as an assassin and Kevin Bacon as a gun runner in Thailand directed by [...]

James Reviews Shout Factory’s Gordon’s War / Off Limits Double Feature [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:38:44 +0000

Shout! Factory once again is giving us a double feature DVD, one a blaxploitation film set in New York City and the [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Week In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:55:15 +0000

Didn’t I just write one of these a week ago? Of course I did, because this is your destination for the best [...]

James Reviews Jules Dassin’s Rififi [Arrow Films Blu-ray]

James McCormick — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:48:50 +0000

Only a few days after he’s been released from prison, Tony Le Stephanois (Jean Servais) is reunited with his former [...]

For Criterion Consideration: Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of Roses

James McCormick — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:06:58 +0000

When thinking of a film to return to this series of articles, I racked my brain constantly. So [...]

Kick Start This Film: Tom Bean and Luke Poling’s Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

James McCormick — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:40:57 +0000

Over the past several months, we’ve attempted to showcase several older films that deserve the attention of the Criterion Collection with our [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Week In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:23:47 +0000

This one is coming up late, due to Criterion jam packing a ton of releases on Friday, right while I was finishing [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Week In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:04:47 +0000

It’s another week which means another round up of all the titles Criterion has put up on their [...]

James Reviews Michelangelo Antonioni’s Le Signora Senza Camelie [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray]

James McCormick — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:00:21 +0000

Le Signora Senza Camelie (aka The Lady Without Camelias) is about Clara Manni (Lucia Bose), a young woman form Milan who [...]

James’ Top 10 Johnnie To Films That Should Be In The Criterion Collection

James McCormick — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:00:10 +0000

One of the the most prolific directors in Hong Kong, let alone the world, Johnnie To is a filmmaker who I’m surprised [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Week In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:20:11 +0000

There are TONS of new releases this past week, and as my co-host and friend Travis George said, it was [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Week In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:14:10 +0000

Another week has gone by and as usual, Criterion has put up some choice content on their page on Hulu [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Week In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:24:24 +0000

A little late this week, mainly because of my own random b.s. that one goes through when attempting to juggle too many [...]

James Reviews Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Les Diaboliques [Arrow Films Blu-Ray]

James McCormick — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:17:44 +0000

“Don’t be diabolical. Don’t spoil the film for your friends by telling them what happens. Thanks on their behalf.”

Those [...]

Kick Start This Film: Motke Dapp’s The Many Monsters of Sadness

James McCormick — Tue, 24 May 2011 04:48:26 +0000

Over the past several months, we’ve attempted to showcase several older films that deserve the attention of the Criterion Collection with our [...]

James Reviews Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves [Arrow Films Blu-ray Review]

James McCormick — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:28:07 +0000

Vittorio De Sica, director of Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette), was a leading force in the neorealist movement in Italy. [...]

Kick Start This Film: Scott Swan’s The Real Cowboy

James McCormick — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:23:29 +0000

Over the past several months, we’ve attempted to showcase several older films that deserve the attention of the Criterion Collection with our [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? [This Week In Criterion's Hulu Channel]

James McCormick — Sat, 21 May 2011 00:10:06 +0000

This past week Criterion put up a ton of new content on their Hulu Plus page, a number totaling 37. [...]

Netflix Signs Multi-Year Streaming Agreement With Miramax

James McCormick — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:33:02 +0000

Miramax Films has signed a multi-year agreement with Netflix to allow the streaming of their vast library of films via [...]

Documentary On Jodorowsky’s Dune In The Works

James McCormick — Tue, 17 May 2011 04:40:32 +0000

As a film nerd, you grow up hearing about certain films that almost got made but something (or everything) went [...]

James Reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume XX [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:47:51 +0000

“Uh-oh. Seven years bad acting.”

It always feels like Christmas (no puns about Santa Claus films) when a new Mystery [...]

The Paramount In Austin Announces Their Summer Classics Film Series

James McCormick — Fri, 13 May 2011 03:23:20 +0000

One more reason to be super jealous of our friends in Austin, the announcement of the Paramount’s Summer Classic Film Series 2011 [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? [This Week In Criterion's Hulu Channel]

James McCormick — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:41:19 +0000

It’s the time again, my friends. When I go through Hulu’s Criterion page and give you what’s new, what’s exciting and what [...]

James Reviews Robert O’Hara’s The Inheritance [Blu-Ray Review]

James McCormick — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:56:25 +0000

Where do I begin with this film The Inheritance? I guess the best place to start in the plot itself. [...]

James Reviews The Ron Howard Action Pack With Eat My Dust And Grand Theft Auto [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:24:28 +0000

I hear you, pappy. But I can’t quite reach you.

When you hear the name Ron Howard, I would assume [...]

Kick Start This Film: Michele Josue’s Matt Shepard Is A Friend of Mine

James McCormick — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:08:27 +0000

Over the past several months, we’ve attempted to showcase several older films that deserve the attention of the Criterion Collection with our [...]

James Reviews Blake Edwards’ Wild Rovers [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:02:17 +0000

It’ll be safer than getting married.

When I first heard about this film, it was when I was being [...]

For Criterion Consideration: Thunderbolt And Lightfoot

James McCormick — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:04:57 +0000

Thunderbolt! Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. That sounds like somethin’.

While you’re waiting for a better flavor of pistachio, this entry in [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? [This Week In Criterion's Hulu Channel]

James McCormick — Sun, 08 May 2011 04:23:02 +0000

It’s that time of the week when you want to sit back, relax a bit and throw on something new and exciting. [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? [This Week In Criterion's Hulu Channel]

James McCormick — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:46:54 +0000

In a world that is getting more and more used to streaming their TV shows, their movies and even their [...]

For Criterion Consideration: Phantom Of The Paradise

James McCormick — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:24:48 +0000

With the release of the amazing Brian De Palma film Blow Out today from Criterion (which the stellar blu is half [...]

James Reviews Benjamin Meade’s Bazaar Bizarre [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:23:28 +0000

Bob Berdella. Does the name ring a bell? I know it didn’t for me. But for Kansas City, the name [...]

James Reviews Steve Carver’s Capone [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:49:49 +0000

“You spend all your time hitting people?”

“I take Sundays off.”

Al Capone is a man who has been [...]

James Reviews Nathan Greno and Byron Howard’s Tangled [Blu-Ray Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:25:16 +0000

“You broke my smolder.”

When Disney announced they were making an animated film about the Brothers Grimm story Rapunzel

[...]

Fox Classics Being Released By Twilight Time

James McCormick — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:00:43 +0000

Don’t worry folks. This isn’t a Twilight related news article. We don’t do that here on The Criterion Cast. Instead it’s the [...]

James Reviews Lindsay Ellis’ The A Word [Film Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:06:16 +0000

Abortion. A word that makes many people uneasy. And it’s also the center of an ongoing war between the Pro-Life supporters and [...]

James Reviews Robert Young’s Vampire Circus [Blu-Ray Review]

James McCormick — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:24:26 +0000

Hammer Films was a premier company when it came to making horror films in the 1950′s and 1960′s. But [...]

Out Of The Vault! Disney And Criterion To Release Song Of The South

James McCormick — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:01:00 +0000

What started off as a rumor that in the world of films and rights negotiations, and usually would be scoffed at, has [...]

James Reviews Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre [Blu-Ray Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:11:20 +0000

It was 12 years between films for Alejandro Jodorowsky when he announced his making of the film Santa Sangre. Nobody [...]

James Reviews Shout! Factory’s Gamera Vs Zigra / Gamera: The Super Monster [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:41:25 +0000

Nobody has given credit where credit is due when it comes to Shout! Factory’s great treatment of the original Gamera series. Each [...]

James Remembers Elizabeth Taylor With A Top Ten List (1932 – 2011)

James McCormick — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:04:26 +0000

We’ve lost a classic star, one that was almost too good to be true. She had brains and beauty in [...]

James Reviews Henry Saine’s The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu

James McCormick — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:26:11 +0000

As many of you know from reading our site and listening to our podcast, we are pretty big H.P. Lovecraft fans. Fans [...]

For Criterion Consideration: The Films of Alan Clarke

James McCormick — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:41:52 +0000

Sometimes in this series of articles, we’re going to focus on specific filmmakers who deserve a spot within the Criterion Collection. Especially [...]

James Reviews Yony Leyser’s William S. Burroughs: A Man Within [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:28:39 +0000

William S. Burroughs, the beat poet who took the literary world by storm with his novel Naked Lunch gets the documentary [...]

James Reviews Kenji Mizumi’s Shinsengumi Chronicles: I Want to Die a Samurai [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:54:00 +0000

“Your eyes were sparkling when you wanted to join. Now they are dull.”

If anyone knows me, they’ll know I’m a [...]

James Reviews Samuel Fuller’s Shock Corridor [Blu-ray Review]

James McCormick — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:00:19 +0000

All of the men want me, Johnny. But I want you. And you – you want the Pulitzer Prize.

A [...]

James Remembers Tura Satana (1938-2011)

James McCormick — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:00:51 +0000

One of the great personalities of cinema has passed away this weekend. Tura Satana, the iconic actress from Russ Meyer’s equally [...]

James Reviews Disney’s Alice In Wonderland [Blu-ray Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:00:13 +0000

A film that was ripped apart by critics when it was released, especially in England, Walt Disney’s Alice in [...]

James Reviews Adam Green’s Hatchet II [Blu-ray Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:00:46 +0000

Victor Crowley is back with a vengeance, this time with more gore filled kills than the first time around, [...]

For Criterion Consideration: Ossie Davis’ Cotton Comes To Harlem

James McCormick — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:42:32 +0000

Now what would a bail of cotton be doing in Harlem?

We’ve been gone for a bit, but like any good [...]

James Reviews Lynn Hershman Leeson’s W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution [Sundance 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:41:12 +0000

W”.A.R.” asks the question, “Can you name three women artists?” Can you do it? I know I had to think long [...]

James Reviews Leonard Retel Helmrich’s Position Among the Stars [Sundance 2011 Review]

James McCormick — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:40:40 +0000

Leonard Retel Helmrich has been chronicling the lives of Bachtiar “Bakti” Becker and his mother, Rumidjah Sjamsuddin for three films and [...]

James Reviews Rob Epstein’s and Jeffrey Friedman’s Howl [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:00:21 +0000

Sadly, Howl was a film that flew right under my radar completely in 2010′s full roster of films. A film dealing [...]

James Reviews Fritz Lang’s Metropolis [Masters Of Cinema UK Blu-ray Review]

James McCormick — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:00:42 +0000

There can be no understanding between the hand and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator.

How can one review [...]

‘Tis the Season For a Top 10 Toshirō Mifune Films List!

James McCormick — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:17:26 +0000

Toshir? Mifune is one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen. I don’t say that with any doubt [...]

James Reviews Joel And Ethan Coen’s True Grit [Theatrical Review]

James McCormick — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:05:59 +0000

The last time The Coen Brothers tried to remake a classic film, they didn’t hit one out of the park and [...]

Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre Coming To DVD In America Thanks To Severin Films

James McCormick — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:00:52 +0000

Thanks to the fine folk over at Severin Films, they are bringing us a forgotten gem from 1989 from a master [...]

James Reviews Robert Houston’s Shogun Assassin [UK Blu-Ray review]

James McCormick — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:59:36 +0000

I guess I wish it was different. But a wish is only a wish.

Looking at the film Shogun Assassin, it’s [...]

James Reviews Leo McCarey’s Make Way For Tomorrow [UK Blu-Ray Review]

James McCormick — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:00:50 +0000

Two old-fashioneds, for two old-fashioned people.

Sometimes you hear about a film for years, from your grandparents, from friends and colleagues [...]

James Reviews Joseph Kosinski’s Tron: Legacy [Theatrical Review]

James McCormick — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:58:47 +0000

It’s been 28 years since the first Tron light cycled its way into the film world from the Walt Disney Company. [...]

For Criterion Consideration: Sam Peckinpah’s Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia

James McCormick — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:00:53 +0000

Why is his head worth one million dollars and the lives of 21 people?

Ah, they don’t have taglines like that [...]

For Criterion Consideration: Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye

James McCormick — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:00:24 +0000

When trying to think of a worthy title for the second installment in the For Criterion Consideration series we have started here at [...]

For Criterion Consideration: David Gordon Green’s Undertow

James McCormick — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 04:00:10 +0000

David Gordon Green is a favorite filmmaker with our writers here at Criterion Cast. With his sudden emergence in the world [...]

James Reviews Larry Blamire’s Dark and Stormy Night [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:00:57 +0000

Larry Blamire is a lover of the films of yesteryear. But not the sprawling epics or strategic war films of yesteryear. [...]

James Reviews The Terror Within / Dead Space Double Feature [Roger Corman Cult Classics DVD Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:00:59 +0000

With the recent passing of Dino De Laurentiis, it had me thinking of the other prolific genre producer who is still [...]

James Reviews Jalmari Helander’s Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale [Theatrical Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:15:46 +0000

“This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.”

Before going into the screening for Rare Exports, all I knew about [...]

James Reviews Kinji Fukasaku’s The Green Slime [DVD Review]

James McCormick — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:00:34 +0000

What do you get when we have a film produced by MGM but filmed in Tokyo at Toei Company? We have [...]

For Your Holiday Wish List: Star Wars Art: Visions

James McCormick — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:00:05 +0000

Lucasfilm has released a new book through Abrams, and it looks to be a must have for this holiday season. Star [...]