The DVD and Blu-ray release earlier this month of Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In is probably causing few ripples in the perennial, if quietly implicit, debate on the merits of the highbrow vs. lowbrow culture. In fact, I’d guess that it’s stirred up little concern on this front except among folks like […]
Edited, Written & Directed by Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado Produced by Chilik Michaeli, Avraham Pirchi Tami Leon & Julia Schifter Hebrew with English subtitles Released by Image Entertainment Israel. 94 min. Not rated With Lior Ashkenazi, Ania Bukstein, Danny Geva, Yael Grobglas, Henry David, Ran Danker, Liat Har Lev, Yaron Motola, Menashe Noy & […]
Directed by Xavier Gens Produced by Ross M. Dinerstein, Juliette Hagopian, Nathaniel Rollo & Darryn Welch Written by Karl Mueller & Eron Sheean Released by Anchor Bay Films Germany/USA/Canada. 122 min. Not rated With Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Courtney B. Vance, Iván González, Michael Eklund & Rosanna Arquette Like nothing so much as […]
We all know that countless titles are released for the home video market every year—in the genre category alone there’s too much for any individual to track, including me. Or should I say “especially me” as I tend to focus my energies on theatrical releases. So just in case you’re like me, here are some […]
Directed by Erle C Kenton Written by Philip Wylie & Waldemar Young, based on The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells Released by Criterion Collection USA. 70 min. Not rated With Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi, Kathleen & Arthur Hohl Special Features: New digital restoration of the uncut theatrical version. […]
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Produced by Agustin Almodóvar & Esther García Written by Pedro Almodóvar & Agustin Almodovar, based on the novel Mygale by Thierry Jonquet Released by Sony Pictures Classics Spanish with English subtitles Spain. 115 min. Rated R With Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes & Jan Cornet In his stylish psychological thriller-cum-horror […]
Directed by Eli Craig Produced by Morgan Jurgenson, Albert Klychak, Rosanne Milliken & Deepak Nayar Written by Craig & Jurgenson Released by Magnet Releasing USA. 89 min. Rated R With Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss & Philip Granger You can tell by its deliberately corny name that Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, […]
Written & Directed by Álex de la Iglesia Produced by Gerardo Herrero & Mariela Besuievsky Spanish with English subtitles Released by Magnet Releasing Spain/France. 105 min. Rated R With Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Sancho Gracia & Juan Luis Galiardo When I was in Spain last December, I found it funny that […]
Written & Directed by Jalmari Helander, based on an idea by the Helander Brothers Produced by Petri Jokiranta Released by Oscilloscope Laboratories Finnish with English subtitles Finland. 80 min. Not Rated With Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Per Christian Ellefsen, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Ilmari Jarvenpaa & Peeter Jakobi There’s no easy way to prepare you […]