Category: cinema reviews
Edward. Stefan. Selene. Angel. Nicholas. Lestat. Barnabas. Dracula. Carmilla. LATHER (bite)… RINSE (suck)… REPEAT. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first idea of the vampire in 1734, although a similar concept shows up in Germany almost…
(No, this isn’t about alien villains from Doctor Who. It IS a great examination of the 1963 Bergman film by guest reviewer Rob Martin!) As she travels home by way of train, terminally ill Ester,…
Some of the most interesting narrative notes in the movie Wreck-It Ralph aren’t possible to discuss without racing into spoiler territory, which is why we left them out of our initial video review and focused on the…
“Everything changes, NOW!” – Wreck-It Ralph A short video review on why I’m angry at Disney, and why I loved their new movie, Wreck-it Ralph. In this spoiler-free overview we get to look at themes…
Every year my wife and I watch Alex Proyas’ film adaptation of The Crow on October 30th, “Devil’s Night”, which also happens to be our anniversary. This year, however, the tragic supernatural revenge flick had…
“The World will be Watching” indeed. Now that The Hunger Games has invaded homes, Blu-ray players and more, fueling the upcoming sequel that will be Catching Fire November of 2013, it seemed appropriate to give…
– by guest contributor John Michael Trowbridge “Who am I Kylie… Why a fox? Why not a horse, or a beetle, or a bald eagle? I’m saying this more as, like, existentialism, you know? Who…
“…anger. And control. But there’s something else. Something behind the control…” I had little desire to see Dredd, which might surprise those who know my long-standing love of comic book material. Between the lackluster 1995…
The talented Joss Whedon has a lesser-known hit this year, overshadowed by his colossal success with The Avengers. Whedon co-wrote The Cabin in the Woods, out today on DVD and Blu-ray, offering commentary on the formula of…
I remember thinking it was too soon… …when I saw the trailer for Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center back in 2006. Five years didn’t seem like enough time, but that was mixed with my fear the…
A few years ago I transitioned from using the term Film and Theology for the various live, written and podcast versions of what we do here, changing the name to Cinemagogue. It seems this may…
Creasy: “Do you think God’ll forgive us for what we’ve done?” Rayburn: “No.” This exchange happens near the beginning of director Tony Scott’s moving Man on Fire, a heavy but incredible film I had been putting…