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by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
At the end of the day Dawson’s Creek is kind of the only show you need from this TV season, but it’s also deeply weird that almost none of it exists in a perceivable way.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
If King of the Monsters is “Stairway to Heaven,” The New Empire is “Running With The Devil.”
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
Saints is less interested in political struggle—the lives and deaths of many—than it is in the moral struggle of one man.
by Joe Carlough, Staff Writer
An artful mix of personal biopic, social commentary, and urban history, Carol Doda Topless at the Condor has a lot to say–and if you’re a sucker for vintage photos and footage of major American cities like I am, you’re going to love watching this doc.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Nashville shows (and perpetuates) the hardship of the music industry on artists.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
While it’s been said many times on the show, FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR shows the ultimate power in a name.
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
In director Kamila Andini’s Yuni, the film that shares its name with its main character, individuality is revered by the youth and destroyed by the adults around them, as girls are often directed to a singular path for themselves: marriage.
by Liz Wiest, Staff Writer
While the movie is stylish in the same way that an Urban Outfitters Polaroid is, it simultaneously feels comforting and natural, like watching a VHS from your childhood.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
As the Bad Kids progress in their school year, things are looking even more mysterious and dangerous than ever.
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Masters of the Air is also an ambitious miniseries that is epic in scope, intimate in scale, and swings for the fences.
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
For 25 years, Todd Verow has been writing, directing, producing and starring in films that feature extensive, extended and even explicit nudity.
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Robert Morgan is a true artist who not only creates something visually stunning but also layers it with themes that resonate and bring the world to life.
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
French Girl doesn’t do anything wrong because it can’t really claim to be doing much at all–neither funny nor romantic, neither progressive nor offensive, it just entertains in bits and pieces.
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
Indistinguishable from the propaganda it thinks it's tittering at, like a clown making fun of the person he sees in a mirror.
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Allison O’Daniel’s piece is an atmospheric piece on sound, music, and d/Deaf culture within and beyond these spheres.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
The Vulture Dimension, the end of the battle with Grix, and the continuation of the murder mystery!
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
5lbs of Pressure features several characters who are remorseful. Viewers who see this film all the way through will likely feel deep regret.
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
There’s much to commend here, and is a welcome return for a British studio with such a rich horror history. Long live Hammer!
by Tina Kakadelis, Staff Writer
What if we existed in an alternate universe where our hearts were ordinary objects in our chests?
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Netflix’s Supersex tells a coming-of-age story in the porn industry.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
It’s time for the Frostyfaire Folk Festival, which means it’s time for a big battle!
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Kimble’s film proves that a contemporary reworking of Choderlos de Laclos’ novel lends itself quite well to the teen film genre.
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
Key to T Blockers’ urgency is the notion that no matter how much vigilante justice happens in the moment, this apocalypse has happened before and will happen again.
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Here’s the ares some of the flicks I saw on Thursday and Friday nights and Saturday afternoon.
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
I'm not alone in my wonderment seeing the historical footage found in Copa 71.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
At the end of the day Dawson’s Creek is kind of the only show you need from this TV season, but it’s also deeply weird that almost none of it exists in a perceivable way.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Nashville shows (and perpetuates) the hardship of the music industry on artists.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
While it’s been said many times on the show, FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR shows the ultimate power in a name.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
As the Bad Kids progress in their school year, things are looking even more mysterious and dangerous than ever.
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Masters of the Air is also an ambitious miniseries that is epic in scope, intimate in scale, and swings for the fences.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
The Vulture Dimension, the end of the battle with Grix, and the continuation of the murder mystery!
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Netflix’s Supersex tells a coming-of-age story in the porn industry.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
It’s time for the Frostyfaire Folk Festival, which means it’s time for a big battle!
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
The first musical TV we’re covering in CURTAIN CALL is Smash, the two season show that might finally be getting a Broadway show of its own.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Episode 7 of Fantasy High: Junior Year brings out the stressful nature of being a teenager. Grades, popularity, and life outside of both come to a head.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
For this month’s look at one television season (1996-1997), I wanted to bring five specific shows to the table. Smart Guy, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clueless, 7th Heaven, and (of course) Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Sometimes being a teenager is getting pushed out of a world-ending situation and back to a normal high school party.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
The first day of Junior Year comes to a close, but not before the Bad Kids get ready for the first party of the year… and the possible return of the Nightmare King!
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
School is finally back in session and there’s a new antagonist in town!
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
One of the great joys of Fantasy High is the entire group’s ability to really tap into the deep fears and issues of being a teenager.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Dropout’s brilliant actual play Dungeons & Dragons show is back with the continuing story of the Bad Kids in Fantasy High: Junior Year.
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
The pitch for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters must have sounded too good to pass up for all parties involved.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Join us on a new monthly feature of TV all about teen shows!
by Marie-Claire Gould, Contributor
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a new adaptation of the original comics, with the entire cast of the film returning… but it’s reimagining shows the mythic potential of finding yourself.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
What hath LOST wrought? Let’s discuss in the final installment of Dispatches from the Hatch!
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
“The most important part of your life was the time that you spent with these people on that island.”
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Band of Brothers is a rarity in that it is, in almost conceivable way, superior to Saving Private Ryan—no small feat.
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Arrested Development turns 20 and it’s original run still stands strong.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
While viewing this INCREDIBLE series, I could not help but mull over the idea of living next door to America’s favorite spooky family.
by Joe Carlough, Staff Writer
Living for the Dead, the new queer Hulu reality ghost hunting show, from the creators of Queer Eye and executive producer Kristen Stewart, feels like it was made specifically for the audience of me—in both a good way and a not-so-good way.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
The evocative nature of the use of CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON in HBO documentary series I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK links the two killers in cinematic history.
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
While the apocalyptic nature of the series doesn’t differ all too much from that of the original series, Castlevania: Nocturne is a worthy addition to the animated canon with its deeply interesting takes on characters.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, contributor and Podcast Czar
“A traditional Kyoto inn is looping two minutes at a time!” That was all I had to go on when I was lucky enough to see this film at last year’s Fantasia Fest.
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Peter Greenaway’s breakout arthouse hit, The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) is bold film—an intriguing murder mystery, a cheeky satire on English class, and a naughty sex romp—rendered in such a rigorous way that it requires steadfast attention.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer, Podcast Czar
For fans of genre oddities, this is the proverbial candy store for you to feel like a kid within.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
I haven’t seen many yakuza movies before Violent Streets, and Hideo Gosha’s take is so glorious, it may have spoiled me for many other films in this subgenre.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Both of these movies are incredibly fun and exceptionally directed. I can’t recommend these enough for fans of sword fighting movies.
by Kirk Stevens, Contributor
While it may not be remembered as an 80’s teen movie classic with the likes of John Hughes, David Greenwalt’s Secret Admirer is a perfectly charming comedy of errors that serves as a breezy, entertaining watch.
by Kirk Stevens, Contributor
The performances in Counsellor At Law are universally strong, and Rice’s screenplay is full of rich dialogue and humor throughout.
by Kirk Stevens, Contributor
Screenwriter Silvia Richards was an outspoken progressive whose career was interrupted due to being blacklisted and being called as a witness for the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
The Belle Starr Story is, amazingly, the only spaghetti western ever directed by a woman. As such, it has a unique look at its characters, in a way films rarely did, or even do today, with an eye for commentary on sexuality and gender.
by Kirk Stevens, Contributor, Disc Devotee
n the past two years, the stunning new 4K restoration has been screening all over the world and has finally received the lovingly curated home video release it deserves from Severin Films.
by Nikk Nelson, Staff Writer, Cinematic Maniac
Someone is finally listening to people who care about the quality of the film itself when we present it in our homes for ourselves, our family, and our friends.
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
We don't get many movies like Hudson Hawk. You have to continue to appreciate them as they get more and more rare.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Murina is that special kind of feature film debut that seems to emerge fully formed, in this case from the beautiful Adriatic Sea.
by Ashley Jane Davis, Staff Writer
I love this flick! It’s like Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II as an episode of Murder, She Wrote by way of Sir R.L. Stine with the perfect cast!
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Is this a pro-cop movie? Or an anti-cop movie?
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
I adore details like this and these little extras make owning a physical film release feel so much more special.
by Benjamin Leonard, Managing Zine Editor, Best Boy
Is this a pro-cop movie? Or an anti-cop movie?