Disc Dispatch: FLAMING EARS is a visually intriquing kink-laden queer 90s film out of Austria
by Benjamin Leonard, Managing Zine Editor, Best Boy
Is this a pro-cop movie? Or an anti-cop movie?
by Benjamin Leonard, Managing Zine Editor, Best Boy
Is this a pro-cop movie? Or an anti-cop movie?
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 Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Is this a pro-cop movie? Or an anti-cop movie?
by Clayton Hayes, Staff Writer
The UFO Incident is quite the oddity…
by Audrey Callerstrom, Associate Editor
There’s never enough momentum in the story to make any of these songs really hit.
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
The crown jewel of this installment of The Dark Side of Cinema is John Brahm’s 1947 Singapore.
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
One thing that struck me about watching this 25-year-old rendition of a nearly 70-year-old story is how relevant it still feels.
by Clayton Hayes, Staff Writer
I’m a huge fan of ‘70s Italian horror and watching The Antichrist was a wonderfully pleasant surprise.
by Benjamin Leonard, Managing Zine Editor, Best Boy
Sometimes sitting down to an old, silent film takes a bit of an effort on my part to overcome those so-called barriers, but I settled right into this story after the initial info dump.
by Benjamin Leonard, Managing Zine Editor, Best Boy
While there won't be many people that love all of these shorts, I think the styles and stories are diverse enough that most people will enjoy at least a few, if not most.
by: Miguel Alejandro Marquez, Staff Writer
Kino Lorber has recently made restorations/Blu-ray quality releases of two Kristina Söderbaum classic, war-era made, kinos.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, The Red Herring
As a primary source without the benefit of hindsight (except for an extended introduction by Fonda on this blu-ray release), it is invaluable.
Maya Deren Collection on Kino Classics Blu-ray
by Zoe Crombie
Contrary to the belief of many, women filmmakers are not a recent phenomena. Alice Guy-Blache was a pioneer of narrative cinema at the point of its creation in the late 19th century, Dorothy Arzner became the first female director in Hollywood, and Laura Mulvey’s writing and filmmaking has revolutionised how we view movies. The disparity remains, notably at the Oscars in February where no women were nominated in the director category, but this doesn’t mean that the trail hasn’t already been blazed – these women need to be remembered and celebrated, and Maya Deren may be one of the most important filmmakers in history of any gender.
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