Artistic depiction of the event by an eyewitness **Alien AliensAlien 3Alien: ResurrectionPrometheusCovenant ** Alien: Resurrection (1997, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet)Not unique to this movie, but it does always feel intrinsically wrong for the 20th Century Fox fanfare to not immediately transition into the Star Wars theme.**Still an orange opening, except it’s closeups of grotty/distorted organic material. No nebula when we get to space, just an ugly-ass ship. The overbearing theme music is here to…

...will not appear this weekend.The column will also not appear on September 26th.Around the Blogosphere This Week will return on Saturday, October 3rd.In the meantime, I have prescheduled some posts for the coming week, so please check back periodically for new content.For the most recent classic film news links, please visit my September 12th column.

While perusing, as opposed to the 1920's and 1930's slapstick we often focus on, the latest news in the world of comedy (notably, the talented comediennes Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter joining the SNL cast for season 52), the gang here tips a top hat worn in 1926 by Raymond Griffith to one of our favorite comedy writers and comics, Robert Smigel.Since anyone who even worked on the periphery of show business is now required by federal law to have a podcast, here's Robert's podcast!First…

One of the lesser-known benefits of joining the Tatsunami International Fan Club is that it includes access to observe asa-geiko, the stable’s morning practice. I had joined the Fan Club mainly to get a regular banzuke and because I thought it would be interesting. Once I started planning a trip to Japan, I came to … Continue reading A Morning at Tatsunami-beya: Watching the Professionals

Michael Shannon as President James A. Garfield in Death by Lightning (Episode 4: “Destiny of the Republic”) Vitals Michael Shannon as James A. Garfield, Ohio farmer-turned-20th President of the United States Washington, D.C., Summer 1881 Series: Death by Lightning Episode: “Destiny of the Republic” (Episode 4) Streaming Date: November 6, 2025 Director: Matt Ross Creator: Mike Makowsky Costume Designer: Michael Wilkinson WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background President James Garfield died 145 years…

IIn the era which we call B.C.—that is, Before Cable—movies on television were a Big Deal. A Very Big Deal, in fact. They were, and had been for years, a staple of local television, and in the late 1950s ABC had experimented with a couple of movie packages consisting of pre-1950 movies or movies from England, but when NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies debuted in 1961, it represented a masssive change. Now, for the first time, movies that had been in theaters after 1950 could be seen in the…

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Fabulous family dinner at Loretta, location of so many great family events.

The best part of the new Resident Evil is the extended opening sequence, which could be an outstanding short horror film on its own, before it even shows us a title card. Austin Abrams is fantastic as Bryan, a medical courier who agrees to take on an urgent request (at double pay) to deliver a mysterious package to the hospital in Raccoon City. We see him driving in the snow at night, knowing far more than he does about what’s going to be waiting for him as soon as he reaches his destination.…

My favorite game to play is finding the artwork used to decorate the sets of Twin Peaks. This time, I located the framed art seen hanging above Ruth Davenport’s bed in Part 1 of Twin Peaks: The Return. It’s a public domain piece that created in 1802 by an English watercolorist and etcher. ARTWORK ABOVE RUTH... The post Twin Peaks Set Decoration – Artwork Above Ruth Davenport’s Bed appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

NOTE: A few days ago I went to a 20th anniversary screening of CARS (2006). Has it really been that long since it came out?!I'm not certain if I'd seen the film in its entirety since 2006; it was long enough since my last viewing that it really felt fresh and new. The movie is endlessly creative in a way we perhaps now take for granted, given the passing of a couple decades.Below is a short review from the early days of this blog. If, like me, you haven't seen CARS in years -- or perhaps ever…

by Eurocheese One of the top reasons to attend festivals is to find surprises, films that far exceed expectations and become unforeseen favorites. I had no plans to write up Leah Nelson's Tangles, though I knew it was getting good reviews. When I stumbled out of the theater, unable to keep tears from streaming down my face, I knew it deserved a reaction here at The Film Experience. This animated gem is not only for those who have been impacted by Alzheimer's directly, but for anyone who has…

Over the course of the last couple of weeks I’ve watched “The Evil Dead”, “Evil Dead 2”, “Army of Darkness”, and “Evil Dead Rise”. I had watch “Ash vs. Evil Dead” many years ago and really enjoyed the show, so I finally wanted to get to know the original. The first three are considered classics. Movies two and three are definitely entertaining but the first adjective I’d use to describe them is “weird”. Especially with movies one and two I got the impression, though, that everyone was on drugs…

Over the course of the last couple of weeks I’ve watched “The Evil Dead”, “Evil Dead 2”, “Army of Darkness”, and “Evil Dead Rise”. I had watch “Ash vs. Evil Dead” many years ago and really enjoyed the show, so I finally wanted to get to know the original. The first three are considered classics. Movies two and three are definitely entertaining but the first adjective I’d use to describe them is “weird”. Especially with movies one and two I got the impression, though, that everyone was on drugs…

Another week with more movies! The big opening is a reboot of Resident Evil from Barbarian & Weapons director Zach Creggar, apparently hewing closer to the games that the Milla Jovovich series did. It's at Fresh Pond, Jordan's Furniture (Imax Friday-Sunday), Boston Common (including Imax Laser & Dolby Cinema & Spanish subtitles), Causeway Street (including XL), Kendall Square, the Seaport,

“You have as many options as you give yourself.” –Kasie West The latest Battlefield 6 season released to warm reception for good reason: from the moment players set foot on Tsuru Reef, they found themselves immersed in combined-arms gameplay set amongst a tropical archipelago with turquoise waters and brilliant blue skies. As aircraft soar overhead, […]

Duncan Sheik Passes Away at 56

Peacock just announced the cast of The Traitors US season five, and holy shit is it incredible on paper!

As a teenager, Maguy Le Coze and her brother Gilbert were introduced to the culinary life while helping their parents in their hotel restaurant in Brittany, France. But staying in the French countryside was not for her. Maguy and Gilbert opened Le Bernardin first in Paris, and later in New York City in 1986. Le Bernardin is considered one of the finest restaurants in the world, earning three Michelin stars and four stars from The New York Times since it opened. Celebrity chef Eric Ripert is the…

A couple of nights ago, I went to see the opening night of the new Komische Oper production of Aribert Reimann’s opera Lear, directed by Barrie Kosky and staged in the Oper’s temporary location in a hangar at Tempelhof Airport. I reviewed it for Bachtrack, and you can find that review at this link. On Substack are some s further reflections on the opera and its staging, along with storms, tone-rows, Romanticism, bombardment, and howling. An excerpt here:Reimann’s is “music that admonishes”,…

A obsessive shrine to Superman appears in Superman for All Seasons #2 (DC, October 1998). ▲ Superman for All Seasons #2 (DC, October 1998) ▲ Superman for All Seasons #2 (DC, October 1998), cover From contributor Don Leibold.

The 13th Annual Rule, Britannia Blogathon is Here! While many think of Hollywood when they think of movies, the fact is that many classic films originated in the United Kingdom. From the Gainsborough melodramas to the Ealing comedies to the Hammer Horrors, the United Kingdom has made many contributions to classic film. The Rule, Britannia Blogathon will run from Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20 2026.Without further ado, here are this year's entriesRealweeegiemidget Reviews: "FILMS……

Kendra has her 18th-Century Quest to watch every movie ever set in the 18th century, and while

★★★★: Extraordinary in its chaos. Zucker is the perfect (sort of) straight man amongst the other acts. Though I didn't love every one of them, everything moved so quickly that there wasn't time to dwell on any one of them. The camera moves really supported how frenetic everything felt. Decidedly earns its "nudity" warning, too. FYI: My reviews are scored out of 4. Also, thanks for subscribing to my RSS feed and supporting the indie web!

Last week the official trailer for the next Avatar series debuted and I was surprised to be filled with confidence. Now, I am not some Korra hater. I actually quite like the show, the character, and sympathize with the creative team's struggles as Nickelodeon bungled the entire show. I even wrote about the show for my history of animation class at UCF in November 2015. While I have found the Pages document, I have decided to spare you all from publishing it. Seven Havens is leaning into the…

The Flywheel theatre company are reviving the rep tradition by having five actors perform five different plays in five weeks. Their interpretation of Molière's classic is gaudy and hilarious. Even the lighting cues are funny! It is fair to say that School for Wives isn't exactly an uncontroversial play. The plot basically boils down to "Women! Eh? You can't live with them, you can't easily groom them from the age of four and keep them imprisoned so they become perfect submissives." Is the fear…

There’s a man in the airport wearing a cowboy hat on top of a baseball hat. Unlike an overstuffed comedy premise, it’s funny.

Tuner (2025) • View trailerThree stars (out of five); rated R, for violence, dramatic intensity and considerable profanityAvailable via: Amazon Prime and other VOD optionsBy Derrick Bang • Published in The Davis Enterprise, 9.20.26Of all the ways a film can fail, the most disappointing is when script, execution and tone show great promise during the first two acts... ...and then everything goes to hell during the third act, leaving viewers unsatisfied, and with an expression of bewildered “what…