From Sunday evenings on ITV1 to Saturday night at Central Hall Westminster (via the big screen), An Evening at Downton Abbey was a true celebration of all things related to the fictional Crawley family. Alastair King conducted the Chamber Orchestra of London, who were responsible for recording the scores to all of the Downton Abbey TV […]
Just because we may have never heard of them doesn’t mean that the market for microdramas isn’t large. The microdrama format consists of serialized dramas, shot vertically for viewing on a mobile phone, each episode probably less than two minutes long, ideal for binge viewing. At The New Publishing Standard Mark Williams tells us about […]
This is post 1 of 2 that I’m contributing to the Twelfth Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon. I hope you get as much of a kick out of these exciting finds as I did! One of the best-loved films from the … Continue reading →
Greetings and good morning, everyone, and welcome to the return of Silent-ology’s longest running tradition: Sharing the love of this great comedian and consummate filmmaker is one of my favorite things, so I’m delighted to not only be hosting this … Continue reading →
The trailer for the upcoming special Punisher: One Last Kill (Disney+, 2026) briefly includes a classic variant.
by Cláudio Alves THE BRIDE!, Maggie Gyllenhaal | © Warner Bros. The Team Experience had a lot of fun voting on that “Who should be the Next Amy Madigan?” poll, but, lovely as the final results might be, there will always be something to gripe about. For me, the major complaint is that I was the only fellow to pick Jeannie Berlin for their top ten, a grave injustice that warrants a write-up all by itself. If you don’t buy that excuse, then there’s The Bride!’s VOD release, where this erstwhi...
DC/Marvel: Supergirl/Blade Published April 8, 2026 Cover Artist Mikel Janín Writer CRC Payne Layouts Mikel...
You’re probably feeling rather tedious and life is seriously mediocre, but good news for theatre fans that The High Life, the one series 1990s sitcom, is back in musical form, a chance to reboard that Boeing going high. Performing on tour in Scotland with layovers in Dundee, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Inverness, original writers Alan […]
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is … Continue reading →
I crunched eight years of Wikipedia data and 10 million reviews across nine Oscar-winning countries and 12,267 films to find out whether the Parasite effect was real or not.
1968 horror, dir. Terence Fisher, Christopher Lee, Charles Grey: IMDb. Satanists! They're everywhere!
The Matrix (1999)
As a follow-up to the previous post, here’s a list (one per director for brevity). Please send suggestions.
Radioheart: The Drive & Times of DJ Kevin Cole A film by Peter Hilgendorf and Andrew Franks Kevin hosting Reykjavík Calling, Neumos, Seattle, 2011 I caught this film at the MSPIFF 45 last night. Kevin was a DJ at First Avenue in the 80s (he was Prince’s party DJ!) and he was the founder of REV105, a groundbreaking Twin City radio station in the 90s (that my kids adored.) REV105 was
My review for the mother of the Survival Horror genre
by Nathaniel R Almodóvar will be competing for the Palme for the seventh time with "BITTER CHRISTMAS" The Cannes competition lineup is here. There's been a lot of scuttlebutt online that it's disappointing. I don't know how that can be the case yet when the films are unseen. It is true that it is very expected in that it is mostly auteurs that they have programmed in the past but that is literally ALWAYS the case since Cannes isn't exactly known for straying from their favourites. What's i...
Influential industrialist Vanger’s niece Harriet disappeared under mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. As a last attempt at solving the case, he hires investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist. I did watch the 2011 US-version of the movie back when it appeared because it had Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. If I had known that the original Swedish version has Noomi Rapace in it, I would have watched this 15 years ago. This has a nice story, great pacing and the performances of Noomi Rapace and…
The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals, Fun sequel to the great animation by Dreamworks, suitable for the entire family, which provides a bit over an hour and a half of entertainment. The voice cast is great as always, with Sam Rockwell, Richard Ayoade, Craig Robinson, Zazie Beetz. Hell, even Awkwafina manages to stay non-annoying…
DorohedoroBack in 2020, yes, 6 years ago, the most deranged, awesome, most stylistic anime show appeared on Netflix; Dorohedoro. From the very first episode, I was hooked! And 6 years...
The first recording today is Mythbusters – Exploding Port-a-Potty. They’re looking for a car that they can make ‘pole vault’ by breaking its driveshaft which drops into a hole in the road. They are also testing a myth about an exploding portapotty. So Adam brings in a sample of his own pooh. There’s also a glimpse […]
A spinoff of an ongoing series A Real Bug’s Life. This National Geographic miniseries on Disney+ uses macrophotography to capture tiny insects in dramatized settings, supplemented by Awkwafina’s affable narration. Monsters, Inc. Before ever even seeing the movie, the two year old got absolutely transfixed by a figurine of Mike Wazowski (or as he calls […]
Douglas Fairbanks and Constance Talmadge just want to get married but it’s easier said than done with her father and his favored suitor hot on their trail. Home Media Availability: Released on DVD. By hook or by crook Douglas Fairbanks will always be remembered as the archetype and king of the movie swashbucklers and that’s […]
"If I'm right, it's even worse than if I was wrong." The first adaptation of the novel, made shortly after its publication. We’ve already seen the later film, now it’s time for the original. This is a much more faithful adaptation of the ...
This weekend I was watching Friday the 13th the Series on Comet TV and afterwards I started looking at the stuff I had put together when I was doing the podcast I did a few years ago. One thing I meant to share at the time, but forgot about was an article from issue 80 of
Movies Big Driver (2014) D: Mikael Salomon. S: Maria Bello, Ann Dowd, Will Harris, Olympia Dukakis, Joan Jett. Tonally concerning, poorly written adaptation of Stephen King novella about cozy murder mystery novelist Bello surviving a sexual assault and attempted murder. Way too many exploitation vibes for a Lifetime TV movie, especially how it objectifies Bello’s … Continue reading Briefly (12 April 2026)
by Team Experience BARBARA HERSHEY made our Top Five. But who else did? Read on! In Part 1 of this Oscar-fantasy exercise we laid the groundwork for the actress-obsessive question of the moment and shared thoughts on several actresses we are rooting for in terms of an unexpected / winning Oscar comeback. Now on to the tippity top vote-getters from our Team member polling. Tomorrow in Part 3 we'll talk about the collective vote from the 100+ readers who took the poll. A quick catch up from ...
