Giving Thanks for Martians, Spies and Lies! by Michelle Keenan – This past month marked a slight lull in cinematic offerings. We are that point before award season competition is in full swing and the holiday season box office blockbusters hit theatres. That said, we were treated to some ofContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Having been enthralled by Guillermo del Toro’s latest effort Crimson Peak, I decided to choose his masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth for this month’s DVD pick. I say masterpiece because I can’t imagine him doing anything to surpass this but only time will tell. If I’mContinue Reading
by Michelle Keenan – From Chess and Grandmas to Mobsters and Monsters, Happy Halloween! We’ve got a packed section for you this month, so we’ll get right to it. M. Night Shyamalan returns to what he does best, suspenseful storytelling a la Rod Serling with The Visit. Tobey McGuire’s nineContinue Reading
by Michelle Keenan & Chip Kaufmann – Black Mass **** Short Take: Biopic about the rise of Boston Irish mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger and his alliance with corrupt FBI agent John Connelly. REEL TAKE: I like Johnny Depp, even when his career is in a slump, but I had someContinue Reading
by Chip Kaufmann – I have frequently written articles in this publication concerning England’s Hammer Films along with reviews and DVD picks of some of their movies. Now it is time to pay tribute to Hammer’s chief competitor in the 1960s and 1970s, Amicus Productions. The primary impetus behind thisContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Tales from the Crypt / Vault of Horror (1973) Actually it’s a Blu-Ray pick as the DVD of this double feature contains the TV print of Vault of Horror which is sloppily (and I do mean sloppily) censored. For those of you without Blu-Ray players, the DVDContinue Reading
by Michelle Keenan & Chip Kaufmann – Diary of a Teenage Girl **** Short Take: The sexually frank story of a 15 year old girl in 1976 who has an affair with her mother’s 35 year old boyfriend. Reel Take: Critics are singing the praises for Marielle Heller’s indie darling DiaryContinue Reading
Chip Kaufmann’s Pick: Java Heat (2013) Having thoroughly enjoyed No Escape (see my review this issue), I was immediately reminded of this little action flick from Indonesia that did decent business back in 2013. The setting is Southeast Asia, it has action to spare, and has the added bonus ofContinue Reading
by Steve Fiore The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) and the Carolina Mountain Club (CMC) will co-host a special screening of the new Robert Redford film, “A Walk in the Woods,” on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7:15 p.m. at the Carolina Cinemas in Asheville. “A Walk in the Woods,” basedContinue Reading
