by Sean Axmaker | Aug 4, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
The Lobster (Lionsgate, Blu-ray, DVD) – Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos describes his English language debut as his film about love (following Dogtooth, his film on life, and Alps, on death). Which is not necessarily to call it a love story. It is, in its own way,...
by Sean Axmaker | Mar 23, 2016 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (Lionsgate, Blu-ray, DVD) brings an end to the first and most successful big screen adaptation of a young adult dystopian thriller of an oppressive, brutal future. Divergent and The Maze Runner followed with less success, both...
by Sean Axmaker | Feb 15, 2015 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
A Day in the Country (Criterion, Blu-ray, DVD) – Jean Renoir has long been called the cinematic successor to the French Impressionists—he is, after all, the son of Auguste Renoir, and his generosity and humanism and interest in the lives of working class folks is in...
by Alex Romero | Aug 5, 2014 | Features, News, What's Hot
Espionage films have been popular throughout cinematic history, with deep roots dating back to the silent era. Most films were based on popular novels, much like the James Bond series that gained international popularity in the early ’60s. Movie patrons were...
by James Rocchi | Nov 11, 2013 | Interviews, News
(Last Friday, the creators and cast of Catching Fire met the press in Los Angeles at the Four Seasons hotel; here is the question Cinephiled asked specifically, with some expansions and supplemental material included.) Cinephiled: Fans have found these books...
