by Don Kaye | Dec 20, 2013 | Features, Staff Picks
Science fiction on the big screen is in a strange place these days. For the past couple of years, there have been several strains of cinematic sci-fi that have attempted to attract viewers with varying degrees of success: first, the action-oriented spectacles and...
by James Rocchi | Dec 17, 2013 | Editor's Picks, Features, Reviews, Staff Picks
I could preamble all of this with the expected and the even-handed — some think 2013 was a great year for film, some think it was not; here are some films you have most certainly heard of, and here are a few you’re invited to reconsider — but all...
by Bryan Reesman | Dec 17, 2013 | Features, Staff Picks
The Yuletide season always makes us scramble to find the ideal gift for friends and loved ones. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s a nightmare, especially when you have a friend or two with quirky tastes (like me). Some of us do dream of a Black Christmas...
by Sean Axmaker | Dec 12, 2013 | Reviews, Staff Picks
What does it take to get an Abel Ferrara film released today? Of the six features he made since ‘R Xmas in 2001, only 4:44 Last Day on Earth landed a distributor and a limited American release in theaters and on home video. Ferrara fans – and yes, we’re...
by Danny Miller | Dec 11, 2013 | Features, Staff Picks
As a Member of the Tribe, I’ve always secretly preferred the red-and-green bacchanalia of the Christmas season to the pallid blues and whites of Hanukkah. And with Hanukkah coming so freakishly early this year and already long forgotten, we have no choice but to join...
by Kyle Curtis | Dec 11, 2013 | Features, News, Staff Picks
According to the IMDB, Walt Disney Studio’s new animated hit “Frozen” pulled in $67 million from Friday to Sunday over Thanksgiving weekend, with a total five-day haul of $93 million. Although this impressive three-day mark surpassed the previous Thanksgiving...
