Madness Is the Loftiest Intelligence | The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) Netflix Limited Series

The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

October is the season for spooky delights, which makes it a fine time for Netflix to roll out the latest horror miniseries from producer/director Mike Flanagan. These things are getting to be nearly an annual tradition for the streamer. This year’s is The Fall of the House of Usher, based (extremely loosely) upon a mash-up… Read More Madness Is the Loftiest Intelligence | The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) Netflix Limited Series

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The Final Friedkin | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) on Showtime

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023)

The latest adaptation of the famed courtroom drama The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial arrives under the cloud of a double sadness, for the dual losses of co-star Lance Reddick and director William Friedkin, both of whom passed away in the time between the film’s completion and its premiere on the Showtime cable network. In the case… Read More The Final Friedkin | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) on Showtime

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Scream to the Future | Totally Killer (2023) on Amazon Prime Video

Totally Killer (2023)

If the nearly three decades since Scream have given us an abundance of meta slasher movies, including a whole bunch of sequels to Scream itself, the new Amazon film Totally Killer tries to do one better by throwing in the added twist of being a meta time travel/slasher movie. Its heroine has seen plenty of… Read More Scream to the Future | Totally Killer (2023) on Amazon Prime Video

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Shit’s Getting Out of Control | Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) 4K Ultra HD

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

Despite having once again sworn that he was done with Transformers and ready to hand the directing reins over to somebody else after the very successful Age of Extinction, Michael Bay wasted almost no time jumping right back in to helm the next sequel himself anyway. Unfortunately, by this point, even longtime fans had enough.… Read More Shit’s Getting Out of Control | Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) 4K Ultra HD

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Dahl by Anderson | A Quartet of Wes Anderson Short Films (2023) on Netflix

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

Wes Anderson has had a quite productive year. Just a few months after the theatrical release of his latest feature Asteroid City, the director has now also delivered no less than four new short films to Netflix. All based on stories by Roald Dahl (from whom Anderson had previously adapted 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox), The… Read More Dahl by Anderson | A Quartet of Wes Anderson Short Films (2023) on Netflix

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I’m All About Bad Ideas | Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) 3D Blu-ray

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

After Transformers: Dark of the Moon hit a franchise high for box office, Michael Bay announced that he’d be leaving the series on a high note to go make smaller, personal films. He did exactly one of those (2013’s Pain & Gain, which underperformed) before crawling right back to the safe haven of the robots… Read More I’m All About Bad Ideas | Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) 3D Blu-ray

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Look More Like Little Shreks to Me | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Seven years have passed since the last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie played on cinema screens, which must mean it’s about time for a new theatrical reboot. The franchise reinvents itself once every decade or so, jumping back and forth between live-action and animation with each reworking. The latest iteration, called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:… Read More Look More Like Little Shreks to Me | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

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It’s Hostile Takeover Time | Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) 3D Blu-ray

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

In most respects, Michael Bay’s third Transformers movie is just a lot more of what we already saw in the first two. Giant robots smash and bash one another for two-and-a-half hours of mayhem, destroying another major U.S. metropolis in the process, while Shia LaBeouf gets in the way and makes a nuisance of himself.… Read More It’s Hostile Takeover Time | Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) 3D Blu-ray

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Bad Robots Suck | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) IMAX VAR Blu-ray

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

A huge blockbuster smash like the 2007 Transformers requires a sequel, and Michael Bay got to work cranking one out as fast as he could. Ready for release just two summers later, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is even bigger, longer, louder, and dumber than the first film. Consequently, it was another massive hit, despite… Read More Bad Robots Suck | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) IMAX VAR Blu-ray

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