2011

AHS 1984 (S9E5) “Red Dawn”: Who Survived The Night?
AHS 1984 (S9E5) “Red Dawn”: Who Survived The Night?

With the second half of the season left to still air, and the follow-up episode giving attention to the survivors, AHS 1984 seems primed for a sequel.

AHS 1984 (S9E4) “True Killers”: This Season Is Far from Slowing Down
AHS 1984 (S9E4) “True Killers”: This Season Is Far From Slowing Down

As we approach the midseason, body count rising and with no escape, “True Killers” was proof that AHS 1984 is far from slowing down.

AHS 1984 (S9E3) "Slashdance": Backstories, Reveals and Deception Further Engrain One of AHS's Best Seasons
AHS 1984 (S9E3) “Slashdance”: Backstories, Reveals & Deception Further Engrain One Of AHS’s Best Seasons

With a return to its roots, AHS 1984 is stronger than it has been in a long time, delivering the horror and the entertainment of genre films of the past.

AHS 1984 (S9 E2) "Mr. Jingles”: An Episode That Raises Both Hell and Questions
AHS 1984 (S9E2) “Mr. Jingles”: Raises Both Hell & Questions

While episode 2 of AHS 1984 provided new insights, more than enough questions arose as murder, secrets and terror lurked in the shadows.

AHS 1984's Love Letter To Horror: Did You Catch Them All?
AHS 1984’s Love Letter To Horror: Did You Catch Them All?

In a lover letter to the horror genre, AHS 1984 packed a nostalgic punch – leaving the door wide open for more homage to come.

AHS 1984 (S9E1) “Camp Redwood”: A Season Premiere you Do Not Want To Miss
AHS 1984 (S9E1) “Camp Redwood”: A Season Premiere You Do Not Want To Miss

A beautifully orchestrated collaboration of horror films, AHS 1984 is gruesome, graphic and for those who love gore, oh so satisfying.

Queerly Ever After #9: THE LOVE PATIENT (2011)
Queerly Ever After #9: THE LOVE PATIENT (2011)

Sometimes, a movie is so bad it’s just bad, such is the case with 2011’s The Love Patient, a movie so offensively, irredeemably bad it’s hard to sit through.

Sporting Talk: The Conversations Of MONEYBALL
Sporting Talk: The Conversations Of MONEYBALL

A baseball film almost without baseball, Moneyball is a revolutionary sports film. Lewis Punton takes a closer look at the conversations that fuel the plot.

TROUPERS: A Delightful if Undemanding Foray Into Working Actors Over 80
TROUPERS: A Delightful if Undemanding Foray Into Working Actors Over 80

Troupers is an homage to actors over 80 who stuck it out doing what they loved for an entire lifetime. Read our review on this charming documentary.

SHAMELESS “Are You There Shim? It’s Me, Ian” (S9E1): Testing The Bonds
SHAMELESS “Are You There Shim? It’s Me, Ian” (S9E1): Testing The Bonds

“Are You There Shim? It’s Me, Ian” doesn’t deliver the sort of Shameless panache that the earlier seasons had, but it bodes promising.

WILDE SALOMÉ & SALOMÉ: Pacino's Passion Project Finally Sees The Light Of Day
WILDE SALOMÉ & SALOMÉ: Pacino’s Passion Project Finally Sees The Light Of Day

Oscar Wilde enthusiasts won’t get too much out of Al Pacino’s Salomé films, though Jessica Chastain fans will want to check them out to see her first performance on the big screen.

PARIAH: Identity & Awareness As A Family Matter
PARIAH: Identity & Awareness As A Family Matter

Pariah is essential in the African American LGBTQ artistic and cinematic canon, as well as an achievement in cinematic storytelling.

ALMAYER'S FOLLY: A Study In Disappointment
ALMAYER’S FOLLY: A Study In Disappointment

Almayer’s Folly is deeply artistic and clearly rooted in Ackerman’s vision, but unfortunately due to a lack of characterization, it’s hard to sympathize with any of the characters.

WARRIOR: No Limits In The Ring

The time has come to continue the series on the best knockout films of all-time. The goal is to share my ten favorite movies of this genre, which may include boxing, mixed martial arts, and wrestling, to name a few. If you are just joining the discussion, the series started with a review of the 2004 Best Picture winner Million Dollar Baby, and a review of the 2014 Best Picture nominee Foxcatcher.

Le Havre
LE HAVRE: An Optimistic Immigration Story

Le Havre (2011) is a still, quiet and dryly hilarious film. It has many of the qualities of a Japanese master like Mizoguchi, but if he had emigrated to a small French port and had been forced to make working class comedies. It focuses on a shoe shiner called Marcel Marx whose wife contracts a seemingly terminal disease.