*WARNING!* THIS EPISODE INCLUDES FULL SPOILERS FOR THE FILM! *WARNING!* In this episode of Catching Up On Cinema’s “Kyle’s Brutal Christmas” event month, Kyle and Trevor review Jim Cumming’s thoroughly enjoyable sophomore feature film, The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)! Written, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings, the film is a pitch black comedy centered…
Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – Fave Filmmakers
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly Tales From the Shelf episode! In this installment, “Fave Filmmakers,” Trevor and his good buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast spotlight a director that they have a particular affinity for. This time around, Trevor selected veteran Hong Kong filmmaker, Dante Lam. Starting out as…
Episode 109 – Inside (2007)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Kyle’s Brutal Christmas event month, we hop across the Atlantic to review Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo’s French horror thriller, Inside (2007)! Starring Beatrice Dalle and Alysson Paradis, the film is one of the most critically acclaimed of the “new wave” of gory French horror flicks…
Episode 108 – Black Christmas (1974)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s “Kyle’s Brutal Christmas” event month, Kyle and Trevor review Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (1974)! An early entry in the slasher subgenre of horror films, the movie is certainly profane at times, but is otherwise fairly quaint and subdued in terms explicit content when compared to later…
Episode 107 – In Bruges (2008)
This month is Kyle’s BRUTAL Christmas at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, Kyle is going to be in charge of the movie selections, and from the sound of the title for this month’s theme, I have a feeling we’re in for a bloody good time. First up this December is our review of…
Catching Up On Blu-Ray: November 2020
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode! This time around, Trevor is once again joined by his good friend Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast in reviewing the month’s physical media releases. Check out Brad’s podcast, Cinema Speak on Libsyn at Cinema Speak, or on Twitter and Instagram.
Episode 106 – Death Machine (1994)
In the final installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s No Theme November event month, Trevor subjects he and Kyle to Stephen Norrington’s writing and directorial debut, Death Machine (1994)! A low budget, but largely competent sci-fi horror flick from the man that later helm Wesley Snipes’ Blade (1998), the film serves as an enjoyable slice…
Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – Stupendous Scores
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly Tales From the Shelf episode! This month, Trevor is joined by Brad of the Cinema Speak podcast, this time to review some films from their collections featuring some “Stupendous Scores”! Movies and composers highlighted in this discussion: A Cure For Wellness (2013) – Benjamin Walfisch…
Episode 105 – The War of the Worlds (1953)
Catching Up On Cinema’s “No Theme November” event month continues, this time with a review of Byron Haskin’s The War of the Worlds (1953)! Based on the H.G. Wells novel of the same name, the film is the first film version of the oft adapted sci-fi classic. Boasting Academy Award winning visual effects and masterful…