This June is “Drinking Movies Month” at Catching Up On Cinema! All month long, Kyle will be introducing Trevor to some of his favorite movies to drink along to. This month we kick things off with a review of Bruce Robinson’s darkly comedic, Withnail and I (1987) A worthy entrant in the Criterion collection, the…
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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…
The Alien Masterclass – Part 4: Alien Resurrection (1997)
In the 4th installment in The Alien Masterclass, Kyle and Trevor tackle Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 1997 oddity, Alien Resurrection (1997)! Written by Joss Whedon, and starring a menagerie of stellar character actors, the film is a tonal mess that is best described as the black sheep of the franchise. Sporting sumptuous visuals and satisfying action and…
The Alien Masterclass – Part 3: Alien 3 (1992)
This week in Catching Up On Cinema’s “Alien Masterclass,” Kyle and Trevor take a good long look at David Fincher’s divisive and thoroughly unloved entry in the series, Alien 3 (1992)! Effectively disowned by it’s director, the film’s troubled production history is easily more interesting than the gloomy, confused mess that made it’s way to…
Episode 20 – 8MM (1999)
CATCHING UP ON CAGE continues as Kyle makes his first selection of the month, Joel Schumacher’s misguided comeback film, 8MM (1999)! Peter Stormare, James Gandolfini and Anthony Heald competing to see who can be the greasiest, sleaziest bad guy in a movie full of greasy sleazy bad guys! George Costanza as the gimp masked killer!…