linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema This February at Catching Up On Cinema is “NOT Made in America” month! All month long we’ll be reviewing foreign films that have garnered American remakes. This week, Kyle and Trevor review Erik Skjoldbjærg’s, Insomnia (1997)! A Norwegian noir from the Criterion collection, as well as director Skjoldbjærg’s feature debut, the film is a…
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Episode 151 – The Blob (1988)
linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema This month is “No Theme November” at Catching Up On Cinema!Every week this month we’re going to be having special guest hosts that will be selecting the movies we’ll be reviewing, for whatever reason they see fit. First up this month, we’re joined by Kyle’s brother Nik to review his pick for “No Theme…
Episode 123 – King Kong (1976)
Catching Up On Cinema’s March of the Monsters event month continues with a review of John Guillermin’s King Kong (1976)! The brainchild of prolific Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis, the film is a tepid remake of the 1933 original, swapping stop-motion for suitmation, and the premise of a film project gone wrong to an…
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…
Episode 94 – Cape Fear (1962)
In the final episode of Catching Up On Cinema’s Catching Up On Black & White month, Kyle and Trevor review J. Lee Thompson’s, Cape Fear (1962)! Starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, the film is a gripping thriller with sharp writing and expertly crafted tension and atmosphere. Over the course of the review, both Kyle…
Triple Threat Review – The Thing (1982) vs. The Thing (2011)
Kyle and Trevor are once again joined in the studio by Trevor’s brother Matt, as the trio discuss John Carpenter’s 1982 horror classic, The Thing!The 2011 prequel of the same name is also mentioned… grudgingly.