This week, we wrap up Gerard Butler Action Month with 2023’s Plane, in which Gerry plays an everyman who’s called to action when the flight he’s piloting is forced to crash-land on an island run…
Offbeat Holiday Films Month continues this week with Carry-On, the newly released airport thriller starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. This Netflix thrill ride is definitely one to watch this holiday season.
In this week’s episode, we take a break from holiday films and dive back into our Rewatch and Reconsider series with a quiet and lovely little story from 2009: City Island.
This week, Offbeat Holiday Film Month continues with 2020’s Happiest Season from writer/director Clea Duvall. This modern meet-the-family rom-com is full of the usual Christmas film tropes, but puts a unique spin on them through smart writing and great performances.
It’s December, which means a lot of holiday programming. This month, we’re discussing Offbeat Holiday Films that are just a little left of the usual classic fare, starting with Shane Black’s Christmas-adjacent noir comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang from 2005.
We close out November Noir month this week with another modern-day take on the genre. Rian Johnson’s Brick from 2005 is an inventive homage to classic noir that combines its unique language with an updated setting: a 21st-century high school.
This week, we delve into the world of neo-noir with 1981’s Blow Out. This thriller from filmmaker Brian De Palma has a lot of the hallmarks of classic noir but with a lot of modern-day flair. It’s edgy, paranoid, and masterfully made.