In The Words, Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer who has to deal with the desperation of his failing career, when he makes a decision in order to be successful that plunges his world into further turmoil. My fear with ... more
Coming soon to a Gene Siskel Film Center near you - if you live in Chicago that is - is Castles in the Sky, a series of screenings in tribute to Studio Ghibli. Studio Ghibli is one of the most popular and influential animatio... more
Are you batin'? Because you will be after you see this water fountain. Dave Dalton and Craig Berscheidt of Kansas City's Hammerspace Workshop decided to create a special Idiocracy-themed drinking fountain for their front hall... more
It's only four days (FOUR DAYS!!!!) until the first trailer for Skyfall, James Bond's fiftieth anniversary adventure, is released. For me, it's a dark horse to be 2012's best blockbuster, even with The Avengers, The Hobbit, P... more
Beyond the Black Rainbow is a divisive film. A friend of mine who caught the movie a while back said he couldn't make it past the 20-minute mark and just gave up. At the screening I caught not too long ago, there were a handf... more
Is "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard your favorite song? Wait, seriously, it is? Really? Can I have a long conversation with you? I'm not a therapist or anything, but I think it's for the good of medical science that pe... more
I was drawn to The Possession because, according to the synopsis, it features a demon-esque spirit from Judaism called a dybbuk. It's not exactly a demon, more of an evil ghost really, but it's nice to see a possession ... more
So I have thus far stayed clear of pretty much all information about Prometheus. Aside from the Guy Pearce and Michael Fassbender viral videos, I'm basically in the dark about the film. I don't need any convincing. I'm going ... more
Midnight in Paris was my favorite film from last year. It blended just enough comedy, insight and philosophy into a film that it just hit me perfectly. It was also Woody Allen's best film in decades, and definitely the ... more
Liam Neeson is back for Taken 2: The Takening, and here's your first look at him demonstrating his mad skillz. Set a year and a half after the first film, Neeson explained the set up of the sequel to Entertainment Weekly: I'... more
Here's a little tease of the forthcoming remake of Maniac, directed by Franck Khalfoun and starring Elijah Wood. (Alexandre Aja is also a co-writer and producer on the film.) It's NSFW due to some nudity, but giving it a wat... more
[This review was originally posted as part of our coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. It has been reposted to coincide with the film's theatrical release.] As Flixist's mustachioed malcontent, I take certain pride in ... more
Alec joins us for the first time, and Geoff shambles his way on for the first time since Cabin in the Woodscast. We wind up talking a lot about the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man, as I'm starting to lose interest, and Geoff... more
Sick of all the Diablo III complaining and news? I'm just happy to be playing. With my hectic work and writing schedule, playing games is something I set certain times of night aside for. Unfortunately, those times had n... more
Yesterday we reported on Sororal, an Australian tribute to the cult brand of pulpy Italian horror thrillers known as giallo (or gialli in the plural). Dario Argento is one of the genre's breakout figures, despite his recent e... more
I can't remember if it was in the most recent Flixist Show or the previous week's lost episode that I insultingly proposed that the "HK films" mentioned in a listener question was short for "Hentai King." That was stupid... more
Fugu & Tako looks incredibly strange in the best possible way -- the type of movie I'd pair with The Calamari Wrestler for a night of sake, sushi, and Asahi. It's not a feature film, but rather a seven-and-a-half-minute ... more
And the Prometheus viral campaign just keeps on rollin'. Today, we're graced by the lovely Noomi Rapace sending a message to the Yutani Corporation pitching her intergalactic mission. But it wouldn't be a viral without ... more
Morgan Spurlock's career has been built on immersion. He jumps into many of his subjects, whether it's fast food, product placement, the war on terror, coal mining, or jail. But there's more to it than that. His humor and per... more
One of my biggest regrets from SXSW was being unable to catch the Mark and Jay Duplass-written/directed film, The Do-Deca-Pentathlon. Today, I bring you the trailer for the comedy starring Mark Kelly (Mad Men) and Steve Ziss... more
Looks like we're going to have a Steve Jobs-off on our hands in 2013 and/or 2014. Aaron Sorkin has been hired to adapt the best-selling biography Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson, essentially walking up to the upcoming Asht... more
Generally speaking, the Korean films that make it to over to our shores are pretty modern. You don't see a lot of movies from the 1990s on store shelves, let alone from the 1940s and '50s. Fortunately, the Korean Film Archive... more
Did you see The Grey? It had some pretty evil wolves in it. Some might even say Satanist wolves. Those people might also be picking up The Devil Inside today, but probably not because most people didn't like it (I'm part... more
I am not a Dark Shadows fan. I've seen about two episodes of the show in total and snippets here and there. In fact my biggest interaction with it is when I was a kid and it was on the Sci-Fi Channel non-stop. Every time you'... more
The Mother's Day remake, from what I remember, was pretty alright in terms of remakes of Troma films from long ago. Lots of blood, psychological torture, and uncomfortable situations. Just the thing to leave for mom unde... more
Nod your heads, because Men in Black and Men in Black II are on Blu-ray today! Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and the Edgar Suit in 1080p! And just in time to catch up before the third installment hits theaters this summer... more
The Raven is a dark and gritty crime drama. A couple of heads roll, and a couple of telltale hearts beat. Director James McTeigue is famous for V for Vendetta, and now he shows us his slasher side. He called Edgar Allen Poe "repulsive and wacky" in an interview with Flixist, and he's clearly taken that to heart in this non-biographical film about the macabre writer. more
Jason Segel is blowing up right now, or maybe he's already blown up and now he's riding the apex of the explosion that catapulted him. Wherever he is in the arc of his career he's one of Hollywood's go-to guys for comedy. The... more
I'm simultaneously surprised and not surprised at all that there aren't more movies about cults being made. There's so much fertile material for the right writer to work with here: faith, obsession, manipulation, all that goo... more
I have a confession to make: I'm pretty lukewarm on most of the Marvel animated films. Ultimate Avengers and its sequel are no exception. I haven't seen Next Avengers, but the progeny of today's Avengers were pretty cool in t... more
It's hard to shock me. My time on the internet has done a lot to desensitize me. But if there's one type of movie that should continue to make me feel truly uncomfortable, it's a war film. War is hell, the saying goes, and an... more
Slow week this week, but there are a few gems, namely Shame and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. My greatest regret of 2011 is not getting a chance to see Shame, but I'll have to settle for The Fass's penis on Blu-ray inst... more
It's a shame that Detention is being released on the same day as The Cabin in the Woods. Like that film, Detention serves as something of a deconstruction of the horror genre, but just saying that completely misses the point.... more
I’ve never seen the problem people have with nostalgia. It’s a perfectly natural occurrence. The things you love in your child are things you love with such an unfiltered, pure sort of love that really disappears ... more
[This review was originally published as part of our coverage of SXSW 2012. It has been reposted to coincide with the film's national release.] There is so much amazing stuff going on in Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon's The Cab... more
A Donald Glover DVD out this week? HRNGH. Also, you can watch Emily Browning get felt up while unconscious in Sleeping Beauty, Emile Hirsch and Olivia Thirlby fight alien fireflies in The Darkest Hour, and Meryl Streep ... more
The Hunter is the latest in a string of acclaimed Australian films in recent years, two other notables being Animal Kingdom and The Snowtown Murders. Whereas the latter two films focus on the gritty crimes committed by famili... more
Beyond the Black Rainbow is a divisive film. A friend of mine who caught the movie a while back said he couldn't make it past the 20-minute mark and just gave up. At the screening I caught not too long ago, there were a handf... more
[This review was originally posted as part of our coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. It has been reposted to coincide with the film's theatrical release.] As Flixist's mustachioed malcontent, I take certain pride in ... more
[Korean Movie Night NY continues with Lee Jun-Ik's The King and the Clown. If you live in New York City, you can see this film for free at the Tribeca Cinemas tonight (April 10th) at 7 PM. More information can be found h... more
[This review was originally posted as part of our coverage of SXSW 2012. It has been reposted to coincide with the film's theatrical and video on demand release.] I think that we live in a very jaded world where it's very eas... more
I am not a Dark Shadows fan. I've seen about two episodes of the show in total and snippets here and there. In fact my biggest interaction with it is when I was a kid and it was on the Sci-Fi Channel non-stop. Every time you'... more
The more I've sat and thought about it, the more I realize there's something pretty special about Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish. There's a fair share of problems, don't get me wrong. It's plagued by amateur acting, poor cinemat... more
[From April 19th to the 29th, Flixist will bring you live coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Keep an eye out for news, features, interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the most anticipa... more
[From April 19th to the 29th, Flixist will bring you live coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Keep an eye out for news, features, interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films ... more
The first of 2012's behemoth blockbusters arrives with the weight of four years' build-up on its shoulders and rabid fan expectations to live up to. Despite none of the movies leading up to this point being particularly speci... more
[From April 19th to the 29th, Flixist will bring you live coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Keep an eye out for news, features, interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the most anticipa... more
[From April 19th to the 29th, Flixist will bring you live coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Keep an eye out for news, features, interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films ... more
[From April 19th to the 29th, Flixist will bring you live coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Keep an eye out for news, features, interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the most anticipa... more
[From April 19th to the 29th, Flixist will bring you live coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Keep an eye out for news, features, interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films ... more
The Raven is a dark and gritty crime drama. A couple of heads roll, and a couple of telltale hearts beat. Director James McTeigue is famous for V for Vendetta, and now he shows us his slasher side. He called Edgar Allen Poe "repulsive and wacky" in an interview with Flixist, and he's clearly taken that to heart in this non-biographical film about the macabre writer. more
[From April 19th to the 29th, Flixist will bring you live coverage of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Keep an eye out for news, features, interviews, videos, and reviews of some of the most anticipated films ... more
In The Words, Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer who has to deal with the desperation of his failing career, when he makes a decision in order to be successful that plunges his world into further turmoil. My fear with ... more
I was drawn to The Possession because, according to the synopsis, it features a demon-esque spirit from Judaism called a dybbuk. It's not exactly a demon, more of an evil ghost really, but it's nice to see a possession ... more
Midnight in Paris was my favorite film from last year. It blended just enough comedy, insight and philosophy into a film that it just hit me perfectly. It was also Woody Allen's best film in decades, and definitely the ... more
Here's a little tease of the forthcoming remake of Maniac, directed by Franck Khalfoun and starring Elijah Wood. (Alexandre Aja is also a co-writer and producer on the film.) It's NSFW due to some nudity, but giving it a wat... more
Fugu & Tako looks incredibly strange in the best possible way -- the type of movie I'd pair with The Calamari Wrestler for a night of sake, sushi, and Asahi. It's not a feature film, but rather a seven-and-a-half-minute ... more
One of my biggest regrets from SXSW was being unable to catch the Mark and Jay Duplass-written/directed film, The Do-Deca-Pentathlon. Today, I bring you the trailer for the comedy starring Mark Kelly (Mad Men) and Steve Ziss... more
As a DC kid from birth, I have no right to be as excited for The Amazing Spider-Man as I am right now. As far as I'm concerned, Peter Parker's character has been captured perfectly. I mean, there's that whole lame parents backstory. And sure, we've seen half of this trailer already. But who cares? It's Spier-Man doin' flips and s*it! In 3D! July 3, get here already. more
One of 2011's Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature, A Cat in Paris looks amazing. I mean, this movie has everything: a murder mystery, gangsters, and a bad*ss cat! Check out the trailer above with its sweet 2D an... more
The Campaign really couldn't be coming at a better time, with this election seemingly more ridiculous-feeling than any I can remember in my short voting life. Will Ferrell plays a career politician, who's skated by whil... more
Sean Penn's hamming it up as a Noo Yawk gangster in Los Angeles, Ryan Gosling is being Ryan Gosling (i.e. awesome), and also Nick Nolte is there. What should astound you further is that Gangster Squad is directed b... more
In Cowgirls N' Angels - which promises to be the summer's feel-good-little-girls'-movie-with-animals-involved - a young Bailee Madison plays Ida Clayton, a plucky little country girl who wants ever so badly to be a rodeo tri... more
I love how Ben Affleck's evolved as an entertainer. We all cackled and laughed at him back in the day, largely from the whole Jennifer Lopez crap, and a lot of us had written him off. Then with the two-shot of Gone Baby Gone... more
I'm a big fan of Tracy Letts's stage work, so I'm always happy to see another of his plays hit the big screen. The first, for reference, was Bug, which featured Michael Shannon and a suspiciously-good Ashley Judd and was dir... more
I think that Darren Lynn Bousman just has a thing for making movies centered around specific dates. Cinco de Mayo is his newest movie, with Mother's Day and 11-11-11 also in his repertoire. Cinco de Mayo is a horror movie ce... more
You know The Watch better under its previous title, Neighborhood Watch. If you're like me or Liz, you just need to know that Richard Ayoade is in it, so you need to glue your eyeballs to the movie screen so you can abso... more
There are some musician biopics, a couple of concerts, and a few indie movies on Netflix this week, but none of that matters. Drive is on Netflix. That's what you should be watching. Hit the jump for Drive! more
I'm not sure what's up with Netflix this week. I'd be lying if I said the selection wasn't interesting, but it's not for the reasons you may have hoped. The only thing that really stands out as something well-worth one's time... more
This week brings a huge selection, and while a large chunk of it is drivel, there are plenty of legitimately interesting movies in there to make up for the filler content. The kids might enjoy The Borrowers and Stuart Little,... more
Netflix isn't too terrible this week, and there are a fair amount of things to choose from. In the so-bad-it's-good-when-drunk category, we have The Minis, which is about Dennis Rodman helping a group of little people play ba... more
In an SEC filing today, Netflix revealed that its CEO, Reed Hastings, had his salary cut from $519,231 in 2010 to a paltry half-million in 2011. If, like me, you find yourself instantly overcome with empathetic sorrow an... more
"Man," you say, "if only I had some way to listen to old concerts on a service I already have for hours on end!" Well, it's strange that you have a Netflix subscription and haven't heard of YouTube, but there's certainly a so... more
That's it. Netflix has gone too far. Not only is there not a lot to offer this week, but the selection available is horrible. You know why? Because it has Bananas in Pyjamas. Yes, you read that right. Not Bananas in Pajamas, ... more
Netflix apparently felt a bit bad about last week, because not only are there a ton of new entries, but there are plenty of good ones. Among the interesting movie entries are Pet Sematary, Christmas horror movies Saint Nick a... more
I'm going to save you some time and let you know that there's nothing good on Netflix this week. Seriously. There are a couple of documentaries on there that might be interesting if you've worn out your entire queue, but for the most part, you're better off watching...well, anything else, really. Seriously, I don't know what to talk about this week. Hit the jump for uninteresting movies! more
I don't know who this Ted guy is or why he capitalizes his entire name, but he certainly seems to talk a lot. Considering the amount of different topics he covers, I can only imagine that he's related to Ted Mosby. Way to dom... more
I think the folks at Netflix just looked at the top of their alphabetical pile this week and said, "Yeah, some of these will do." Over a quarter of the titles this week start with numbers. Sure, there are only fifteen new cho... more
Look what's on Netflix! It's the finest cinematic masterpiece of all time, Big Money Rustlas! Do you notice and recognize Miracles? Because I'm sure you will after seeing that bit of...wonder. There are a couple of documentar... more
Netflix is like that friend that's dieting and wants you to do it, too, so they're only offering a tiny amount of new material this week and you'll totally want more once you're finished. Ordering dessert is going to get you ... more
Being Elmo is on Netflix! Being Elmo is on Netflix! One of my favorite movies of the year and the winner of the Golden Pterodactyl for Best Documentary is available for you to watch right now! Slap it on the screen of your ch... more
You may recall that, many moons ago, there was a bit of a spat between Starz and Netflix. Well, now it's finally coming to a head. In one week, on February 28th, 2012, Netflix Instant subscribers will no longer be able to acc... more
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