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IFFBoston Movie Review: ‘Support the Girls’
Directed by: Andrew Bujalski Starring: Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, and Shayna McHayle Plot: The manager of a sports bar has her patience tested. Review: The workplace comedy use to be such a more...
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Top 100 Acting Performances of the ’00s (Top 20)
20. Jamie Foxx – Ray The tightrope one must walk to capture the true eccentricity of our most eccentric figures without being a full blown parody must be razor thin, but Jamie Foxx navigates it like a...
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Marvel: Fear Father’s Ambition
POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE In a deleted scene from Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor submerges himself in a hot spring to commune with the Norn, cosmic beings who rule the...
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Phobia Philms: ‘The Dead Zone’
In “Phobia Philms,” I plan on reviewing and recommending scary movies based on real phobias, of which there is no shortage of, specifically what makes them scary and how they represent our anxieties....
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First Reformed/Last Scene
Back in April, I was able to see the new film First Reformed early thanks to the Independent Film Festival in Boston. It was playing on one of the smaller screens in the theater so I assumed they...
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Movie Review: ‘Border’
Directed by: Ali Abbasi Starring: Eva Melander and Eero Milonoff Plot: A border patrol officer with a strange ability meets a man with the same ability. Review: The phrase “modern day fairy tale” gets...
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Rick’s Top 30 Movies of 2018
The following list is based on US release dates. Sometimes those foreign flicks and festival darlings have a lot of crossover from year to year. https://youtu.be/kjqPUglHSY8 30. Izzy Gets the F-ck...
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Movie Review: ‘Summer of 84’
Directed by: Françouis Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell Starring: Graham Verchere, Tiera Skovbye, and Rich Somner Plot: A group of friends believe their neighbor may be a serial killer...
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Movie Review: ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’
Directed by: Dan Gilroy Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, and Zawe Ashton Plot: A supernatural force associated with recently discovered paintings target movers and shakers of the art world....
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Movie Review: ‘The Standoff at Sparrow Creek’
Directed by: Henry Dunham Starring: James Badge Dale, Patrick Fischler, and Chris Mulkey Plot: A militia holds up in their headquarters when they suspect one of their members of being a mass shooter....
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Movie Review: ‘High Flying Bird’
Directed by: Stephen Soderbergh Starring: Andre Holland, Zazie Beetz, and Sonja Sohn Plot: A basketball agent struggles to make deals during a player lockout Review: Director Stephen Soderbergh never...
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In Memoriam: Larry Cohen
We at the House of Geekery are saddened to learn over the weekend fan favorite cult filmmaker Larry Cohen has passed away at the age of 77. A native of New York, Cohen got his foot in the door as a...
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Top 10 Journalism Movies
Members of the press have one of the most thankless, yet most important jobs in the world. The need to inform the general populace and hold those in power accountable is no easy task, yet they somehow...
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Criterion Movie of the Month: ‘Wild Strawberries’
Spine #139 SPOILERS Earlier this year, I wrote a review of Mikey and Nicky, one of the newer additions to the Criterion Collection. It was included as the first watch on a beta release of the...
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Criterion Movie of the Month: ‘Dazed and Confused’
Spine # 336 SPOILERS I do not remember the first time I watched Dazed and Confused. It was a teenage essential on constant repeat, so to narrow down the first time seems impossible. It was first...
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Donny and Brook: The Greatest Sequel of All Time
Brook: I have determined the greatest sequel of all time. Want to guess? Donny: Oh, is it The Dark Knight? It effectively elevated the adventure-thriller elements of Batman Begins, while delivering a...
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Noirvember Review: ‘The Tattooed Stranger’
Every November fans of cinema celebrate one of the most influential genres of moviedom, the film noir. This cinematic movement from the 1940’s through the 1950’s, presented audiences with edgy pulp...
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Spotlight On: Sidney Poitier
Last week we lost three towering figures in entertainment over the course of three days. TV icon Betty White, legendary filmmaker and historian Peter Bogdanovich, and trailblazing actor Sidney...
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