Portsmouth Brewery’s Matt Gallagher makes his big-screen debut in “Bob and the Trees” by Larry Clow When audiences at this year’s Sundance Film Festival gathered...
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Eight-Bit Junkyard
Rediscovering video games of the past “Yo! Noid” (Capcom, 1990) In 1982, “Fast Food” was released for the Atari 2600. Playing as a giant set...
Whiplash
In Whiplash, J.K., Simmons, well-known as the most recognizable guy who was in that thing to ever escape your memory, is simply unforgettable. As Terence...
Video Vault
Man is Not a Bird Avala Film, 1965 Starring: Janez Vrhovec, Milena Dravic, and Boris Dvornik Director: Dusan Makavejev The plot: In Cold War Yugoslavia,...
Inherent Vice
As “Inherent Vice,” the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson, opens, it’s 1970 in California. The Summer of Love is long over and everyone’s paranoid....
Eight-Bit Junkyard
“CRYSTAL CASTLES” (Atari, 1983) The neighborhood arcade, once as ubiquitous in Anytown, U.S.A. as Burger Chef and Montgomery Ward, has all but vanished from the...
Big Eyes
2014, rated PG-13, 106 minutes The string of brilliantly imaginative and visually mesmerizing films Tim Burton put out in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
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by Kenneth Butler The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Central Cinema Company Film, 1970 Starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, and Enrico Maria Salerno Director: Dario...
Send lawyers, robots, and vigilantes
Sticking to your diet? Spending time with family? Traveling with friends? Boring. Why not make your 2015 resolution something more attainable and fun? Like spending...
8-Bit Junkyard
MEGA MAN 6 (Capcom/Nintendo, 1994) The sixth entry in any series is a tough sell. Anything popular enough to make it to a sixth iteration...
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
When “The Return of the King” hit theaters 11 years ago, it was cause for celebration. Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth opus was coming to a close,...
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Smiles of a Summer Night Svensk Filmindustri, 1956 Starring: Gunnar Bjornstrand, Eva Dahlbeck, Ulla Jacobsson, and Jarl Kulle Director: Ingmar Bergman The plot: In turn-of-the-century...
Nightcrawler
2014, rated R, 117 minutes When you hear that Hollywood has produced a budding new director, with a debut feature that just knocks it out...
Eight-Bit Junkyard
Battletoads (Rare, 1991) Dear Santa: With Christmas right around the corner, I need to get something off my chest. I cheated. Plain and simple. Twenty-three...
It’s a dysfunctional life
There’s no lack of holiday movies whose log lines are stuffed with words like “heartwarming” and “family-friendly.” But where among the chestnuts and mistletoe are...
Video Vault
“Twins of Evil” (Hammer Films, 1971) Starring: Madeleine and Mary Collinson, Peter Cushing, David Warbeck, and Damien Thomas Director: John Hough The plot: Recently orphaned teenage...
The Babadook
2014, Not Rated, 94 minutes The Babadook” is a very silly name for a very serious movie. This debut feature from Australian director Jennifer Kent...
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Rediscovering video games of the past…today! by Zach Foote “Clash at Demonhead” (Vic Tokai, 1990) Released almost a quarter-century ago, “Clash at Demonhead” is one...