Socially Distant, self isolated and sheltered in place.
The Criterion Collection began publishing Blu-Ray discs between 2008 and 2009. Some of those earliest discs owe their sky-high secondary market price to Criterion’s commitment to film restoration and including … Continue Reading The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) April 4th, 2020
If… is the first film in a trilogy starring Malcom McDowell as Mick Travis. All three films are available on the Criterion Channel until the end of April when they, … Continue Reading If…. (1968) April 1st, 2020
In our house the last couple days of the month means scavenging the Criterion Channel’s scraps. Don’t get me wrong, it’s much more like the moonlit spaghetti dinner in Lady … Continue Reading Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) March 30th, 2020
Yep, we needed a break from Hitchcock. Yep, we did skip ahead in The List… by 52 years, but that doesn’t really break the tenants of the list. As you … Continue Reading Hardcore (1979) March 25th, 2020
John Conner and I share a birthday. Sure he’s a couple years older than me but I’ve clung to it because there’s really no one cooler born that day. Back … Continue Reading The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) March 23rd, 2020
Well this is a bit momentous (initiating self-aggrandizing mode). This is the first time I’ll be reviewing a movie on ‘The List’ in the correct order. Now you’ll get to … Continue Reading Saboteur (1942) March 22nd, 2020
Anchorage is about to enter what the Mayor is calling a ‘Hunker Down’. I don’t know what that means exactly. It sounds like it means all ‘nonessential’ businesses are closing. … Continue Reading Lost in America (1985) March 21st, 2020
I’m serious about clichés. Watching a movie because of a relevant holiday, life or world event is kitschy. I remember watching movies on cable as a kid and wondering what … Continue Reading Leprechaun (1993) March 17th, 2020
It’s March 16th, 2020. We’re in the midst of the first stages of pandemic prevention. Here in Anchorage, Alaska our Mayor Ethan Berkowitz signed an emergency declaration to shut down … Continue Reading King Kong (1933) March 15th, 2020
I say start with a cliché and never stop. It’s Monday, March 16th and the theaters in Anchorage have closed for the next few weeks. Maybe more. Who knows? I … Continue Reading Outbreak (1995) March 16th, 2020
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