Socially Distant, self isolated and sheltered in place.
Malignant is so staggeringly stupid you could be conned into believing it’s brilliant. Malignant begins when Madison, a pregnant nurse who’s come home early to rest after a painful day … Continue Reading Malignant (2021) October 9th, 2021
By the time I began reading The Uncanny X-Men in my adolescence, the team had left behind their teenage years. Cyclops and Jean Grey’s marriage was ending, Wolverine was training … Continue Reading The New Mutants (2020) June 27th, 2021
Oh boy has it been a shitty year. When I started this blog in March I questioned the shelf life of a name like “Quarantined Critic”. It isn’t a great … Continue Reading Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) September 6th, 2020
I shouldn’t have to tell you that we’re still in the midst of a global pandemic. The death toll in the United States is over 121k as of this writing. … Continue Reading An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018) June 19th, 2020
Strange Confession is an odd addition to the Inner Sanctum Mystery series. It’s missing the melodramatic intrigue and whodunit plot typical of the previous films. No, Strange Confession‘s story is … Continue Reading Strange Confession (1945) May 9th, 2020
In Shadow of a Doubt Hitchcock takes a more subtle approach to his oft used ‘man on the run’ theme, telling the story of a fugitive hiding in plain sight. … Continue Reading Shadow of a Doubt (1943) April 18th, 2020
The film I’m discussing today contains content you’ll probably find distasteful. If you’re familiar with Saló, or the 120 Days of Sodom (Henceforth refereed to simply as Saló) then consider … Continue Reading Saló, or The 120 Days of Sodom (1976) April 11th, 2020
After watching Anatomy of a Murder and comparing it to 12 Angry Men, my wife confessed she’d never seen the duodenary drama. I decided one classic jury movie deserved another … Continue Reading 12 Angry Men (1957) April 10th, 2020
Hitchcock is so weird. His body of work is impressive. His influence undeniable but boy is it difficult to discuss his early work without becoming repetitive. Sabotage feels familiar and … Continue Reading Sabotage (1936) April 5th, 2020
I don’t know what to say about Bottle Rocket. I want to avoid talking about how it’s Wes Anderson’s 24 year old feature film debut. I’d prefer to dodge discussing … Continue Reading Bottle Rocket (1996) April 3rd, 2020
The last day of the month means the last chance to watch a movie leaving the Criterion Channel. All I knew going in was someone on r/criterion called the ending … Continue Reading The Day of the Locust (1975) March 31st, 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
We strayed from The List today. See, Criterion.com had a 50% off 24 hour flash sale a couple of weeks ago, or months ago, who can tell when sheltering in … Continue Reading Anatomy of a Murder (1959) March 28th, 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
I made a big stink about not wanting to watch more Hitchcock in the previous post, but this is how The List works. It’s difficult for me to enjoy a … Continue Reading Downhill (1927) March 24th, 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
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