Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
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I won't even bother with the "say it ain't so" groaning that has now become obligatory when Hollywood decides to reboot a coveted film, let alone the film o...
I know, after Gus Van Sant's pointless shot-for-shot color remake of Alfred Hitchcock's legendary classic Psycho, the world of film nuts could reasonably ho...
This year's Buffalo International Film Festival offered a program of horror films that opened with Alfred Hitchcock’s Pyscho. Shooting April, the first narr...
From time to time, filmmakers, film critics, and film buffs will make references to a period in film history known as the French New Wave. For some people this is a term to throw out just to sound impressive [...]...
Thanks to Scream, most filmgoers are familiar with the basic rules of slasher films. Tropes such as 'don't go up the stairs', 'the minority is the first to die' and 'the promiscuous teenagers are doomed' have all entered popular culture to the point of parody [...]...
Few have done it blatantly (kudos to Gus Van Sant for trying, remakes of Rear Window and The Lodger are eternally forgettable), but many have paid enough homa...
Precious, a film that critics rallied for and audiences followed suit, is a powerful film anchored by powerhouse performances in key heart-tugging scenes. A...
Following up our recent list of the best/worst remakes, here's an in depth look into the art of the remake and the rules by which to make them. There is a tra...
(Co-Written by Dan Mecca & Merrill Barr)
It only seems appropriate to offer a take on what is now the most popular genre in Hollywood - the remake. Not t...
