Visible Secret (2001)

Alexander Schultz Aug 13, 2026 1 min read
Visible Secret (2001)

Sometimes interesting cover art and a boutique blu-ray release are all I need to explore a film I

Klute (1971)

Alexander Schultz Aug 5, 2026 1 min read
Klute (1971)

This is the Alan J Pakula test run. Like true fits of paranoia there are moments of divine

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Alexander Schultz Aug 5, 2026 1 min read
Isle of Dogs (2018)

Wes Anderson will always be a tourist. No matter where his characters go, regardless of story, Anderson is

Repo Man (1984)

Alexander Schultz Aug 5, 2026 1 min read
Repo Man (1984)

Part of the magic of Repo Man is the impression one gets that director Alex Cox is talented

Hiroshima Nagasaki Download (2011)

Alexander Schultz Jul 15, 2026 1 min read
Hiroshima Nagasaki Download (2011)

What if we road tripped from Canada to Mexico, crushed some beers and interviewed some Atomic Bomb Survivors?

Hiroshima (1953)

Alexander Schultz Jul 15, 2026 1 min read
Hiroshima (1953)

Civilians gesticulate through flattened streets like a single tattered appendage, carrying with them the weight of a world

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Alexander Schultz Jul 14, 2026 1 min read
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

This may be an unpopular opinion, but Steven Spielberg’s greatest strength is simultaneously his greatest weakness: his juvenile

Close Encounter of the Third Kind (1977)

Alexander Schultz Jul 14, 2026 1 min read
Close Encounter of the Third Kind (1977)

The only way to escape your mundane life is to jettison from planet earth with little grey men.

The Wind Rises (2013)

Alexander Schultz Jul 14, 2026 1 min read
The Wind Rises (2013)

Upon release, this film was marketed as Miyazaki’s swan song and the first hour is as good as

Ichi The Killer (2001)

Alexander Schultz Jul 14, 2026 1 min read
Ichi The Killer (2001)

Director Takeshi Miike explores the relationship between virility and impotence, both essential components to the violence of our

Tokyo Drifter (1966)

Alexander Schultz Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
Tokyo Drifter (1966)

Seijun Suzuki retreads a staple cinematic rumination of post-war Japan, disillusionment with traditional honor codes clash with the

Quantum Of Solace (2008)

Alexander Schultz Jun 11, 2026 1 min read
Quantum Of Solace (2008)

Remember James, you’re not supposed to drink when you’re prescribed this much Adderall. Give me an edit shaken,

Backrooms (2026)

Alexander Schultz Jun 11, 2026 1 min read
Backrooms (2026)

What Kane Parsons has accomplished simply by getting this picture made is incredible. Couple this with fantastic cinematography

Under The Silver Lake (2018)

Alexander Schultz Jun 11, 2026 1 min read
Under The Silver Lake (2018)

When David Lynch makes some weird, esoteric, narratively impenetrable picture that leaves us with more questions than answers,

Jurassic Park (1993)

Alexander Schultz Jun 11, 2026 1 min read
Jurassic Park (1993)

In January of 1884 LaMarcus Thompson filed the first U.S. patent for what was essentially America’s first roller

Against all odds (1984)

Alexander Schultz Jun 3, 2026 1 min read
Against all odds (1984)

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda, supposedly said upon the birth of their daughter “I hope she’ll be a

Coffy (1973)

Alexander Schultz Jun 1, 2026 1 min read
Coffy (1973)

Pam Grier is the sugar you dip your strawberries in, the sriracha you add to the Pho, the

out of the past (1947)

Alexander Schultz May 26, 2026 1 min read
out of the past (1947)

From the moment they meet on screen Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer are locked in a death spiral

Hokum (2026)

Alexander Schultz May 22, 2026 1 min read
Hokum (2026)

Twenty years ago Hokum might be the kind of movie you discover airing on some neglected corner of

Chainsaw man – The movie: Reze arc (2025)

Alexander Schultz May 20, 2026 1 min read
Chainsaw man – The movie: Reze arc (2025)

I’ve heard Chainsaw Man described as a gateway drug to anime, perhaps the series and its respective movie

The love that remains (2025)

Alexander Schultz May 19, 2026 1 min read
The Love That Remains

If you look closely, between the killer whales and kitchen disputes, abstract art and errant arrows, you’ll find

Obsession (2025)

Alexander Schultz May 18, 2026 1 min read
Obsession (2025)

Curry Barker’s Obsession is full off banal dialogue and one dimensional characters. Despite this, Barker stumbles into some