#BringHerBack might share creative DNA with Talk to Me in the broad strokes, but the Philippous have refined their ideas and tightened their scope in a way that lets Bring Her Back become far more emotionally devastating. You can read my full review below:

RT @Jfcdoomblade: Very excited to reveal I’m now a writer for the one and only GAMESPOT and my debut piece is about Magic: The Gathering!!!….

I'd love to know what exactly "European version" means in this context. I'm only familiar with this film through the MST3K episode "Devil Fish." Regardless, I'm picking this up, can't wait to see it on its own, warts and all.

I don't want your goddamn "activations," I want to see the fucking movie and write about it. I don't even want to interview filmmakers in an official capacity, I wouldn't mind talking to them outside of an interview, but I truly just want to review the movies. That's it.

On a less fun note, and more to Brandon's point, there is an insidious industry-wide trend to purposely try and blur the line between influencers and reviewers, and it's incredibly frustrating to walk the line as someone who just wants to review movies.

Fully agree with this. Incidentally, it does remind me of my memory of walking into the Pet Sematary: Bloodlines premiere at Fantastic Fest and seeing a MASSIVE gift bag in each seat and immediately knowing "Oh shit this movie is going to *suck* if they're giving away that much.".

Double Indemnity (1944). As someone who worshipped Billy Wilder in college for his screenwriting prowess, I feel stupid that it took me this long to finally watch it because it’s a perfect noir. I wish there were 100 movies of Edward G. Robinson investigating insurance fraud.

I hope this makes its way to Austin at some point. Truthfully, I've never seen any version of Albert Pyun's Captain America, but the way people have been talking about this version makes it sound really special, I'd love to see it.

I know there are performances of his that are more impressive in terms of range, but convincingly playing a dull and dumbass dude in a way that's cinematically compelling is a vastly underrated skill. Even strictly comedic performers struggle with that.

Not joking at all. The entire 3rd act of Jackie Brown hinges on De Niro's ability to convincingly play a realistic stupid person, and he aces it. If De Niro's performance slipped for even a second, then Jackie Brown as a film is fundamentally damaged. Thankfully, he got it right.

Every time I see or hear about Dick Cavett, all I can think of is this incredible bit of trivia from A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors.

RT @Skyfrom5to7: You all need to go see this movie in theatres if you can I am so serious!

Jesus Christ, I didn't realize that Michael Madsen was in over 300 movies, TV shows, and video games. Like, he's in multiple movies that I've seen, and I somehow forgot he was in (like Die Another Day, the Dishonored games, Wargames, etc.). What a massive and wild career.

I'm going to be kicking myself for at least one week that I missed tickets for an advanced screening of Eddington in Austin next week on July 8th. It's not my most anticipated movie of the year, but it's the movie I'm the most interested in seeing (if that makes sense).

Oh my fucking god.

In terms of celebrity picks from the Criterion Closet, nothing has ever made more sense than David Byrne picking out the "Complete Films of Jacques Tati" box set. Of course David Byrne loves Jacques Tati.

Apparently, there is an answer in the form of a sequence that was never filmed that only came to light when Phil Tippet auctioned off some storyboards?.

Rewatched The Lost World last night. I enjoy this movie more than most (I think it's easily the best Jurassic sequel, Roland is a *great* character), but every time I watch it, I am genuinely confused by one thing:. What the FUCK happened to the crew of the S.S. Venture?

Welcome to Marwen. Being familiar with the documentary it’s based on, Marwencol, made me beyond pissed off. To take a real and fascinating person and Forrest-Gump-ify them should be a crime with a prison sentence.

You’re not supposed to judge movies too much by their marketing, but this is *perfectly* in line with previous Naked Gun films and their humor. I really hope they nail this, seems like they have a shot.

I was supposed to watch Godzilla vs. Biollante in theaters with my partner, but suffice to say that more important things had to be attended to in life this week. At least I got to see The Beyond on 35mm in theaters recently, always a (bleak) wonder to revisit it.