Reviews from the Small Screen

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Published on: May 21, 2013

Here’s what we’ve been watching on television.

Dance Academy: Season 1, Vol. 1

James Plath @ Family Home Theater

  • Excerpt: It’s pretty wholesome with positive messages, despite the edginess. That’s a tough line to walk, and the reason Dance Academy has such broad appeal.

Doctor Who: “The Crimson Horror”

Edwin Davies @ A Mighty Fine Blog

  • Excerpt: After last week’s mostly good, but also horribly dreadful episode, it was nice to see Doctor Who right itself a bit this week, even if that meant offering up a story which, whilst fun, was not terribly memorable.

Doctor Who: “Nightmare in Silver”

Edwin Davies @ A Mighty Fine Blog

  • Excerpt: Unfortunately, the episode had to move away from the internal conflict to be about Clara leading the military in their attempts to fend off the encroaching Cybermenace. While it was fun seeing Clara weigh up which of the ridiculous rides might be the best place for defense, and she got to play at being a leader in a way which was interesting and different, that whole half of the episode felt rushed and undercooked.

MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

  • Excerpt: I confess to some disappointment from Neil Gaiman…

Fraggle Rock: Meet the Fraggles

Luke Bonanno @ DVDizzy.com

  • Excerpt: In the canon of Jim Henson productions, “Fraggle Rock” falls in between the all-audiences appeal of the Muppets and the edutainment of “Sesame Street” you wouldn’t feel right watching without a kid in the room. Featuring smart writing and many original songs, it’s a fun series, although your enjoyment hedges largely on your age.

Classics and Other Films on DVD

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Published on: May 20, 2013

Here are our latest reviews of films on DVD from 2011 and earlier.

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy

  • Excerpt: Retains some scant measure of Swift’s satiric intent, however distorted.

At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul

Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies

  • Excerpt: The opening impression is of a cross between a Universal horror and a grindhouse roughie; throw in a bit of Anton LaVey posturing, and that’s a fairly accurate description.

The Caretaker

Dennis Schwartz @ Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The Dark Tower (1943)

Dennis Schwartz @ Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Delicious

Marilyn Ferdinand @ Ferdy on Films

  • Excerpt: DELICIOUS is a cream puff of a musical from the early talkie era whose notable feature is the first film score by George and Ira Gershwin. It is certain to have been an influence on Vicente Minnelli’s AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, particularly the ballet sequence, which here shows Janet Gaynor roaming the streets of New York to the strains of “New York Rhapsody.”

The Dunwich Horror

Andrew Wyatt @ Gateway Cinephile

  • Excerpt: The Dunwich Horror’s allure is one of outré fifty-cent spectacle, and while that places it light-years away from Lovercraft’s writings, it’s hard to dismiss any work of horror that is so eager and offbeat in its approach to genre conventions.

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy

  • Excerpt: [The finest] of these formula-driven alien invasion movies… and not only because its flying saucers are pretty much the best ever.

The False Magistrate

Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy

  • Excerpt: Isn’t up to the same level of mad, proto-surrealist invention. [of] anything else in the Fantômas series.

Fantômas – In the Shadow of the Guillotine

Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy

  • Excerpt: The film is chiefly best at creating a bizarre, off-kilter mood.

Fantômas vs. Fantômas

Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy

  • Excerpt: A lot better than most franchises this silly can claim to be by their fourth entry.

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This Week at the Movies, Part 2 (May 17-19, 2013)

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Published on: May 18, 2013

Because of embargoes (those happy little restrictions on when critics can post reviews, good or bad), a lot of our critics aren’t able to share links with you until release day. Here are some last-minute reviews for this weekend’s upcoming films. We’ve kept in all the reviews posted yesterday as well so you can have more help in deciding what to see (if you haven’t already).

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what’s coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: May 17, 2013

Wide (United States)

Star Trek: Into Darkness

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Wide (United Kingdom)

Fast & Furious 6

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The Great Gatsby

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Limited (United States)

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Happy Birthday: Kent Turner

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Published on: May 18, 2013

OFCS member Kent Turner celebrates his birthday today, May 18. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: Film Forward and School Library Journal.

Happy Birthday: Marcio Sallem

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Published on: May 18, 2013

OFCS member Márcio Sallem celebrates his birthday today, May 18. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: Cinema Com Critica and Em Cartaz.

Reviews: Augustine (2013)

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Published on: May 17, 2013

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Reviews: State 194 (2013)

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This Week at the Movies, Part 1 (May 17-19, 2013)

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Published on: May 17, 2013

Our critics have been hard at work reviewing the latest films. Here is a look at what’s coming out this weekend (in select cities, check your local listings) and what else may be in theaters right now.

Opening: May 17, 2013

Wide (United States)

Star Trek: Into Darkness

For member reviews of this film, follow this link

Wide (United Kingdom)

Fast & Furious 6

For member reviews of this film, follow this link

The Great Gatsby

For member reviews of this film, follow this link

Limited (United States)

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Happy Birthday: Andrew Schenker

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Published on: May 17, 2013

OFCS member Andrew Schenker celebrates his birthday today, May 17. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: Slant Magazine.

Happy Birthday: Matt Looker

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Published on: May 17, 2013

OFCS member Matt Looker celebrates his birthday today, May 17. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: The Shiznit, Virgin Media and Little Big Picture.

Happy Birthday: Mark Leeper

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Published on: May 17, 2013

OFCS member Mark Leeper celebrates his birthday today, May 17. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: Mark Leeper’s Film Reviews.

Reviews: 100 Bloody Acres (2013)

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Published on: May 16, 2013

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Reviews: Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner (2013)

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Published on: May 16, 2013

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  • [New - 5/16] | Jonathan Richards @ www.jonrichardsplace.com
    • Excerpt: Anecdotes roll absorbingly from the great raconteur, with plenty of self-deprecating humor, and Kleine knits together the different fabrics of the story with considerable skill.

Reviews: Black Rock (2013)

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Published on: May 16, 2013

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Reviews: The English Teacher (2013)

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Reviews: Epic (2013)

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Reviews: Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

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Reviews: Frances Ha (2013)

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Reviews: Molly’s Theory of Relativity (2013)

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Reviews: Nightfall (2013)

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Reviews: Pieta (2013)

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Published on: May 16, 2013

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  • [New - 5/16] | David Bax @ Battleship Pretension
    • Excerpt: As is usual for his work, Pieta is a somatic and visceral film that’s really about the human soul. Or, at least, the soul as defined by Kim Ki-duk.

Happy Birthday: George Zervopoulos

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Published on: May 16, 2013

OFCS member George Zervopoulos celebrates his birthday today, May 16. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: Movies Ltd..

The Grab Bag

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Published on: May 15, 2013

OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.

Best of Lists

Top 5 best George Clooney movies

Marcio Sallem @ Em Cartaz [Portuguese]

Interviews

Craig Robinson of “Peeples”

Nell Minow @ The Movie Mom

Jack Black

Matthew Thrift @ Little White Lies

John Boorman

Matthew Thrift @ Little White Lies

Podcast with Documentary Director AJ Schnack

Ryan McNeil @ The Matinee

Susanne Bier on Making Audiences Comfortable By Getting Out of Her Comfort Zone With “Love Is All You Need”

Stephen Saito @ The Moveable Fest

  • Excerpt: The Oscar-winning director of “In a Better World” and “After the Wedding” returns in a lighter register for a romantic comedy that’s not without some weight and talks about not allowing cynicism to sneak in and why she must continue to challenge herself.

Tina Gordon Chism of “Peeples”

Nell Minow @ The Movie Mom

Xan Cassavetes on Pumping Blood Into the Vampire Passion Project “Kiss of the Damned”

Stephen Saito @ The Moveable Fest

  • Excerpt: Nearly a decade after making the essential film lover’s doc “Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession,” the filmmaker talks about her narrative debut that would be a great fit on its airwaves, a decadent vampire tale that brings high class style to a down and dirty horror flick.

Festivals

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Happy Birthday: Michael Dequina

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Published on: May 15, 2013

OFCS member Michael Dequina celebrates his birthday today, May 15. Please help us congratulate him and wish him well.

You can visit his website: The Movie Report.

Reviews from the Small Screen

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Published on: May 14, 2013

Here’s what we’ve been watching on television.

Doctor Who: The Crimson Horror

Rick Aragon @ Gallifrey Exile

  • Excerpt: The Crimson Horror does what Doctor Who should most definitely NOT do…make the main character irrelevant.

MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com

  • Excerpt: This episode completely freaked and creeped me out. In the good way.

Star Trek: Balance of Terror

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: Star Trek’s first recurring alien adversaries make their debut.

Star Trek: Charlie X

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: The story of a not-so-gifted youngster.

Star Trek: Mudd’s Women

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: Here’s Mudd in your eye, with a very sexist piece of sixties television.

Star Trek: The Cage

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: Kicking off an Into Darkness retrospective with the unaired pilot.

Star Trek: The Corbomite Manoeuvre

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: A review of the first regular (non-pilot) Star Trek episode ever produced. Now with 100% extra Clint Howard!

Star Trek: The Enemy Within

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: Kirk goes evil and William Shatner goes hammy in Star Trek’s first transporter-duplicate story.

Star Trek: The Man Trap

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: The very first episode of Star Trek ever broadcast.

Star Trek: The Naked Time

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: Sulu gets into the spirit of the title of this trippy piece of sixties psychadelia.

Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before

Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog

  • Excerpt: Looking at the second pilot to the first Star Trek show.
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