Jakob: "I recently learned that Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) exists; so I had to hunt that down. I didn't expect it to be good. In fact, I expected it to be very bad. And when this sequel has to resort to voodoo to reanimate Bernie's corpse, you know it isn't just bad but creatively bankrupt. Yet, and I say this with all sincerity, Terry Kiser kills as Bernie's dancing corpse. It's a very entertaining performance of physical comedy. It's too bad all…

With the arrival of James Gunn's The Suicide Squad in theaters and on HBO Max last weekend, critic Andrew Wyatt recommends WB Animation's ongoing series, Harley Quinn. He says that the R-rated animated show -- two seasons of which are now available to stream on HBO Max -- works as a witty buddy sitcom, as a slow-burn romance, and as a caustic satire of the superhero genre:

Diving into the Japanese films at ファンタジア 2021, Alicia Haddick finds several movies that are bending industry traditions, highlighting modern socio-sexual politics, and making mapo tofu sexy. 

Collins’s feminism, which meant “freedom,” “sexual freedom,” without “the double standards,” was both praised and questioned in varying degrees from the publication of her first book up to her last. While it did not sit well with one decade, it gained more momentum in another.

We’re thrilled to announce that Orson Welles's CITIZEN KANE will lead Criterion’s first slate of 4K Ultra HD releases along with the Hughes Brothers's MENACE II SOCIETY, Jane Campion's THE PIANO, David Lynch's MULHOLLAND DR., Powell and Pressburger’s THE RED SHOES, and Richard Lester's A HARD DAY'S NIGHT! The first of these editions and their special features will be detailed in our November 2021 announcement next week, with others to follow in subsequent months. Learn more in the Current.

Why do characters often "turn face" in sequels and remakes?

The Stairs will be available in theaters for one night only on August 12, 2021. Purchase tickets at Fathom Events and watch the trailer here.

Rob Reiner's classic adaptation of Stephen King's Misery starring Kathy Bates in an Oscar®-winning role is now available for pre-order on 4K UHD Blu-ray from Kino Lorber!

Com uma brilhante restauração em 4K, realizada pela BFI e recentemente apresentada no Festival de Cannes, FRIENDSHIP'S DEATH estreia exclusivamente na Supo Mungam Plus, nosso streaming de cinema sem fronteiras.

Late summer is not, normally speaking, a time to expect exceptional cinema; by the onset of August, blockbuster season is winding down and awards season hasn’t yet begun, leaving audiences stranded in a purgatorial middle zone, heavy on Hollywood’s less promising releases. But against all odds, in these abnormal times, the dog days of summer are bringing some big movies to the big screen that are very much worth seeing. On this week’s episode of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and…

Opens August 6! Tickets on Friday, July 30 at 12pm ET for FLC Members and 3pm ET for the General Public. Get tickets here.

This week the gang covered Superman(1978) and it had me thinking about superhero origin stories.