Father Ted
Doing the “American in Britain” bit, our man Matthew Moyer is (re)discovering the joys of subversive British sitcoms, such as the new-to-DVD religious satire Father Ted.
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Doing the “American in Britain” bit, our man Matthew Moyer is (re)discovering the joys of subversive British sitcoms, such as the new-to-DVD religious satire Father Ted.
According to Carl F. Gauze, there’s about a half-hour of great police thriller material in director Ray Lawrence’s Lantana. Unfortunately, the film’s three times longer than that…
Director Mark Foster takes an in-depth look at hockey punks Two Man Advantage in his new documentary, 69 Minutes of Fame. Matthew Moyer lets you know whteher the film scores a hat trick or deserves a game misconduct.
Carl F. Gauze turns his “sick and twisted” eye to The Don and Bill Show: Slightly Bent, a collection of animated shorts from Don Hertzfeldt and Bill Plympton.
Based on real events, Larry Clark’s Bully recounts a horrific 1993 murder committed by seven teenagers in South Florida. With a look at the DVD, Kiran Aditham examines the many differing viewpoints of the motives behind the murder.
Lukas Moodyson’s new film, Together tells the story of a group of people living in a commune. Carl F. Gauze wishes they’d all just take a bath.
Bettie Lou Vegas introduces you to the ultimate online time-waster: Orisinal, home of the cutest – and most addictive – Flash-animated games on the Web.
Where can you buy fine Japanese merchandise without paying hefty import fees? Phil Bailey takes a look at jlist.com, a site with a wide variety of unusual merchandise for the Japanophile.
Oscar buzz continues at Ink 19, as Daniel L. Mitchell takes a look at director Wes Anderson’s quirky new film The Royal Tenenbaums.
One of the best series currently on television finally gets the full-season DVD treatment. Julio Diaz sinks his teeth into season one of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Ink 19’s resident wrestling aficionado extrordinaire, Matthew Moyer takes a look at Brawlin’ Broadsand rates ‘em both (the brawlin’ and the broads, that is – get your mind out of the gutter!).
Ex-“rock & porn” kingpin Matt Zane makes a stab at legitimacy with his new documentary, Contrasting Views of People Living Within an Artistic Lifestyle. Matthew Damascus fails to see the “Artistic” part.
Considered the first rock documentary, D.A. Pennebaker’s new-to-DVD Don’t Look Back follows Bob Dylan on selected dates from his 1965 British tour, his last all-acoustic tour. Hal Horowitz takes a look at the granddaddy of all rockumentaries.
One of America’s finest writers deserves better than this. James Mann gives the DVD of a new Philip K. Dick documentary a look.
The story of Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash’s struggle with schizophrenia, A Beautiful Mind won four Golden Globes, and is the subject of major Oscar buzz. Troy Jewell ponders whether the film deserves the hype.
French sex farces enter the Digital Age with Paul Renders’ new film, Thomas In Love. Carl F. Gauze logs on for a “free trial.”
Focus finds William H. Macy and Laura Dern mistaken for Jews in an anti-Semitic community in the 1940s. Carl F. Gauze wonders whether director Neil Slavin needs glasses.
Sex, drugs, and… oral hygiene? That’s what happens when dentist Steve Martin falls for junkie Helena Bonham Carter in director David Atkins’ new film, Novocaine. Carl F. Gauze might prefer a root canal…
After seeing The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Joe Frietze hates Peter Jackson.
Lo-fi indie heroes Guided By Voices come to hi-tech DVD with The Who Went Home and Cried. Will wonders ever cease? James Mann hopes not.
John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.
What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.