Screen Reviews

Our writers scour the globe, rewind endless tapes, and press pause as many times as it takes to bring you the ultimate collection of film, broadcast, and streaming visual content to feed your endless appetite for movies.

Father Ted

Screen Reviews

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.

Lantana

Screen Reviews

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…

69 Minutes of Fame

Screen Reviews

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.

Bully

Screen Reviews

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.

Together (Tillsammans)

Screen Reviews

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.

Orisinal

Screen Reviews

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.

jlist.com

Screen Reviews

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.

The Royal Tenenbaums

Screen Reviews

Oscar buzz continues at Ink 19, as Daniel L. Mitchell takes a look at director Wes Anderson’s quirky new film The Royal Tenenbaums.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Screen Reviews

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.

Brawlin’ Broads

Screen Reviews

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!).

Don’t Look Back

Screen Reviews

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.

A Beautiful Mind

Screen Reviews

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.

Thomas In Love

Screen Reviews

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

Screen Reviews

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.

Novocaine

Screen Reviews

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…

Guided By Voices

Screen Reviews

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.

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Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Screen Reviews

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.

The Eye

The Eye

Screen Reviews

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

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.