PATCH TOWN
Oh, sure, anybody can look at a ROBOT MONSTER, a BIRDEMIC, a XANADU and say, “Wow, that’s stinky.” It takes next-level insight to take on
APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD
Soooo much to cover in one, brief segment! First, I look at the French animated film APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD, and how it takes
ZOOTOPIA/CREATIVE CONTROL/KNIGHT OF CUPS
Here’s a curious thing: A fun, funny, action-packed animated family film that just by happenstance strikes at the very core of the ugliness behind the
THE BRAINIAC
(Sung to the tune of Maniac): A Satanist who can zip out of chains.He is suave, and he’s smart, and clumsy.He gropes all the chicks,
THE MACHINE
“The Machine, Dan? The Machine? Surely you must mean Ex Machina, the dark, sensual drama about a young programmer falling into the thrall of an
JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET
You know, we’ve always considered as our prime mission an elevation of the level of discourse in movie podcasts. Much like Cahiers du Cinema, we
SELF/LESS – JELLYFISH EYES – A HARD DAY
This is a real “watch this, not that,” segment this time. Self/less was the “serious” opening last weekend — directed by overt stylist Tarsem Singh,
THE MIDNIGHT SWIM
You can be forgiven. If your first thought when you hear the phrase, “found-footage mockumentary” is a sincere wish that somebody should have released a
INSIDE OUT
Okay, right, yeah, sure, sure: Inside Out is a wall-to-wall wonder, good news for anyone who despaired that the animation studio, Pixar — after numerous