During the ’80s and the ’90s, there was a gap in international movies that made it to America. The rise of the Dependies (as coined by John Pierson) really tightened the grip on imports making it to your local art house (unless you lived in New York City and Los
Blu-ray Review: Romancing In Thin Air (Limited Edition)
The assumption is easily made when it comes to directors from foreign countries that they only work within a specific genre. This is mainly because American distributors only import that kind of movies that will have a following. I’m not blaming them for being selective in the titles. Even articles
Blu-ray Review: Adventure Calls – Karl May at CCC
When my father was stationed in West Germany in 1970, we had no clue that the country would be our home until the summer of 1975. If we did, I’m guessing there would have been German lessons for me. Instead, my German vocabulary allows me to understand Sgt. Schultz on
The Weekly Round-Up #855
As expected, I didn’t get to many books this week. Best Comic of My Week: The Sacrificers #20 – Of any of Rick Remender’s many series, this one most reminds me of Low, his underwater science fiction book, because it’s the other one where hope got weaponized against the main
Helemaal et Heinde Film Review
Star rating: 3/5 Writer: Joyce Terveden, Isis Calje and Natasha Schaafsma Director: Milan Swager Starring: Joyce Terveden, Isis Calje and Natasha Schaafsma Helemaal et Heinde, which is a co-written work by Joyce Terveden, Isis Calje and Natasha Schaafsma, is a short action film packed with quirkiness and some violence. In