Catching Up On Cinema

It's once time for Catching Up On Cinema's 2nd annual "Kyle's Killer October" event month! This month, Kyle has selected a number of films that fall under the category of "unconventional horror." First up this Killer October, is Jonathan Glazer's thought provoking sci-fi horror film, Under the Skin (2013). Adapted from a novel of the same name, and starring Scarlett Johannsen as an alien hiding in...

It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode! In this installment, the September 2020 edition of the show, Trevor and Brad of the Cinema Speak podcast sit down to review the physical media (DVD, Blu-Ray and 4k) releases for the calendar month. Fair warning, about 80% of this episode consists of Brad and Trevor talking about animal attack movies. Check out...

In the final installment of Catching Up On Cinema's Batman Masterclass, Trevor reviews the Zack Snyder Era of the Bat saga! The most recent chapter of Batman's silver screen exploits, as well as the first that has presented the character as a member of the Justice League and element of greater DC universe, this era of the Caped Crusader's silver screen exploits would prove to be turbulent, confuse...

In this installment of Catching Up On Cinema's Batman Masterclass, we review the final chapter in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Featuring the same cast and crew as the first two films in the series, the final chapter would see Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway and Marion Cotillard join the main cast. Despite working from a script that goes to great lengths to refere...

It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Tales From the Shelf episode: The 4k Fandango! In this installment, Trevor and Brad of the Cinema Speak podcast probe the depths of their movies collections to swap some stories about their 4k discs. Movies discussed in this month's episode include: Brad's Picks: Hereditary The Deer Hunter Godzilla Hannibal Bram Stoker's Dracula Prometheus T...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's Batman Masterclass, we review the Christopher Nolan era of the franchise! With Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin (1997) representing a critical low point for the series (and the superhero film genre in general), any potential for Schumacher having a third at-bat with the franchise was tossed out the window, and the caped crusader would not be...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's Batman Masterclass, we review the Joel Schumacher era of the franchise! In the wake of thee critical and public dissatisfaction with unsettling imagery and tone of Tim Burton's Batman Returns (1992), Warner Bros took steps to ensure that the mid-90's represent a kinder, gentler era in the live-action film adventures of the Bat. Explicitly order...

It's September, so it must be Masterclass Month at Catching Up On Cinema! This month we'll be taking a deep dive into the entirety of the live-action Batman film series, one era at a time. In the first installment of this Masterclass, we review the Tim Burton era of the franchise, consisting of the groundbreaking Batman (1989) and it's bizarre and somewhat divisive follow-up, Batman Returns (1992)...

It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-ray episode! In this installment, Trevor is joined by Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast as the 2 movie collectors review the physical media release for the month of August 2020. Check out Brad's podcast, Cinema Speak on Libsyn at Cinema Speak , or on Twitter and Instagram . Find us online at catchinguponcinema.com Follow...

In the final installment of Catching Up On Cinema's second annual Anime August event month, Kyle and Trevor take a look at Hiroyuki Okiura's Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)! Based on a sprawling multimedia franchise created by Mamoru Oshii, the film is a melancholy tale of lost souls trying to eke out a living under a brutal fascist regime in 1950's Tokyo. More of a "look and feel" experience tha...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's Anime August event month, Trevor and Kyle review Gisaburo Sugii's Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie (1994)! An adaptation of the beloved Capcom fighting game, the film is a near plotless, unabashed parade of spectacularly animated fanservice. Featuring the entire roster of characters from the franchise up to the time of it's release (includi...

In this month's edition of Catching Up On Cinema's Tales From the Shelf, Trevor and Brad of the Cinema Speak podcast break it down to The Backlog Boogie! Emotions run high as the 2 collectors explore the more neglected corners of their film collections, highlighting both oddities and films that deserve to be bumped to the fore of their respective viewing queues. As is the norm, most of Trevor's pi...

In this week's episode of Catching Up On Cinema's Anime August event month, Trevor and Kyle sit down for a casual, if not meandering review of Masami Obari's Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994)! The concluding (and only feature length) chapter of a short lived anime series, the film largely serves as a promotional tool for the SNK fighting game series of the same name, as well as that of a platf...

It's once again time for Anime August here at Catching Up On Cinema! This week, Trevor forces Kyle to sit through Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)! With character designs by Yoshitaka Amano, and featuring fluid, gorgeously rendered animation and background paintings, the film is a Gothic sci-fi actioner that unfortunately suffers from poor pacing and a bloated runtime. Undeni...

In the final episode of Catching Up On Cinema's Catching Up On Black & White month, Kyle and Trevor review J. Lee Thompson's, Cape Fear (1962)! Starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, the film is a gripping thriller with sharp writing and expertly crafted tension and atmosphere. Over the course of the review, both Kyle and Trevor make numerous references to the Martin Scorsese remake, to the...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's, Catching Up On Black & White event, Kyle and Trevor review James Whales', The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)! Often heralded as Whales' masterpiece, and a standout among the first cycle of Universal horror films, the movie is a lively and campy classic of horror cinema. Starring Boris Karloff as the monster, and Elsa Lanchester as the titula...

It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly event, Catching Up On Blu-Ray: July 2020 edition! This month is a little all over the place in terms of quality of blu-ray releases. Opening strong with War of the Worlds (1953) from Criterion, the majority of the releases on the calendar unfortunately fail to live up to that standard. Find us online at catchinguponcinema.com Follow us on In...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's Catching Up On Black & White event, Kyle has Trevor sit down to review Kevin Smith 90's indie classic, Clerks (1994)! Written, directed, and edited by Smith (who is also featured in the cast as Silent Bob), the film is an American cultural artifact of the young adult culture and existential angst of the 1990's. Shot on a shoestring budget,...

In this month's Tales From the Shelf, Catching Up On Cinema once again welcomes Brad from The Cinema Speak podcast to join in as we share some more movie collecting stories! This month's theme, Top Shelf Treasures, is intended to serve as an opportunity for Trevor and Brad to spotlight some of the movies that they are most proud to have in their collection. While some flexing is certain to occur (...

July is Catching Up On Black & White month here at Catching Up On Cinema! First up this month, Kyle and Trevor review Michael Curtiz' swashbuckling classic, Captain Blood (1935)! The first major starring role of superstar Errol Flynn and his frequent co-star Olivia de Havilland, the film is a snappy and energetic adventure that continues to entertain in spite of it's age. Boasting ambitious ef...

It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly Catching Up On Blu-Ray episode! Unfortunately sans Kyle, these are some of the highlights of the blu-ray releases reviewed by Trevor this month: Jaws (4k, 1975) Parasite (4k, 2019) Watchmen: An HBO Limited Series (2019) Glengarry Glen Ross (Shout Select, 1992) Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Al Adamson: The Masterpiece Collection (1960 - 2019) One C...

In the final episode of Catching Up On Cinema's 'Preciating Peter Weller month, Kyle and Trevor sit down to review David Cronenberg's bizarre masterpiece, Naked Lunch (1991)! Adapted from the literary works and life of Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs, the film is a strange and occasionally barely comprehensible journey into the drug addled fever dreams of a troubled man in troubled tim...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's 'Preciating Peter Weller event month, Kyle and Trevor review "that rat movie", George P. Cosmatos' Of Unknown Origin (1983)! Featuring Peter Weller in his first starring role, the film is a lean and energetic man vs. beast film in the tradition of Moby Dick or Jaws. Often ridiculous in the best of ways, the film is buoyed by clever editing and...

In this week's episode of Catching Up On Cinema's 'Preciating Peter Weller event month, Kyle and Trevor take a look at W.D. Richter's 80's cult classic(?), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)! Starring Peter Weller as the titular Banzai, and featuring a charming of notables such as Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Clancy Brown, John Lithgow, and Christopher Lloyd, the mov...

It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly "Tales From the Shelf" episode! In this month's installment, Trevor is once again joined by Brad of the Cinema Speak podcast, as the 2 share their picks for their respective "Nifty Name Stacks". For the unintiated, a Name Stack is simply a stack of movies that, when you take the first letter of their respective titles and arrange them in ord...