Catching Up On Cinema

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's 'Preciating Peter Weller month, Kyle and Trevor take a look at Christian Duguay's Screamers (1995)! Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, the film is an impressively shot, but sluggishly paced sci-fi slog that features some stellar matte paintings and foundational story elements, but ultimately fails to engage. Find us online at catchinguponcinem...

June is 'Preciating Peter Weller month at Catching Up On Cinema! This month we'll take taking a look at the filmography of Peter Weller, a prominent leading man from the 80's and 90's that holds the proud distinction of not only portraying Robocop, but also serving as the voice of Batman in the animated adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns! This week, we're jumping smack into the middle of Mr. We...

It's that time of the month again, as Catching Up On Cinema once again takes a look at the release calendar for the May 2020 edition of "Catching Up On Blu-Ray"! Some of the physical media highlights from this month: The Mask of Zorro (4k, 1998) Bloodshot (4k, 2020) The Lodge (2019) Gretel & Hansel (2020) Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) Six Moral Tales (Criterion, 1963 - 1972) The Jesus Rolls (20...

In the final episode of Catching Up On Cinema's "May is For Monsters" event, Kyle and Trevor revisit Victor Salva's, Jeepers Creepers (2001)! Starring Gina Philips and Justin Long, the film is a surprisingly well shot and tightly constructed chase film. Featuring a memorable design for the titular Creeper, and a handful of fun scare moments, the film manages to achieve quite a bit in spite of it's...

In this installment of Catching Up On Cinema's "May is For Monsters" event, we review the new Shudder exclusive, Monstrum (2018)! Directed by Heo Jong-ho, and starring Kim Myung-min, Lee Hye-ri, and Choi Woo-shik, the film is spectacle driven monster on the loose flick set during Korea's Joseon era. Equal parts blockbuster action thriller and traditional creature feature, the film is a handsome an...

In what will (hopefully) become a monthly event on Catching Up On Cinema, Trevor is once again joined by Brad of Cinema Speak to share some more "Tales From the Shelf"! The title of this month's episode is "Distribution Disco", wherein Trevor and Brad list talk at length about (and rank!) some of their favorite disc publishers. You can find Brad's stuff on Libsyn at Cinema Speak , or on Twitter an...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's "May is for Monsters" event month, Kyle has our hosts review Conor McMahon's, From the Dark (2014)! Shot on a shoestring budget in the Irish countryside, the film is one part relationship drama, one part home invasion creature feature set in an isolated farmhouse. With only a couple of standout moments throughout it's runtime, the film is not e...

"May is For Monsters" at Catching Up On Cinema! This month we'll be taking a look at all manner of monster movies, ranging from good old fashioned ghost stories, to gooey sci-fi gore fests. First up this month is William Eubanks' deep sea creature feature, Underwater (2020)! Starring Kristen Stewart, Jessica Henwick, Vincent Cassel and TJ Miller, the film is a charismatic and briskly paced thrille...

It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly "Catching Up On Blu-Ray" episode! April 2020 was a big month for physical media releases, and some of the titles covered in this episode include: Little Women (2019) Beyond the Door (Arrow, 1974) Cats (2019) Dolittle (4k, 2020) VFW (4k, 2019) Army of Shadows (Criterion, 1969) Terror Train (1980) Escape from Pretoria (2020) Police Squad!: The...

In the grand finale of Catching Up On Cinema's "Stay the F*ck Inside" event month, we're joined by Brad from Cinema Speak as we take a deep dive into George Romero's apocalyptic zombie epic, Dawn of the Dead (1978)! A pillar of the genre, the film is equal parts entertaining and horrific, with memorable characters, and a core concept that spawned endless imitators over the years. You can find Brad...

Catching Up On Cinema continues to "Stay the F@ck Inside", as Kyle and Trevor sit down for a review of Neil Marshall's gory post-apocalyptic action flick, Doomsday (2008)! Starring Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, and Malcolm MacDowell, the film is essentially "Mad Max in Scotland"... with knights. Heavily inspired by classic films such as Escape from New York, The Road Warrior, and Aliens, the film is a...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's "Stay the F@ck Inside" event month, Trevor and Kyle keep their heads down as they take a deep dive into Ben Wheatley's Free Fire (2016)! Starring Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Jack Reynor, Sharlto Copely and Brie Larson, the film takes place in a single location and is essentially a 90 minute gunfight. Featuring stylish gunplay and sharp lensin...

In what is hopefully the first of many collaborative efforts, Trevor invites Brad of the Cinema Speak podcast to join him in talking about movies. In another first for Catching Up On Cinema, this episode is part of a new series we're calling "Tales From the Shelf", i.e. episodes centered around talking about the host's personal collections of films. The theme for the inaugural episode in this seri...

In response to the current predicament we're all in worldwide, April is hereby officially dubbed "Stay the F*ck Inside" month at Catching Up On Cinema. Being as we're all doing our best to stay indoors these days, this month's programming will revolve around the theme of isolation, both thematically and in terms of filmmaking and premise. Our first pick this month is Kim Sung-su's South Korean blo...

It's time once again for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly "Catching Up On Blu-Ray" episode! Some of the major physical media releases spotlighted in the March 2020 episode include: Dark Water (2019) Queen & Slim (4k, 2019) Ne Zha (4k, 2019) Verotika (2019) Radioflash (2019) Superdome (1978) The Sonata (2018) I Am Fear (2020) My Hindu Friend (2015) Go Back to China (2019) Uncut Gems (2019) Beaut...

In the final episode of Catching Up On Cinema's "Moving On March" event month, Trevor has Kyle sit down to watch his FIRST Bruce Lee movie ever, Enter the Dragon (1973)! Directed by Robert Clouse, the film is the last (completed) and most culturally significant film in the career of the Chinese-American martial arts icon, Bruce Lee. Co-starring John Saxon and featuring the debut performance of Jim...

"Moving On March" continues at Catching Up On Cinema, as dip our toes into the illustrious filmography of the late Robin Williams in a form of a review of The Fisher King (1991)! In addition to stellar cast consisting of the likes of Jeff Bridges and Mercedes Ruehl, the film is directed by Terry Gilliam and is possessed of all the whimsical and aesthetic flair that has long been his trademark. Whi...

Catching Up On Cinema's "Moving On March" event month continues with a celebration the life and career of the late Kirk Douglas via a review of Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)! Starring the aforementioned Kirk Douglas, James Mason, and Peter Lorre, the film is a colorful and charming adaptation of Jules Verne's classic adventure novel. A favorite of Trevor's early childhood, the...

Catching Up On Cinema's "Moving On March" event continues with a look at Sidney Lumet's brutal family drama, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)! Directed by Sidney Lumet, and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, and Albert Finney, the film is a detailed and skillfully constructed look at the utter destruction of a family. The film carries an off-kilter, Coen-esque atmosphere that g...

It's a new month, which means it's time for a new event here at Catching Up On Cinema! This month is "Moving On March," an event wherein the guys will be taking a look at films starring actors and/or directors that have recently, and unfortunately, passed away. This week we reviewed Cory Finley's darkly comedic directorial debut, Thoroughbreds (2017). A uniquely twisted tale of teenage sociopaths,...

It's once again time for Catching Up On Cinema's monthly "Catching Up On Blu-Ray" special! In this edition, we take a look at the physical media releases for the month of February 2020. Some highlights among this months releases include: Doctor Sleep (4k, Director's Cut, 2019) Waves (2019) The Nightingale (Director of The Babadook, 2018) Boyz in the Hood (4k, 1991) The House that Jack Built (2018)...

In the last episode of Catching Up On Cinema's "Guilty Pleasures" month, Kyle and Trevor take a deep breath and dive headfirst into Joel Schumacher's vapid and intensely wrongheaded coming-of-age drama, St. Elmo's Fire (1985)! Featuring roughly 1/3rd of the brat pack, as well as a very young, saxophone toting Rob Lowe, the film is one of those rare, special films that fits snugly into the category...

For this week's episode in Catching Up On Cinema's "Guilty Pleasures" event month, Trevor has Kyle check out Robert Zemeckis' heavy handed drama, Flight (2012)! Starring Denzel Washington as an alcoholic pilot that performs a miraculous act of heroism while drunk on the job, is a clunky and somewhat tame character study that nevertheless earned it's star a Best Actor nomination. While Trevor conce...

In this week's installment of Catching Up On Cinema's "Guilty Pleasures" event month, Kyle has Trevor sit down to take a look back at Jan De Bont's computer effects showcase, Twister (1996)! Starring Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Philip Seymour Hoffman and a veritable who's who of 90's character actors, the film is a briskly paced natural disaster flick that boasted some of the finest and most ambitiou...

February is "Guilty Pleasures" month at Catching Up On Cinema! For the next 4 weeks, Kyle and Trevor will be reviewing movies that most people hate, but they secretly love. First up this month is Paul W.S. Anderson's video game adaptation, Mortal Kombat (1995)! Starring Robin Shou, Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa and Christopher Lambert, the film is one of the earliest (and best) video game movies. While hea...