Suburban Tales VIII: No Down Payment (1957)
In Suburban Tales VIII, I examine Martin Ritt’s film of John McPartland’s novel No Down Payment (1957), released on shiny Blu-ray by Twilight Time, plus some contemporary parallels…
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BR: No Down Payment (1957)
Martin Ritt’s second film as director is this lesser known, slightly star-studded drama based on a novel by pulp writer John McPartland, and both the film and novel were reportedly the inspiration for Knots Landing…
Suburban Tales VII: Stranger Things, Season 2 (2017)
Review of Stranger Things: Season 2 + some thoughts on Exclusive Release bullshit.
TV: Stranger Things – Season 2 (2017)
Netflix’s hit series returned a week prior to Halloween with 9 episodes that offered a tonally different set of further adventures of the Byers family & Eleven (Elle), as two storylines head off in different directions until a sense of friendship brings them and everyone else together for a resolution that’s both satisfying for the characters and the series…
Suburban Tales VI: Stranger Things (2016)
Nope, it’s not (yet) on physical media, so here’s a review of Stranger Things: Season 1 (2016), Netflix’s hit series, available only from the burgeoning broadcaster.
Suburban Tales V: A Marble Hornets Movie
Review of Always Watching (2015) from Anchor Bay, the first of a proposed film franchise based on the hit Marble Hornets web series.
Suburban Tales IV: Durham County, Season 3
In Part 4 of our Surburban Tales series, we look at Durham County: Season 3 (Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada / Muse International) , and see how bad it gets for poor Mike Sweeney. Oh, and strange man digs basement for 7 years using toy excavation machines. WHY?
Suburban Tales III
Blu-ray reviews of three takes on suburban paranoia: Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block (Sony), Tom Holland’s Fright Night (Twilight Time), and J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 (Paramount), plus some Editorius Blathorious regarding review updates + upcoming film projects (mine, not yours).
Suburban Tales II: Poltergeist (1982)
Review- no, more like an essay on Warner Home Video’s new Blu-ray of Poltergeist (1982), plus an anecdotal Editor’s Blog on the film’s impact, and that beloved Sony Trinitron, often dubbed ‘the Poltergeist TV’…
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