One of the benefits of watching the films produced by Val Lewton during the 1940s is the chance to see…
Author: Rita Amer
Rita Amer
Rita has been a cinephile since birth. Though she works a day job, her evenings and heart belong to celluloid (and video). Rita has a Masters in Dance and a Juris Doctor; but those accomplishments pale in comparison to sharing the best and worst of cinema with our readers. You can also follow Rita on her podcast, ‘Foibles,’ where she talks about film and literature.
“Deep Rising” is polyamorous entwining of “Alien,” “Titanic,” and “Tremors.” It is hard to believe today that “Deep Rising” was…
@)!(*fF389*2104#***(($?#!! This is what the inside of my head looked like after watching Andrzej Żuławski’s “Possession.” My critical capacity was…
Watching “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” is like being imprisoned in Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream,” forever suspended in the…
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” was adapted three times for screen…
The question that “Miss You Already” poses is—is it possible to ever get too much Toni Collette? The answer is…
I beg the Criterion Collection on bended knee to please, please restore “The Scarlet Pimpernel” to its original lustrous visual…
“Petulia” has a royal pedigree. It was directed by Richard Lester, who helmed many great films including “A Hard’s Day’s…
“The Kings of Summer” has a tenuous perch on the fence of my critical judgment. It does not fall on…
“Baby Doll” (1956) has been denied its rightful place as one of the gems of American cinema and as one…