Review by John Larkin Purchase by clicking the image above A Lean, Mean Film Noir Gem from Warner Archive I have to thank my friend, filmmaker David Guglielmo, for putting CRIME WAVE on my radar. David recently appeared in one of Cinefile Video’s “Favorites” videos, where he went through several of his personal selections at the beloved video store on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. CRIME WAVE was one of his recommendations. I had never even heard of the film, and it a

by John Larkin At first glance, ANORA and THE EXORCIST would seem to have almost nothing to do with each other. One is Sean Baker’s volatile, funny and bruising portrait of a young sex worker pulled into the fantasy of wealth, marriage, escape and emotional rescue. The other is William Friedkin’s landmark horror film about a child’s possession, a mother’s desperation and two priests confronting evil in its most grotesque and inexplicable form. One moves through strip clubs, m

Now Available to rent or own on Digital Platforms Blu-Ray releases September 22 Going into SCARY MOVIE (technically SCARY MOVIE 6), I was genuinely excited. I have always loved this franchise, especially the original film, which still brings me back to what felt like the peak era for studio comedy around the turn of the millennium. I was the perfect age for it. The first SCARY MOVIE arrived at a moment when satire could feel like a communal event. We were more of a monocultur