2012 in film: Pre-Theatrical VOD goes mainstream...

This will be the first in a series of essays detailing 'the year in film', spotlighting certain trends (mostly positive, I'm tak...

Guest Review: Brandon Peters reviews V/H/S (2012)

Regular 007 retrospective author Brandon Peters slipped me a review of the new horror anthology feature V/H/S .  I've seen the film as w...

Review: Goon (2012) earns our respect by respecting itself.

Goon 2012 92 minutes rated R by Scott Mendelson On the surface, Goon is an assembly-line underdog sports movie.  And yes the film hits a ha...

Review: Hobo with a Shotgun

Hobo with a Shotgun 2011 85 minutes rated R by Scott Mendelson It's a cardinal rule of mine to always critique the film that is presente...

Review: Black Death (2011)

Black Death 2011 103 minutes rated R by Scott Mendelson Christopher Smith's Black Death is a thoughtful and engaging film that isn'...

How Kevin Smith's Red State could have been the new face of Video On Demand.

There are people with stronger feelings one way or another about Kevin Smith than I. I loved Clerks II and Dogma , hated Jay and Silent Bo...