Steven Spielberg is the father of the modern blockbuster, and the second weekend of June is the one he came to rule. Welcome to Week 7 of Summer Blockbusted 2020. Through the end of August, I am curating a weekly slate of movies from summers past, ranging from big blockbusters to small counter-programming indies, and [...]
We haven’t had a new summer movie for over a month now, but I’ve been having one of the best Summer Movie Seasons that I can remember. Welcome to Week 6 of Summer Blockbusted 2020. Through the end of August, I am curating a weekly slate of movies from summers past, ranging from big blockbusters [...]
Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing isn't just relevant, it's prescient. In the 90-second short 3 Brothers that Lee tweeted out in the wake of the George Floyd killing (see below), Lee draws a striking, disturbing parallel between Floyd and Eric Garner -- two innocent African-American victims who lost their lives to police brutality -- [...]
The first month of the Summer Movie season comes to a close with most movie theaters still closed along with it…but there remain plenty of actual movies to choose from! Welcome to Week 5 of Summer Blockbusted 2020. Through the end of August, I will be curating a weekly slate of movies from summers past, [...]
They may take our theaters, but they’ll never take…our movies! Welcome to Week 4 of Summer Blockbusted 2020. Through the end of August, I’m curating a weekly slate of movies from summers past, ranging from big blockbusters to small counter-programming indies. But now, instead of new options for the multiplex, they’re classic ones for your [...]
The Summer Movie Season isn’t closed, it’s just…different. Welcome to Week 3 of Summer Blockbusted 2020. Through the end of August, I’m curating a weekly slate of movies from summers past, ranging from big blockbusters to small counter-programming indies. But now, instead of new options for the multiplex, they’re classic ones for your personal home [...]
The theaters are closed, but the 2020 Summer Movie Season is just beginning… Welcome to Week 2 of Summer Blockbusted 2020. Through the end of August, I’m curating a weekly slate of movies from summers past, ranging from big blockbusters to small counter-programming indies. But now, instead of new options for the multiplex, they’re classic [...]
The theaters are closed, and so is our Summer Movie Season. Until now. Welcome to Week 1 of Summer Blockbusted 2020. Through the end of August, I will be curating a weekly slate of movies from decades of summers past. Ranging from big blockbusters to small counter-programming indies, I will give you a “Now Playing…” [...]
Fifty years ago, America and the world were stunned and consumed by a sudden evolving crisis with an unknown outcome, and all they could do was watch from their homes…and wait. Sound familiar? The similarities between the Coronavirus pandemic and the Apollo 13 mission don’t end there. Both involve things that had become completely routine [...]
In the attempt to flatten the Coronavirus curve, our nation is now shifting from a two-week phase of #StayAtHome precautions to a full month marathon of doing them all throughout April. Having something to pace yourself while being bunkered down for that length of time can be really helpful. A recommendation: experiencing a filmmaker's entire [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 