A Savory Italian Blend of Pulp Noir and Neo-Realism
DIRECTED BY GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS/ITALIAN/1949
STREET DATE: JANUARY 12, 2016/CRITERION COLLECTION
Cinephiles a...
The Soul of the Droid, 1934 – 2016
The fact that there was a man inside of R2-D2 should surprise no one. Although the astromech droid is squat, with a trash ca...
Suicide is not so Painless with this DC Comics Villainous Super-Team
DIRECTED BY DAVID AYER/2016
Warner Brothers has aggressively set out to course-correct its ...
DIRECTED BY HENRY HATHAWAY/1951
STREET DATE: AUGUST 2, 2016/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS
"San Francisco to St.Louis in 25 days, for $200 - beans included! It's...
Woody Allen's Got Disappointment on the Menu.
DIRECTED BY WOODY ALLEN/2016
(This review contains plot points and a broad reveal or two about the film.)
A thor...
Max Foizey of "Max on Movies" joins Jim Tudor to talk about the crazy, geeky movie & TV news to come of San Diego Comic-Con, 2016!
Hear their thoughts o...
Bogart Nails the Point in Ever-Relevant Newspaper Film
DIRECTED BY RICHARD BROOKS/1952
STREET DATE: July 26, 2016/Kino Lorber Studio Classics
Like a most appe...
The Visual Storyteller Finds Truth in the Lies... at 24 Frames per Second.
Controversial from his moment of relevance, filmmaker Brian De Palma's infamy is wel...
Within Our Gates: A Counter-History Through A Counter-Cinema
STREET DATE: JULY 26, 2016/KINO LORBER
Arriving as a 5-disc series which includes more than 20 fea...
DIRECTED BY ANATOLE LITVAK/1962
STREET DATE: July 26, 2016/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS
Two years following Psycho, in which Alfred Hitchcock so cagily uti...
Jim co-founded ZekeFilm in 2011. He's been writing about films since 2003 for outlets such as ScreenAnarchy. He is the current President of the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and an adjunct instructor of film studies at Webster University. He's also worked as video editor and Art Director for professional film and video productions. He also co-hosted the long-running comedy podcast, The Wonder Show. He is a life-long St. Louisian living with his wife and four children.
