An Inside Look
Though the Oscars are still several months away, the 2017 film awards season has been in full swing for a while now. This early phase is all ab...
Woody Allen's Latest Rotation is a Turn Too Far
DIRECTED BY WOODY ALLEN/2017
“I suppose you get used to all this noise?”
“No. I never get used to it. I hate ...
Gary Oldman Illuminates as Winston Churchill in World War II Procedural
DIRECTED BY JOE WRIGHT/2017
It’s often observed that moviemaking, large scale moviemak...
A Spoiler-Free Consideration of the Latest Adventure in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...
DIRECTED BY RIAN JOHNSON/2017
There’s nothing better than a great Star Wars ...
Robert Mitchum is on the Trail of Jaclyn Smith in This Unintentional Made for TV Thriller
DIRECTED BY TED POST/1980
STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2017/KINO LORB...
Cary Grant and Jean Arthur Soar in one of Howard Hawks' Most Personal Films
DIRECTED BY HOWARD HAWKS/1939
STREET DATE: APRIL 12, 2016/THE CRITERION COLLECTI...
Recalling The Father of All Star Wars Parodies
This review of the original DVD release of Ernie Fosselius' Hardware Wars was not only written by me in 2003, it...
Director Edgar Wright Sets a New High Score With Video Game/Rock n' Roll/Comic Book Mash-Up
DIRECTED BY EDGAR WRIGHT/2010
To blatantly hijack the words of K...
Shining a Light on the Greatest Cinematographer Working Today.
Roger Deakins is widely considered to be the best cinematographer working today. He is an artis...
The Deadliest Lilith Fair yet.
DIRECTED BY DOMINIQUE OTHENIN-GIRARD/1990
STREET DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2017/KINO LORBER STUDIO CLASSICS
When it comes to the ...
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.
