“This month’s 20th Century Flicks finds inspiration in the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics with a certified classic!”
Animation Celebration: The Red Turtle
“Especially if movies like Moana is your thing, The Red Turtle is a great indie to dive into.”
Stand by Me: 20th Century Flicks
“Though these kids’ childhoods have more in common with my grandparents’ than my own, these concepts of the bonds of friendship transcend time and generational divides.”
Animation Celebration: I Lost My Body
“The severed hand takes a bit of time to find its … footing, which was a small touch I found to be clever.”
One Stop Pop: Stranger Things
In lieu of just watching the old seasons over and over again, let’s see what other forms of media might scratch the itch in the meantime,
Cross-Platform Partners: My So-Called Life & Tron: Ares
My So-Called Life is essential viewing for everyone who went through high school.
One Stop Pop: Good Boy
Good Boy captured the hearts and fears, of many a festival fan, resulting in it quickly becoming the little film that could
Animation Celebration: Animalympics
This one probably works best if you’ve got nostalgia for what it’s parodying.
One Stop Pop: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
It makes sense to dive a little deeper into all the elements that make this show — and now movie — so appealing
20th Century Flicks: Night of the Living Dead
When you consider the era that it came out in and the legacy that it has left, its position as an icon makes sense.
Cross-Platform Partners: Highest 2 Lowest & She’s Gotta Have It
I wish more directors would do what Lee did with She’s Gotta Have It: modernize the story, and expand the characters.
20th Century Flicks: Ball of Fire
A collaboration of two of the greatest filmmakers of the midcentury, Ball of Fire certainly has a lot to offer.