Crumb: Criterion Collection

Underground comic book artist Robert Crumb rose to prominence in the 1960s thanks to the creation of popular characters like Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat, his most famous character (much to his chagrin). Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff knew Crumb personally... 

Louie Bluie: Criterion Collection

Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff got his start making documentaries and Louie Bluie (1985) was his first film. In the mid-1970s, he worked at the Department of Social Services in San Francisco and during his off-hours played in the Cheap Suit Serenaders, a band... 

Stevie Wonder – Biography Channel

Stevie Wonder – or Steveland Hardaway Judkins to his mother – needs no introduction. Were he on a Top Trumps card, his stats would look something like this: Top ten US hits: 30 No.1 US Hits: 10, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame: Inducted,... 

Ghost Hunters International: Season 1, Part 1

The SciFi Channel (now SyFy) hit the motherlode with the surprise success of Ghost Hunters, a reality television show where a team of investigators explore paranormal activity at a reputedly haunted location somewhere in the United States. Imagine the... 

Michael Jackson’s This Is It

It’s something of an understatement to say that I’m a big Michael Jackson fan. I don’t just have all of his albums, I have most of the singles – and many of them on 12” vinyl promo. I have an original full set of early 80s Michael Jackson dolls,... 

For All Mankind: Criterion Collection

“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…” President John F. Kennedy said these words on September 12, 1962. He issued this challenge to America and 24 brave men... 

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

In the 1970s, Roman Polanski’s career was at its zenith with classics like The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) and Chinatown (1974) but his personal life was in shambles. His wife, model-turned-actress Sharon Tate had been brutally murdered by the Charles... 

Jackass: The Movie

The Jackass Boys are back! If you’re a fan of the MTV show, then you’ll know what this movie is all about; in fact you almost don’t need to read this review. Wait! I said almost! The stunts in this movie are weirder, wilder and more extreme than...