CLERKS 3 IS THE MOST DEPRESSING ENDING IMAGINABLE
*ALL THE SPOILERS FOLLOW* I disliked CLERKS III for being uninspired, unfunny, and a visually miserable experience, but walking out of the cinema, I didn’t expect to be followed by a deep existential funk. What was the point of it all? It’s a...
50 Years of American Cinema: John H. Auer
One of my favourite film resources is Bertrand Tavernier et Jean-Pierre Coursodon’s 50 YEARS OF AMERICA CINEMA (50 ans de cinéma américain) a critical two-volume encyclopedia that is mainly composed of lengthy essays on big, and very forgotten, directors....
Podcast Interview: Steve Wang Won’t Sleep Until The Last Punch Is Thrown
Steve Wang is a legendary special effects artist who worked on PREDATOR, HELLBOY, GREMLINS 2 and dozens of other stone-cold classics. He's also a great director. No one in North America has done a better job of marrying complex practical special effects and high...
Blu-ray Review: Hercules and the Captive Women
Justin reviews the Blu-ray of the only Sword-N-Sandal film ever to be shot in 70mm.
ICC #202 – Serious Comedians: Patton Oswalt, Richard Pryor, and Mary Tyler Moore
We discuss comedians who took on purely dramatic roles: Patton Oswalt in Big Fan, Richard Pryor in Blue Collar, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People....
ICC #200 – The Godzilla Mega Monster Special
https://soundcloud.com/the-important-cinema-club/200-the-godzilla-mega-monster-special We discuss every Godzilla film. End song by Emily Milling and Justin Decloux. On this week's patreon, we talk about, guess what? Godzilla! Become a Patreon subscriber for $5 a month...
ICC #171 – Wakaliwood: Da Best of Da Best Movies!
We discuss Uganda's energetic and groundbreaking Wakaliwood movie scene and their films WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX? and BAD BLACK. Become a Patreon subscriber for $5 a month and get an exclusive episode every week! This week we watched MR. ARKADIN by Orson Welles....
ICC#155 – Joseph H. Lewis: The Perfectionist of Poverty Row
We discuss the career of director and film noir master Joseph H. Lewis and his films Gun Crazy, The Big Combo and Terror in Texas Town. https://soundcloud.com/the-important-cinema-club/joseph-h-lewis-the-perfectionist-of-poverty-row We have a NEW BOOK called THE...
ICC #152 – Mabel Normand Never Got The Credit She Deserved
We discuss the career of early cinematic pioneer Mabel Normand and her work as an actor, director, and producer for the likes of Max Sennet and D.W Griffith. She was a fearless performer, helped mould Charlie Chaplin for the screen, and she starred and produced (with...
RIP Ringo Lam: The Angriest Director in Hong Kong
If you've had a passing interest in Hong Kong cinema, you've run into the works of Director Ringo Lam. Tarantino ripped off the structure of Reservoir Dogs from Lam's City on Fire, Lam made the stone cold action classic Full Contact starring Chow Yun-Fat, and Lam also...
