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Ghost in the Shell (1995) is set in a fictional 2029 in which cybernetic technology allows for the human body to be fully replaced with mechanical body parts and lets the brain connect directly to the internet. Major Motoko Kusanagi is the…
“Director Mark Mylod satirizes a very specific kind of elitism here with his wildly over-the-top depiction of the gourmet food world.” Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com At $1250 a head, an evening at Hawthorne is an indulgence par excellence, promising the meal of a…
“A truly Freudian fairytale...exudes a disorientating, almost druggy, other-worldliness.” - Telegraph After changing the face of science fiction cinema forever with Alien and Blade Runner, director Ridley Scott turned his visionary eye to the fantasy genre, teaming with writer William…
“Holy f*cking sh*t, this is insane” - Sally Jane Black If you're familiar with Everything Is Terrible!'s crate-digging mastery, you have some idea what you're in for. If you don't, strap in and get ready to blast off to the…
"Absolutely assured in her creation of the bleak, noir atmosphere - whether in the claustrophobic confines of the car, or lost in the arid expanses of the desert - Lupino never relaxes the tension for one moment... Taut, tough, and…
LOST IN THE ARTHOUSE is a monthly series hosted by Arkadin co-owner Keith Watson that takes you to hidden corners of filmdom far from Hollywood. From must-see classics to obscurities waiting to be discovered, these films stand at cinema's bleeding…
What is Emanon? Or rather, WHO is EMANON?! Why he's a magical, mysterious homeless man played by writer/director Stuart Paul in one of the most bizarre vanity projects ever conceived. This "modern-day wino Christ" (LA Weekly) must help a very wealthy, sick…
“One of the most terrible indictments against war which it is possible to imagine” -Kinematograph Weekly Five months after the armistice was signed that ended World War I, Abel Gance premiered his epic J'ACCUSE in Paris. Many of his Gance's friends had…
Calling all St. Louis-area fans of the greatest show on television (or, um, Youtube in the U.S.), the one and only TASKMASTER! We're hosting a watch party, and you're all invited! Luxuriate in the last time to enjoy one the…
THIS MONTH'S FILM: Deadly Mile High ClubObsessed with a handsome student, a deranged flight instructor tries to destroy the people in his life and make him fall in love with her. Guest Roaster: Danielle Howard