The library of Marvel films features a series of interconnecting storylines. As a result, some films are weaker than others. With the origin films having been made, predecessors must learn to be strong while maintaining […]
The Retro Set would like to wish all of its readers a very happy Thanksgiving! In honor of National Food Coma day, (which, incidentally, is celebrating its 150th Anniversary as a national holiday this year) two […]
Over the past couple weeks, we’ve dissected the first two films in the new Blu-Ray reissue of Criterion’s John Cassavetes: Five Films. I noted in my review of Faces (1968) that most viewers will need a couple days […]
Note: this review contains spoilers. Celebrated English playwright Noel Coward was no stranger to Hollywood. During his lifetime, more than a dozen adaptations of his popular plays were made into films, including the pre-Code comedies […]
Many films gamble enjoyment on finding the supposed ‘perfect cinematic formula.’ Employ a veteran director? Check. Base the film off a popular book by Cormac McCarthy? Check. Stock film with Oscar winners, nominees, and hopefuls? […]
Please Note: This review contains spoilers. Joel and Ethan Coen’s much-anticipated Inside Llewyn Davis, a week in the life of a fictional singer-songwriter in early ’60s Greenwich village, is probably not the film their fans […]
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