The purpose of Sam Miller’s No Good Deed is consumption. The home invasion thriller where an exhausted mother Terri (Taraji P. Henson) battles escaped convict Colin Evans (Idris Elba) stretches into 90 minutes of unearned retribution. […]
In MGM’s 1943 animated short Dumb-Hounded, director Tex Avery debuted a new character, a laconic, quick-witted, slow-talking hound dog. Originally dubbed “Happy Hound” (though this is never explicitly mentioned onscreen), the dog spends the entire cartoon tracking […]
Need help figuring out what to watch this week on Warner Archive Instant? The Retro Set has you covered with our must have Warner Archive picks! Each week, we select a small handful of titles from […]
[dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap] remember everything,” says a disparate female voice, as if in agony. “You remember nothing,” a male voice replies to her. He says it again. “Nothing.” The opening minutes of Alain Resnais’ 1959 debut feature […]
[dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]f you could pick two of your favorite characters from one of your favorite movies, and give them a spin-off, who would you pick? It’s a downright delicious thought, eh? Oftentimes, the best thing about […]
In 2013, Disney brought their flagship character, Mickey Mouse, roaring back to animated life in a series of cartoon shorts that air intermittently between programming on the Disney Channel. These stylized cartoons are at once […]
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