Reviews
Rod Taylor in THE TWILIGHT ZONE
This week’s Retro Set is dedicated to the late Rod Taylor, who passed away yesterday at the age of 84. The dashing, handsome Australian actor is best known for his work in such classics as […]
Month: January 2015
Reviews
Must Watch Warner Archive Instant: 1.8.15
Need help figuring out what to watch this week on Warner Archive Instant? The Retro Set has you covered with our must watch Warner Archive picks! Each week, we select a small handful of must watch […]
Movies
AUDREY ROSE: Exorcist Lite?
Robert Wise, the “I Can Do Any Genre” Director who brought us The Haunting, The Andromeda Strain, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, and was even editor of Citizen Kane, could also, sadly, helm […]
Animation
Saturday Morning Cartoons: THE DOT AND THE LINE (1965)
The 1950s were arguably the most successful decade of animator/director/overall creative genius Chuck Jones’ career: he directed almost two dozen cartoons for the Warner Bros. studio during that period. Eight of these cartoons would eventually […]
Movies
A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a Most Perfect Film
Slick, steely, measured, calculated and psychologically satisfying, A Most Violent Year is also one of the best of the year. Writer/Director J.C. Chandor has done it again (Margin Call, All is Lost) by combining well-crafted […]
Reviews
Must Watch Warner Archive: Our New Year’s Round-Up!
Happy New Year, dear readers! The Retro Set wishes all of you a very happy 2015 full of health, happiness, and of course, movies. For our first Warner Archive Instant column of 2015, we are taking […]