Friday Roundup – Jacob N. Given

Friday Roundup (#6)

It’s Friday, which means I’ve got some things! Movie: WITCHHAMMER (Kladivo na carodejnice) (1970). Directed by Otakar Vávra, this film follows the emergence and culmination of a set of witch trials. The narrative is based on the Moravian witch trials of the 1670’s, but it was censored because of its perceived anticommunism (this is aContinue reading “Friday Roundup (#6)”

Friday Roundup (#5)

It’s Friday, so I have a roundup of interesting stuff I’ve come across this week. Movie: NOPE (2022). Jordan Peele’s third feature follows a family of horse-wranglers near Hollywood who have a UFO problem. I really don’t want to give too much away, because the twist in the film is both satisfying and horrifying. ThisContinue reading “Friday Roundup (#5)”

Friday Roundup (#4)

Happy Friday! This week was a strange one for me. No movie night, lots of weird sleeping hours and working hours. I did very little in terms of entertainment, and if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that movies are my bread and butter here. That said, I doContinue reading “Friday Roundup (#4)”

Friday Roundup (#3)

It’s Friday (queue Rebecca Black), so I have a few things I’ve discovered this week. Movie: CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980). The Italian title, Paura nella città dei morti viventi, translates literally to “Fear in the City of the Living Dead,” and it was released in the US in 1983 as THE GATES OFContinue reading “Friday Roundup (#3)”

Friday Roundup (#2)

It’s Friday, and I’ve got a roundup. Movie: RRR (2022) Directed by S.S. Rajamouli, RRR may be my favorite movie so far this year, narrowly beating out EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. In fact, the two films have a lot of similarities, including expansive, epic storylines and highly stylized action choreography. RRR, though, is justContinue reading “Friday Roundup (#2)”

Friday Roundup (#1)

I want to take Fridays to gather a few of my favorite things I’ve discovered this week. It’s all new to me, some of it may be old news to the rest of you. Movie: THE BLACK PHONE (2021). This one is a good time. Based on a story by Joe Hill (son of StephenContinue reading “Friday Roundup (#1)”