The Criterion Correction

When we last saw Yuki, her mission was accomplished and she may or may not have been slowly dying after being stabbed. Her tale was done, right? Not so fast!

Because it’s time for Yuki to be recruited by the government to take down a rebellious organization hellbent on taking down the Emperor. Join Yuki as she singlehandedly takes down a corrupt government (in the first and last 10 minutes) and essentially cameos in her own movie: Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance.

It’s the summer, and summer means blockbusters, and blockbusters mean comic book movies. In that spirit, we’re going to follow the origin story of one of the greatest superheroes of all time: Black Widow. Okay, so it might not be her origin story, but I’m calling continuity, here! Join us to explore the absurdities of adolescence and adulthood in Ghost World.

What does one do when locked in an abusive relationship? Well, clearly one should conspire with the mistress to murder the cad. In some movies, that would be the entire plot, but in Les Diaboliques, it’s only the prologue. Thanks for another fantastic fan suggestion!

This week on Love Triangles of the Rich and Famous, we join best pals and practically step brothers as they fight for the love of the same woman. Throw in a sister opposite the romantic lead and you’ve got a deadly serious plot. Join us for Written on the Wind.

This week we step away from the Collection once more to take a look at one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer. Join us for a discussion of Wonder Woman.

Note: Spoilers are included past roughly the halfway mark of this episode, but we provide plenty of notice. Still, go see the movie!

Lemmy Caution stars in the adventure of a galactic lifetime. Join our intrepid super spy, Agent 003 as he infiltrates the insidious underbelly of Alphaville, a technocratic dictatorship ruled by A.I. (Google?) where emotions are outlawed and if you dare to dissent you’ll find yourself subjected to the newest Olympic aquatics sport: the 100-meter drown-a-thon competition.

Welcome to…Alphaville.

Jeff Daniels is SO square. Until he meets Lulu…or is it Audrey? A couple stolen bottle of scotches later finds them both headed to Pennsylvania for the high school reunion of a lifetime. In fact, one might call it the perfect high school reunion, complete with acts of felony and violence, and wait—wasn’t the supposed to be a comedy?! Holy crap, did that guy just get killed?!

Join us for Something Wild.

Ah, a tale as old as time, a song as old as…holy &$%#, the candelabras are human arms that move?! The mantlepieces are living, mute heads that exhale smoke?! And…wait, you’re telling me that if one decision had been slightly altered, the Beast could have ended up in the body of Belle’s brother?! This is twisted…

Yeah, join us for The Beauty and the Beast—and not the one starring Emma Watson.

Humphrey Bogart stars as Dix, a Hollywood writer with a bit of a drinking problem. An abuse problem. An anger management problem… Okay, so he’s got a lot of problems.

He really is…In A Lonely Place.

This week, it’s a classic whodunnit! Do you believe the dashing rogue? The vengeful maiden? The deceased, but still very vocal samurai?! All this and a baby feature in the movie that leaves us to wonder at the nature of human perception. Join us for Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon.