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05/05/2023

Sadly, we'll be closing our doors soon! Read more about it all here:

When I started writing for FilmMonthly in 2007, I had just moved to Chicago, just gotten married, and readying myself for film school. Amidst this chaos, I also answered a post on Craigslist from a website looking for film critics. Through that I met Del Harvey, who would open the door for me to go....

Join us in saying goodbye to two of our founders! ❤️
05/05/2023

Join us in saying goodbye to two of our founders! ❤️

Many years ago, I had the idea to do a simple blog on films and filmmaking. A handful of people were just starting to do such things. The major publications had not completely caught onto the idea just yet. And I knew if I wanted to do this right I would need help. So I reached out to two of my olde...

"LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA is the first absolutely must-own Blu-ray from 88 Films USA," writes FM's Jef Burnham in this...
02/11/2022

"LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA is the first absolutely must-own Blu-ray from 88 Films USA," writes FM's Jef Burnham in this review of the LEGENDARY WEAPONS and FLAG OF IRON Limited Edition Blu-rays from 88 Films!

When UK-based boutique Blu-ray distributor 88 Films debuted their first releases for the North American market in late 2021, they of course dropped a Shaw Brothers title on us, martial arts films being an enormous part of what 88 Films has always been about. In fact, it was in no small part my desir...

Salt In My Soul Documentary is available on VOD today and FM's Cal Kersten sat down to talk with director Will Battersby...
01/21/2022

Salt In My Soul Documentary is available on VOD today and FM's Cal Kersten sat down to talk with director Will Battersby and Mallory Smith’s mother, Diane Shader-Smith, to discuss their continued efforts to share Mallory’s story of her life with cystic fibrosis.

After screening the documentary Salt in My Soul (read my review here), I was able to sit down with director Will Battersby and Mallory’s mother, Diane Shader-Smith, to discuss their continued efforts to share Mallory’s story of her life with cystic fibrosis.

Expect for more coverage of Salt In My Soul Documentary on FilmMonthly, as we'll be dropping an interview about the proj...
01/19/2022

Expect for more coverage of Salt In My Soul Documentary on FilmMonthly, as we'll be dropping an interview about the project conducted by FM's Cal Kersten soon!

Salt in My Soul tells the remarkable story of Mallory Smith, whose memoirs by the same name were published posthumously to offer equal parts solace and sobering reality as she details her life with cystic fibrosis. Mallory Smith passed in 2017, but she is survived by a passionate and committed famil...

As you head out to do your Black Friday shopping, watch out for the Phantom of the Mall... Arrow Video's Blu-ray of PHAN...
11/26/2021

As you head out to do your Black Friday shopping, watch out for the Phantom of the Mall... Arrow Video's Blu-ray of PHANTOM OF THE MALL that is! You know, so you can buy it! [FM's Jef Burnham reviews]

When Arrow Video announced their release of Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge (1989) was forthcoming, I wasn’t necessarily surprised they were putting it out, given that it’s the product of director Richard Friedman. Friedman helmed both the absolutely bananas Scared Stiff (1987)and Doom Asy...

🎃 Ranking the Michael Myers HALLOWEEN movies... for Halloween! 🎃
10/29/2021

🎃 Ranking the Michael Myers HALLOWEEN movies... for Halloween! 🎃

My favorite holiday is finally here: Halloween! And the horror franchise with the same name is one of my favorites. Trying to keep up with the timelines and retcons can be a daunting task, but I relish the challenge.

Sure, we could celebrate Father's Day with a list about those fathers in film worth emulating, but instead we take a loo...
06/20/2021

Sure, we could celebrate Father's Day with a list about those fathers in film worth emulating, but instead we take a look at 5 of the most despicable/incompetent fathers in horror movie history!

Father’s Day is here. A day to celebrate all the wonderful dads, stepdads, and foster dads that have helped to shape you into the person you are today. It’s also a time to look back at all the horrible, despicable father figures in horror movies. Well, maybe not all of them, just my top 5. Here ...

George A. Romero's lost film THE AMUSEMENT PARK premieres on Shudder next Tuesday, June 8! Check out our review from Cal...
06/02/2021

George A. Romero's lost film THE AMUSEMENT PARK premieres on Shudder next Tuesday, June 8! Check out our review from Calhoun Kersten!

It’s hard to imagine a director who has contributed more to horror’s legitimacy as an art form and an incisive social commentary than the legendary late George A. Romero. Even now, several years after his death and after almost 50 years as a director, the Canadian horror director is still findin...

Severin Films' stunning new 4K release of Alejandro Jodorowsky's SANTA SANGRE (1989) is bound to make most cinephiles' l...
05/21/2021

Severin Films' stunning new 4K release of Alejandro Jodorowsky's SANTA SANGRE (1989) is bound to make most cinephiles' lists of the greatest releases of 2021! Check out our coverage here.

I teach film for a living and yet, when it comes to Alejandro Jodorowsky’s work, I feel eternally ill-equipped to write about/discuss the man’s films. Don’t get me wrong, when I teach cult films, we talk El Topo (); you can’t teach cult films and not talk El Topo, but it takes serious prepar...

Scream Factory's KING KONG (1976): Collector's Edition Blu-ray is as massive as the iconic ape himself! We break down th...
05/14/2021

Scream Factory's KING KONG (1976): Collector's Edition Blu-ray is as massive as the iconic ape himself! We break down this 2-disc Collector's Edition and its bonus content here!

Next to the 1933 original King Kong, the Dino De Laurentiis-produced King Kong (1976) is, to my mind, second best. Of course, the original is such a monumental achievement of filmmaking and an airtight 104-minute adventure too that it’s hard for any remake to match it in terms of its technical ach...

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