Being Film #31 for Hooptober 2025 I don't remember exactly what they say about the best laid plans, but of course after finishing last night's movie and looking at my list I realized I still needed 1) a Canadian film, and 2) a post-apocalyptic film. And I really didn't want to watch Bird Box, so... Continue Reading →
Being Film #30 for Hooptober 2025 Here's the deal. I just realized I got all my requirements in for this year's Hooptober by review #29. So rather than watch films I thought I needed, I picked two films I needed. As in, "my stress level is so high I just need some FUN" needed. And... Continue Reading →
Being Film #29 for Hooptober 2025 We've finally gotten to the "Hooper" of Hooptober - and Eggshells is a doozy of a debut for the director, a dark and experimental abstraction of the concept of community and utopia in a world intent on pushing back on anything that doesn't fall in line with the regimented,... Continue Reading →
Being Film #28 for Hooptober 2025 Is this the first time we're covering a film that we already covered on the podcast? Yes, but in this case I wasn't there for Episode 32 which focused on the films of Karyn Kusama, so The Invitation was a new experience for me. And now having watched it,... Continue Reading →
Being Film #27 for Hooptober 2025 I don't need to re-watch The Wizard Of Oz to recall with perfect clarity the impact of the flying monkeys had on my six-year-old psyche. I suspect for a large group of people my age watching the film was an annual tradition: VCRs and cable television were still uncommon... Continue Reading →
Being Film #26 for Hooptober 2025 I was trying to write this introduction when I realized that the sentence I was trying to create was immortal. That's right: it can live forever, applied to whenever and still make sense. The sentence? Oh, "With all the advancements technology has afforded cinema in the last..." I stopped... Continue Reading →
Being Film #25 for Hooptober 2025 Sometimes tone is everything. Have I said that before? That's the mental state I'm inhabiting this deep into Hooptober. Six days to go, six films to watch. Hopefully they all exhibit some of the grace and then of Moloch, a Dutch film that overcomes a convoluted story with a... Continue Reading →
Being Film #24 for Hooptober 2025 Slightly gothic horror movie about witches from the 60s starring Christopher Lee...and it's not from Hammer? Color me intrigued, and since two of the films I had slated to cover the "conspiracy or cult" requirement for the marathon turned out to be action films and not horror (sorry The... Continue Reading →
Being Film #23 for Hooptober 2025 I've never been one to revel in bad movies. I know folks that do, and dedicate copious amounts of time and words to the pursuit of the bad, the cheesy, and the exploitive. I need a little more, certainly more than a shirtless Leslie Nielsen wildly fighting a bear.... Continue Reading →
Being Film #22 for Hooptober 2025 I came away from Demon Pond with a lot of questions. Not about the plot: this is a relatively straightforward folktale about forest spirits, obligations and the ramifications of not obliging them. The film is made with an abundance of care and no small amount of visual flourish. But... Continue Reading →
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