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• Saturday Matinee: Beside Bowie The Mick Ronson Story April 4, 2026 4:52 pm
  “Beside Bowie-The Mick Ronson Story” Is a Flawed But Essential Documentary For Every Bowie and Mick Ronson Fan By Michael Fremer Source: Analog Planet Filmmaker Jon Brewer’s Mick Ronson documentary tells the truly sad story of the wholly under-apprecriated guitarist/arranger … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday March 31, 2026 4:53 pm
  Israel Vibration Allison Russell
• Saturday Matinee: Dark Waters March 28, 2026 5:35 pm
  Film Review: “Dark Waters” — Poison and Passion By Peg Aloi Source: Arts Fuse Todd Haynes proffers a richly diverse palette as a filmmaker. Yet he revisits certain themes reliably, whether it’s via an experimental narrative that combines lyrical visuals … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday March 24, 2026 5:26 pm
  Afroman
• Saturday Matinee: Robocop  March 21, 2026 5:27 pm
  By Seth Harris Source: Pop Cult Robocop (1987)Written by Edward Neumeier & Michael MinerDirected by Paul Verhoeven As an adult, I have developed an entirely new appreciation for the work of Paul Verhoeven. He was born in The Netherlands but … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday March 17, 2026 5:29 pm
  The Red Clay Strays Mary Kutter
• Saturday Matinee: Altered States March 14, 2026 5:05 pm
  By Roger Ebert Source: RogerEbert.com “Altered States” is one hell of a movie — literally. It hurls its characters headlong back through billions of years to the moment of creation and finds nothing there except an anguished scream of “No!” … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday March 10, 2026 5:26 pm
  Kneecap
• Saturday Matinee: Car Cemetery March 7, 2026 6:02 pm
  By Stu Willis Source: Sex Gore Mutants In an unspecified place, in an unspecified post-war future, the world is divided into two factions: the brutal Government-sponsored police regime, and the punks they hope to quash. The punks spend their days … Continue reading →
• Two for Tuesday March 3, 2026 6:20 pm
  Vandal Moon Link Wray