Catching Up On The Maverick Auteur, 100 Years Strong
In 1975, the American Film Institute saw fit to honor Orson Welles with a lifetime achievement award. Well...
Is It Wise To Operate Heavy Machinery After Watching This?
Director: GIL KENAN/2015
Poltergeist was a fantastic horror film in 1982 that paired Steven Speil...
The Future Is As Clear As Mud In Disney's Latest Theme Park Adaptation
ERIK YATES: In Brad Bird’s latest adventure film for Disney, we are introduced to a teen...
Singing Sequel Hits The Same Notes
DIRECTED BY ELIZABETH BANKS/2015
JIM TUDOR: The Bellas are back, for more comedy wrapped up in singing, or vice versa, depe...
The Latest Film Adaptation of a Thomas Hardy Novel
Director: THOMAS VINTERBERG/2015
Novelist Thomas Hardy took the title of his book Far From the Maddening ...
Is This a Train That Is Going Anywhere?
Director: JARRAD PAUL, ANDREW MOGEL/2015
The D-Train, the title of the new Jack Black film, serves as a double-meani...
Does It Rise As High As the Clouds It's Named For?
Director: OLIVIER ASSAYAS/2015
In The Clouds of Sils Maria, Juliette Binoche (Words and Pictures, Dan in ...
Open Marriages, Fidelity, and a New Look at the Modern Relationship
Director: VICTOR LEVIN/2015
Writer/Director Victor Levin jumps from the small screen to ...
Turns Out There Are A Lot Of Strings On It!
DIRECTED BY JOSS WHEDON/2015
Erik Yates: To say that the expectations are high for Joss Whedon’s follow up to th...
The Swedish Great Will Crush Your Head
He’s played both Christ and the Devil. (The Greatest Story Ever Told; Needful Things) He’s exorciesed evil and has been ...
Erik Yates is a high school teacher by day, and has extensive writing experience writing curriculum for various outlets, songs for his former band, and articles for the blog Vinyl Theology. Erik resides in Houston, Texas and is passionate about film, music, family, and traveling. When he is not watching film, or working at his day job, Erik finds time to add to his vinyl record collection, play guitar, or attend concerts. You may just find him hanging out at the local Alamo Drafthouse. You can connect with him on his Twitter account.
