Articles by Bjorn Olson

Prohibition

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2011

Here's a quick primer on the history of prohibition: some people thought getting drunk was a bad idea. They managed to gain enough politica...

The Way

Emilio Estevez

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2011

The Way is a story of one man's struggle against intractable odds attempting to complete a journey his son has left behind, testing his men...

Roger Corman's Cult Classics All-Night Marathon: Vampires, Mummies & Monsters

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2011

Just in time for Halloween, Shout! Factory unleashes another helping of sleaze-tacular grindhouse fodder from Roger Corman's New World Pict...

Roger Corman's Cult Classics Triple Feature: Lethal Ladies Collection

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2011

Roger Corman's New World Pictures cranked out reliable drive-in fare throughout the '70s and '80s, financing films when no one else would....

Call Me Fitz: The Complete First Season

PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2011

Following in the grand tradition of Eastbound and Down, the new Jason Priestley-starring TV series, Call Me Fitz, is about a loudmouthed, u...

Revenge of the Electric Car

Chris Paine

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2011

The sequel to 2006's successful Zeitgeist-y documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?, Revenge of the Electric Car follows the resurrection...

Outrage

Takeshi Kitano

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2011

The man who put the "Yeah!!!!" in yakuza, Takeshi "Call Me Beat" Kitano returns with his first pure yakuza movie in far too long. The enigm...

Snuff Box: The Complete Series

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2011

Okay, everyone gather 'round; it's time we all just came to our senses, fessed up and admitted the innate superiority of British comedy. Th...