Articles by J.M. McNab

Mystery Science Theater 3000 XV

PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2009

Shout Factory's third Mystery Science Theater 3000 release is the 15th DVD collection for the show. As usual, it's a mixed bag of episodes:...

Fanboys

Kyle Newman

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2009

Star Trek fans have Trekkies and Free Enterprise, videogame aficionados have The Wizard, but Star Wars followers have never had any films m...

Man Hunt

Fritz Lang

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2009

Even though it was deprived of a VHS release, Man Hunt, one of Fritz Lang's best American films, is finally being issued on DVD. Once again...

The Dana Carvey Show

PUBLISHED May 22, 2009

Departing Saturday Night Live is a risky endeavour. Since the '70s, popular SNL regulars have left the successful sketch comedy show either...

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

Pepita Ferarri

PUBLISHED May 13, 2009

Capturing Reality, a National Film Board of Canada production, is a documentary about documentary cinema. Surprisingly, it's not a very wel...

The Wrestler

Darren Aronofsky

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2009

The Wrestler received a great deal of acclaim for its actors when it was released theatrically last winter. It's true Mickey Rourke deliver...

Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Rawson Marshall Thurber

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2009

Mysteries of Pittsburgh is one of those coming-of-age, not-sure-what-to-do-after-college, summertime love triangle movies. Which isn't to s...

Ricky Gervais Out of England: The Stand-Up Special

John Moffitt

PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2009

Rotund comedian Ricky Gervais has made a career out of awkward, cringe-inducing comedy with hit shows The Office and Extras. He's also conq...