Articles by J.M. McNab
The Atomic Café: Collector's Edition
Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty and Pierce Rafferty
PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2008
The Atomic Cafe isn't a conventional documentary. Utilizing a wealth of archival footage, the film navigates the history of the atom bomb w...
Encounters At the End of the World
Werner Herzog
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2008
Encounters at the End of the World is one of the most interesting nature documentaries Ive seen. Veteran director Werner Herzog brings an...
Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition
PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2008
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K for short) has become a fixture in pop culture history, at least for nerds, geeks and other people who...
Milk
Gus Van Sant
PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2008
It seems as though every fall, movie theatres are inundated with a plethora of dramatic films striving for Oscar contention. Within this cr...
Spin City: The Complete First Season
PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2008
Spin City ran for six seasons four good and two starring Charlie Sheen. When it began in 1996, Spin City marked the return of Michael J....
The Tiger's Tail
John Boorman
PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2008
The Tigers Tail is not a subtle film. Director John Boorman (Deliverance, Zardoz) manages to take an interesting story and continuously bl...
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mike Leigh
PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2008
Writer/director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies) is at his best when he fashions sharp dramatic comedies with a healthy grounding in realism. Wi...
L.A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson
PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2008
L.A. Confidential is one of the finest American films of the past 50 years. Released in 1997, Curtis Hansons adaptation of James Ellroys...