Johnny Depp, Nick Cave cover “I Put a Spell on You” for Haiti Relief
August 21, 2026In the 80s, there was “We Are the World,” a recording and video jam-packed with celebrities...
William’s Weekly DVD Heist: 2-23-10 – UPDATED
August 21, 2026Every week, dozens of DVDs and Blu-Rays are released unto the world, and in this economy...
Movie Review: Shutter Island
August 20, 2026Martin Scorsese’s newest picture Shutter Island is a creepy cinematic passage into paranoia, guilt, and insanity—a...
Movie Review: The Wolfman
August 20, 2026Werewolves in cinema have had many incarnations, but most modern lore stems from the 1941 Universal...
Is a Taxi Driver remake really “getting organizized?”
August 19, 2026The Guardian reported today on a new rumor emerging from the Berlin Film Festival which suggests...
Julia’s Anti-Valentine’s Movies
August 19, 2026Ah, Valentine’s Day. In elementary school, we were forced to address valentines to everyone in class...
William Bibbiani’s Top Three Unconventional Romances for Valentine’s Day
August 18, 2026Or maybe you’re just like me, single on the most romantic night of the year, drowning...
Many Criterion DVDs Going Out of Print: A Lamentation
August 18, 2026Criterion, you are the Pixar of DVD distributors. Every film you release is guaranteed to be...
A CLR EXCLUSIVE Interview… with CLR Film Critic Julia Rhodes!
August 18, 2026Hello everybody, and welcome to the Fourth Wall, in which we California Literary Review film critics...
William Bibbiani interviews writer/producer/director Mick Garris!
August 17, 2026Today, as you may have noticed, is a day of many, many interviews. In addition to...




