10 Movies I’d Kill to See in 3D

Apr. 18 | 3D used to be a technology reserved for schlock. I’m talking the schlockiest films on a studio’s slate. Once utilized to emphasize brutal stabbings in Friday the 13th Part III or an exploding shark carcass in Jaws 3D, 3D technology has been...

Bam! Thwack!! Miss? 10 Underrated Comic Book Movies

Apr. 15 | To honor the release of Matthew Vaughn’s destined-to-be-underrated Kick-Ass (based on the comic book my Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.), now seems like a perfect time to take a look back at 10 comic book movies that have unfairly gotten a bad...

St. Patrick’s Day Special: 7 Irish Movies to Get Punched in the Face By

Mar. 15 | This Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day, meaning that sometime between hump day and the end of the week, our nation and large portions of the world’s Irish populous will explode in a drunken green frenzy the likes of which we’ve never seen...

BREATHLESS To Return To Theaters

Mar. 11 | (Via Criterion) If one has never seen Breathless, they need to seriously re-consider their affection for cinema. The film is stroke of artistic genius and easily one of the very select few that belongs in the conversation with Citizen Kane as the most...

The Directors: Oscar 2010 – James Cameron

Feb. 28 | Im a freakin bad ass, I point at things and magic happens! Hey folks! The Oscars are upon us! and possible dark times are ahead….thats if AVATAR loses of course. Anyways, Max and I have been chosen to undertake a podcast on the man, the myth, the...

Movies We Hate: ROBOCOP 2

Feb. 13 | Many film outlets, including this one, tend to honor the underrated gems that go unnoticed by the general public and laud said movies as terrificly spectacular. Seldom do you see sites take a gander at the pictures that are horrid beyond belief or give...

John Cooper’s 7 Best Movie Experiences

Feb. 12 | I turned 21 yesterday. Did some bar hopping. Had a great pizza and enjoyed some cold adult beverages in the snowy landscape of St. Louis. It was a really good night, and that’s all that really needs to be said about it. I’ve hit somewhat...

Retro review: Angus

Jan. 25 | In a number of ways falling in love with a film is the same as falling in love with a lady. You can’t always chose who you hold a candle for. In fact, a lot of time, the heart dictates the object of its affection in spite of logic or pragmatism....

Off the Shelf: From Hell

Jan. 21 | Out of curiosity and sheer boredom, I’ve decided to start up a new column that will run once every week or two here at Reelloop. In Off the Shelf, I’ll randomly pick a DVD or Bluray out of my collection and write a few paragraphs of random...

Review: ‘Forever Strong’ isn’t about rugby

Jan. 8 | Name a movie about baseball.  Easy, you say, as you name 10 off the top of your head: Field of Dreams, The Sandlot, Eight Men Out, Major League, etc., etc., etc.  Ok, how about football?  No problem, and off you go with Rudy, Brian’s Song,...