In Julia Max’s supernatural drama The Surrender, a woman and her mother deal with the grief of losing a loved one and try to bring him back; now streaming on Shudder. Continue reading
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Beanstalk Bunny (1955)
Beanstalk Bunny (1955)
Directed by Chuck Jones
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation by Ken Harris, Richard Thompson, Abe Levitow, Keith Darling
Music by Carl Stalling
A cute idea with a meh execution, “Beanstalk Bunny” reimagines the fairy tale with Daffy Duck as Jack, Elmer Fudd as the giant, and Bugs Bunny as an interloper who joins in the mayhem. Bugs went up the beanstalk before with “Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk” (1943) and found himself in a land of giants when he challenged Paul Bunyan’s dog in “Lumber Jack-Rabbit” (1953), so it was a bit strange to have him back for a third time in this type of a setting.
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Zénithal (2024)
A man accused of murdering his old rival falls prey to a demented surgeon with a goal of male domination, and must be saved by his longtime romantic partner in an all out absurdly outrageous battle of the sexes in Zenithal.
A Hard Place (2025)
A desperate final act by criminals on the run quickly turns into a gory nightmare, proving that some ancient evils are far more frightening than any human crime.
Humantis (short) (2025)
Meet the humantises, beings that are masters of deception but unsure about changing themselves.
Only the Strong (1993) [Martial Arts May]
A Green Beret comes home from war to find his high school overrun with gang violence and drugs, and must use the powers of capoeira to protect the students from a dangerous drug lord in Only the Strong.
CAPSULE REVIEWS 2! [SIFF2025]
In the final review set from this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, Bob presents short reviews for Tales from the Magic Garden, The Things You Kill, Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers, and Twinless.