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Author Archives: Jacob Calta
In Search of Darkness Part III (2022) – The Last Gasp of a Grand Decade
Editor Jacob Calta comes back to finish what CreatorVC started in the final epic in David Weiner and Robin Block’s 80s horror retrospective.
The Offbeat Marquee Presents: Double Bill Delights #6 – “He Who Controls the Past”
Editor Jacob Calta queues up two doubleplusgood takes on the landmark dystopian novel by George Orwell.
TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective (2023) – To Sail in Uncharted Waters
Editor Jacob Calta takes a massive journey back through time to rediscover the craftsmanship and talent behind one of British television’s landmark children’s shows.
The Offbeat Marquee #8 – From Out of the Underground
Editor Jacob Calta looks back fondly on the many films he discovered through a special late-night programming block on classic cinema giant Turner Classic Movies
Someone Behind the Door (1971) – Two Titans Against Type
Editor Jacob Calta revisits a twisting 1971 psychological drama starring Anthony Perkins and Charles Bronson
The Offbeat Marquee Presents: Double Bill Delights #5 – “Running in the 80’s”
Editor Jacob Calta revs the Marquee up to a full roar with two racing dramas from the early 80s.
The Offbeat Marquee Presents: Double Bill Delights #4 – “Space Unsold”
Editor Jacob Calta journeys across the pond and into the archives to unearth two intriguing sci-fi pilot films.
The Offbeat Marquee Presents: Double Bill Delights #3 – “The Waves of the World”
General Editor Jacob Calta returns to the Marquee with a sun-tanned, surf-soaked double bill of late 60s fun.
See You at the Movies! Three from 2022
General Editor Jacob Calta reviews three very different, very unique, and very entertaining films from the year thus far!