Joey Magidson
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, one of the more unlikely success stories of 2024 comes home in Hundreds of Beavers. This week also features a Criterion Collection release, as well as a few other titles of note. Curious exactly what is hitting shelves? Well, read on for more and you’ll find out just that…
Joey’s Top Pick
Hundreds of Beavers
A real indie success story, Hundreds of Beavers is the sort of simple yet ambitious slapstick that we just don’t see anymore. Those who got to it early really did take it on as a cause to celebrate and promote. Our own Myles Hughes was a real champion of this one, to say the least. His rave review of the film (here) began like so:
They say that humor is subjective, and that’s certainly true to an extent. Some like their jokes broad and juvenile, others prefer a more refined and witty approach, and there are infinite shades of gray in between. So keep this in mind when I say that regardless of your personal taste, there is nobody that I wouldn’t recommend Hundreds of Beavers to. One of the funniest films I’ve ever seen, and perhaps pound-for-pound one of the funniest films ever made, the sheer entertainment value to be had in this pseudo-silent slapstick spectacular is nearly unparalleled in the modern cinema landscape.
Also Available This Week
Bang the Drum Slowly (4K)
Close Your Eyes
House M.D.: The Complete Series (TV)
Orca (4K)
Sea of Love (4K)
Criterion Corner
Winchester ’73
From The Criterion Collection: “Noirish shadows spread across the frontier in this landmark western, the first of the celebrated collaborations between director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart that redefined the genre with their moral and psychological intensity. Beginning his midcareer transition into increasingly edgy roles, Stewart portrays an avenging sharpshooter whose stolen rifle becomes a harbinger of death as it is passed from one doomed hand to the next. Featuring a stellar cast that includes a touching Shelley Winters, a sensationally sleazy Dan Duryea, and a pre-stardom Rock Hudson, this elemental tale of violence begetting violence broke new ground with its evocation of the West as a no-man’s-land of antiheroes and villains.”
Stay tuned for more next week…
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