On good days I consider “Citizen Kane” the seminal film of the sound era, but on bad days it is “King Kong.” That is not to say I dislike “King Kong,” which, in this age of technical perfection, uses its very naivete to generate a kind of creepy awe. It’s simply to observe that this… Continue reading Eighty Years of King Kong: Spectacle or Story?
The Fun and the Familiar: 8 Films Deep the ‘Fast’ series Gets Cozy
The Fast and The Furious films are near to my heart. Like most of America, I originally saw the first three movies at home on DVD. I never cared much about cars, but I loved action movies, and Vin Diesel was the epitome of cool to 10 year old me. If you know anything about… Continue reading The Fun and the Familiar: 8 Films Deep the ‘Fast’ series Gets Cozy
TCM Classic Film Festival 2017
Friend of the blog Brian Russell discusses his experience watching a bunch of old films with a bunch of new friends.
Get Out more like Get Outta here this movie is Good!
Chris reviews another horror film which he ended up really enjoying.
Isolation and Sex Tie these Two 1964 Japanese Films Together
This article contains major spoilers for Onibaba (1964) and Woman in the Dunes (1964). This weekend Liza (who has contributed to this blog) and I sat down to watch a movie. We aimlessly scrolled through the seemingly endless options our streaming services presented. We ended up on FilmStruck (essentially Netflix for the Criterion Collection) where… Continue reading Isolation and Sex Tie these Two 1964 Japanese Films Together
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