Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – SHANGHAI SURPRISE (1986)
Madonna When we last left Madonna in March of 1985, she had already released her…
Video Store Death Knell: On 15th Video
Scarecrow Video became national news when it went to nonprofit. Kim’s Mondo Video died and…
I’m Glad I Called THAT Guy — A Closer Look at BILLY MADISON
It’s all too easy for film enthusiasts — critics, academics, amateur bloggers — to ignore…
The Unexpected and Vital Humor of THE SEVENTH SEAL
The Seventh Seal is practically a synecdoche of art house cinema: a subtitled, black & white…
Re-Viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 2: ONE FROM THE HEART
If there is one piece of received thinking about film that ought to be challenged,…
The Good, the Bad, and the Miscast – PART III: The Untouchable
Part one Part two The most difficult type of miscasting to pinpoint is that which…
Seattle Showcase: Ian Bell’s Brown Derby Series – GREMLINS
There are three great elements to living in Seattle: Art & Theater, Gay Community, and…
The Four Placements of FIRE WALK WITH ME
When Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was released in 1992, it was critically derided, ignored by…
To SCHIZOPOLIS and Beyond! A Conversation on Steven Soderbergh
wallflower: By the time Schizopolis was released, I’d lost track of Steven Soderbergh. For a…
Re-Viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 1: Where the Buffalo Roam
In his bestselling book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved…