Soundtracking #23: MIRACLE MILE (1989)
The occasional podcast on music and movies, and there will be big ol’ SPOILERS here.…
Grant Nebel ("wallflower")
A Silver Age (2007) commenter from the AV Club who crossed over to the Dissolve at its inception in 2013. You can follow his writings here and in the comment section at The Dissolve, and his music on his Soundcloud channel (see any Soundtracking here for that).
Articles:
Scenic Route: SEVEN (1995)
Film is mercilessly visual. Its closeups, the clarity of the image (which only gets clearer…
The Loser: SECRET HONOR (1984)
. . .the [Richard Nixon] story not as he might want it to be told–no…
Aspiring to the Condition of Music: on Stan Brakhage
“Remember, God didn’t say ‘I’m gonna make light now,’ He said ‘Let there be light.’…
Scenic Route: SMILEY’S PEOPLE (1982)
In thrillers, exposition is a necessary challenge; even the tightest of them (Escape from New…
Lonely City: COLLATERAL (2004)
Collateral stands as the best of Michael Mann’s ongoing digital period, which may conclude with…
I Am Made of Words: Zero K by Don deLillo
In Underworld, Don deLillo tried to do what John le Carré did with The Secret…
Soundtracking #22: an Alternate Score for WATCHMEN (2009)
The occasional podcast on music and movies. This one is way SPOILERy. Intro music: “Coffee…
Film on the Internet: 1984 (1984) on Amazon Prime
“Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship…
Could the Mirror Be Really You? RESTORATION (2016)
For at least a century, science fiction has a strong tradition of short stories–quick, punchy…