Film on the Television (08/17/15): THE ROAD WARRIOR on IFC
There are a lot of reasons why George Miller’s Fury Road pretty much breaks the awesomometer:…
Grant Nebel ("wallflower")
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Film on the Television: CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) on BBC America
Clash of the Titans was part of the brief, not fully explicable early-1980s fad for sword…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: A. I. (2001)
In the spring of 1999, Stanley Kubrick, tired of negotiating with recalcitrant Warner Bros. executives,…
TRUE DETECTIVE season 2, ep. 8: “Omega Station”
True Detective‘s final episode this season comes close to double-length, and it divides neatly into…
Film on the Television (8/7-9/2015): BIRDMAN on HBO
We should have seen it coming. Following Scott Tobias’ now-legendary takedown of Birdman, a work that…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: EYES WIDE SHUT (1999)
Mawwiage, that dweam wiffin a dweam. (The Impressive Clergyman, The Princess Bride) Overture Eyes Wide Shut…
Taco Break: Triple Features
Three is a magic number, and it’s also perfect for a thematic film mini-festival; you…
Film on the Television (8/3/2015): THE THIN RED LINE on Encore
“Let me not betray You. Let me not betray my men.” After his first two…
TRUE DETECTIVE season 2, ep. 7: “Black Maps and Motel Rooms”
There aren’t a lot of ways a complex, Los Angeles-based story of crime, cops, and…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: reflections and open thread on Kubrick
So, as we near the end of our journey through the Kubrick filmography (two entries…