Glory of the 80s (the Films of Kathryn Bigelow): POINT BREAK (1991)
A Disquisition Concerning the Elements and Qualities of Point-Break, with Regard to Its Æsthetick and…
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:
Glory of the 80s (the Films of Kathryn Bigelow): BLUE STEEL (1990)
Men had it so simple. When it wasn’t about Sticking It In, it was about…
The Faces of . . . Jack Ryan
When Tom Clancy’s first novel, The Hunt for Red October, was released through the tiny…
Film on the Internet: THE CORE (2003) on HBO
–Usually on the show, they came up with a complicated plan, then explained it with…
Anatomy of Ownage: THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (Year of the Month)
“Watching Suspiria I had this thought: why aren’t more horror movies like Suspiria?” (Noel Murray)…
Scenic Route: the Title Sequences of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
David Cronenberg remarked that title sequences in movies were like “vestibules,” transitional spaces between the…
So Fucking Special: Selfdestructible by Mike Vago
The young adult and superhero genres have been coming together for a while. The structures…
Many Deaths I’ll Sing: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Last Symphonies
Symphonies formed the throughline of Dmitri Shostakovich’s career; you can almost read his biographies, personal…
Shut It Down: Sean O’Neal Leaves the AV Club
The AV Club has gone through a lot of. . .changes in the last several…
The Spiral: Avathoir and wallflower Talk About Thomas Pynchon, 10: INHERENT VICE (Also We Liveblog the Movie!)
I recall a time when the dogs barked every night and the moon was always…