There’s Too Much Running Wild In The Uneven Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
There’s quite a bit that occurs in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, lots…
Age of Innocence: J. J. Abrams’ SUPER 8 (2011) and THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
Only one in twenty thousand has the nervy genius of Iggy [Pop] or Jonathan [Richman]…
By Embracing Its Unique Traits, Doctor Strange Becomes A Visually Impressive Winner
A number of these non-sequel Marvel Cinematic Universe features have big questions looming over them…
Deceit And Romance Are Parallel Forces In The Handmaiden
My unfamiliarity with the works of South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook meant I walked into…
The Loser: SECRET HONOR (1984)
. . .the [Richard Nixon] story not as he might want it to be told–no…
Halloween Psych-Out – Part 8: THE HOUR OF THE WOLF
It’s long been standard practice to write music for horror films that features an evilly…
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.’…
PHANTASM/PHANTASM: RAVAGER
This review brought to you by the 2016 Beyond Fest in Los Angeles. A super…
Halloween Psych-Out – Part 7: WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES
Nightmares have a strange kind of beauty. Perhaps that’s why we’re fascinated by horror films.…
Lonely City: COLLATERAL (2004)
Collateral stands as the best of Michael Mann’s ongoing digital period, which may conclude with…