History Resists Explanation: The Opening Sequence of Michael Mann’s ALI
It’s for a good reason that biopics are frequently looked down upon as the redheaded…
What Was Mumblecore? Part 2: THE COLOR WHEEL
With the attention that Listen Up Philip has been receiving (review forthcoming), it’s good to…
Let’s Talk About Six: A Review of Big Hero 6
As one of the biggest Disney animation nerds on the planet (my first word on…
What Was Mumblecore? Part 1: FUNNY HA HA
Mumblecore. The term for me has a mixed connotation. It has overtones of “hardcore”—pushing the…
Halloween Psych-Out – Part 4: A Scanner Darkly
Directed by Richard Linklater, The Waking Life (2001) uses rotoscoping—the film first shot on digital…
HELL HOUSE (2001) preys on real humans
The passion play is as old as time. Christians around the world have been re-enacting…
Peeping Tom: Through the Looking Glass
In honor of Halloween week, I will be looking at three classic British horror films.…
THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD is More Than Its Most Famous Scene
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is from a strange period in Walt Disney…
Halloween Psych-Out – Part 3: Seconds
Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” (1965) memorably wrote off the established Company Man,…
The Letter and the Spirit: HPLHS’s THE CALL OF CTHULHU and THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS
After a meeting with a movie industry insider regarding a possible sale of his fiction…