Taco Break: Whither the Erotic Thriller?
I’m fascinated by disappearing genres and the way entire storytelling patterns can suddenly decline into…
Introducing the Canon
This is the second year in a row that we are celebrating March with what…
DOUBLE FEATURE: Law & Order vs Stargate
Conflict is one of the central planks of Western storytelling – I’ve seen it argued…
Lunch Links: MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) dir. Maya Deren Some day dreaming for your Friday. In…
Physical Media in the Era of Streaming
I was poking around the other day looking for an app for my TV that…
Film on the Internet: LIZZIE (2018)
Craig William Macneill’s Lizzie Borden biopic is a set of polished ingredients in search of…
MY WINNIPEG and the Joy of Being from Somewhere
Guy Maddin can’t escape his hometown either by rail or in restless dreams. Except it’s…
Shining violence in the city: AFTER DARK, featuring Italians Do It Better and Johnny Jewel
I mentioned After Dark in my music retrospective; now it’s time for you to learn more.…
Growing Up Girls
I’m sure you’ll be shocked to learn that I was an unusual child. Rather than…
Taco Break: Stop The Plot
My taste for relentlessly plotted genre works is well known around these parts, but a…