Chartbusting Catch-Up: The Least Greatest Hits of 1978
The new year has come and gone, and like a lot of us, it’s given…
M-O-O-N, That Spells Ambitious: Ben Hammel (Bhammer100) on The Stand (Year of the Month)
Stephen King’s The Stand, an epic, sweeping tale the destruction of civilization due to a…
Towards a book as big as the world: LIFE A USER’S MANUAL (Year of the Month)
A few years ago, while in Paris, I went on a pilgrimage to find a…
Year of the Month: Jake Gittes on The Deer Hunter
The following includes SPOILERS for The Deer Hunter. More than any other American…
Year of the Month: Jacob Thomas Klemmer on New Hollywood, Commercialism, and The Star Wars Holiday Special
When did New Hollywood die, and who killed it? Ask ten different film theorists and…
GATES OF HEAVEN: The Thin Mew Line Between Heaven and Earth (Year of the Month)
“Communication between one human being and another is tenuous. When one of those human beings…
Year of the Month: Seth Carlson on The Swarm
I’ve been thinking lately about bad movies, in particular the various cults surrounding so-called “so-bad-it’s-good”…
Year of the Month: Van Halen, VAN HALEN, Or: Stupid Rock Done Smart
Everyone knows about the M&Ms, but very few people know why. It’s a famous story,…
Year of the Month: Belated Comebacker on Piranha
Was any director a better fit for New World Pictures than Joe Dante? Formed in…
Year of the Month: Dylan “Balthazar Bee” Groves on Invasion of the Body Snatchers
“The SPOILERS are coming! They’re coming! They’re already here! You’re next! You’re next!” The second…