Year of the Month: Roland Saint-Laurent on LOOK WHO’S TALKING
Part of the late ’80s mini-wave of baby movies, which includes 1987’s Baby Boom and…
Roland Saint-Laurent on HEIL HONEY, I’M HOME!
Originally published on Failure Walk with Me The problem with trying to do a faithful parody…
From Live Action Short to Cartoon Violence
It’s popular to refer to certain movies as “live action cartoons.” Doubtless when Mousetrap, for…
Life Before STAR WARS, Part One: Long Ago and Far Away
Star Wars has become the tree that’s impossible to see for the forest. It’s ceased…
Year Of The Month: Miller on BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA
There are all kinds of “bad” movies. Movies that are bad because they are offensive,…
“This Movie Doesn’t Deserve To Be Mentioned In The Same Sentence With Barrels”: James Williams on FREDDY GOT FINGERED at 20
Tom Green was cursed with being ahead of his time. His self-titled MTV show drew…
Year of the Month: Vomas on PAT AND MIKE
Every movie needs a reason to exist. They may vary from the noble (“This story…
Film on the Internet: Leo Noboru Lima on SET IT UP
Romcoms are by far the toughest genre to crack. I mean, really, the whole concept…
Sound-eo Killed the Silent-o Star: Harold Lloyd and FEET FIRST
The debate over the greatest silent comedian shows no sign of going away any time…
But It’s Mine: Persia on Ownership and Control in the World of FARGO
One of the most famous lines in the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning Fargo comes close to…