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Is there any kind of movie more inherently dull than the biopic? Every genre has…
Schlemiels in Paradise: Son of Griff on IT’S A GIFT
Back in the ’80s, whenever an older person went off on how wholesome movies were…
Not Quite Normal: Persia on The Cracked Brilliance of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Was there, will there ever be, a man better at going from quiet neurosis to…
Year of the Month 1974: Blazing Saddles
Political Correctness Is Ruining Comedy is back in the news, because there are a lot…
Year of the Month: Liam Ball on MY MAN GODFREY
Genesis, successors, recognition — that’s all you need to form a genre. For the screwball…
Directional Punching
In the long run, it really would’ve been better had the Academy hired me to…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on MODERN TIMES
I, a self-proclaimed cinephile, had never seen a Charlie Chaplin film. While I had enjoyed…
Lunch Links: ARE WE GOOD PARENTS?
Are all the students back to school? This is the right time for a short…
“It’s All In The Family”: Tom “Vomas” Morton on Sabrina
Sabrina opens like a fairy tale. A mansion, a wealthy family, two conflicted brothers, and…
Lunch Link: SQUIRREL
We all know that split second mistakes can have lasting effects on people, but what…