Year of the Month: BATMAN RETURNS
Well, Christmas is over. The gifts have been unwrapped. The pretty paper’s gone into the…
Burton Begins: The Strange Dream of HANSEL AND GRETEL
It’s the stuff of urban legend. A deeply disturbing, ultra-low-budget version of Hansel and Gretel…
The Usual Cast of Dope Addicts and Misfits: Tim Burton and Ed Wood
I’m not the first to call Tim Burton “baby’s first auteur,” and I’m certainly not…
Taco Break: Auteurs and Remakes
Following certain movie podcasts leads one down some strange allies. My most recent detour from…
How Many Films by TIM BURTON Have You Seen? (from Orrin Konheim aka SunnyD)
Overview: I’m a fan of Tim Burton but I can’t unequivocally say I’m a fan…
Dissolve On (12/10/2017-12/16/2017)
When the late, great website The Dissolve ended operations, its commenting community had The Solute…
Year of the Month: The Nightmare Before Christmas
In the twenty-four years since its release, The Nightmare Before Christmas has gone from weird…
Dissolve On (8/6/2017-8/12/2017)
When the late, great website The Dissolve ended operations, its commenting community had The Solute…
Bad Films Shot By Great Cinematographers: DARK SHADOWS
Who Shot It: Bruno Delbonnel. Delbonnel has been working since the 80s, but in such…
“One of Us:” The Triumph of the Monster Kids, Twenty-Five Years Later
Basket Case, writer-director Frank Henenlotter’s bizarre 1982 horror movie, features a seemingly normal young man,…