Film on the Disc: BRAZIL (Year of the Month)
In 1984, Ghostbusters was unearthed to an unsuspecting public. Wait, are you in the Brazil thread? Yeah,…
Year of the Month: Jon “Son of Griff” Anderson on The Breakfast Club
Perhaps no genre ages as badly as High School Melodrama. Because its appeal rests on…
MM…Food: Tampopo by Jacob Klemmer (Year of the Month)
Tampopo opens with the most delightful direct address to the audience in cinematic history. A…
Sympathy for the Angel: Ender’s Game and the Lonely Evangelist (Year of the Month)
In the beginning, there was Ender’s Game. Before sequels expanded the “Enderverse” and the titular…
Melancholic Screwball: INTO THE NIGHT (Year of the Month)
Into the Night resembles a lot of other films of its time: the Los Angeles…
Year of the Month: Hard Rock Zombies by Miller
What happens when bad taste goes bad? When you aim for ironic trash and hit…
Year of the Month: Neil Young’s OLD WAYS
Like many 70s filmmakers struggling to survive in the 80s, Neil Young attempted to make…
Chartbusting: The Greatest Hits of 1985
10. The Pointer Sisters – Neutron Dance Sometimes “it’s got a good beat and…
Year of the Month 1985: Smooth Talk
“Strike another match, go start anew And it’s all over now, Baby Blue” -It’s All…
Year of the Month: Summer Rental by Tom “Vomas” Morton
Nostalgia is a funny thing. Like many film fans, my list of all-time favorites includes…