Sorcerer: Friedkin’s Flop Revisited
Sorcerer, William Friedkin’s gritty, arty, ’77 remake of the classic ’53 French action movie, The Wages of Fear, had the misfortune to open one month after Star Wars.
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SFIFF Preview: Harmony Lessons, And Musings On Film Festival Films As A Genre
In which, by way of SFIFF entry Harmony Lessons, I ponder the film festival drama as its own genre, one I may have no business opining upon.
Going Ape #1: Planet Of The Apes – The Original
“Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!”
Mind Control Double Feature #91: Killer Plants!
They’re everywhere. Waiting. Watching. Rustling in the breeze. Flowering, some of them, the dirty bastards. Plants. Shrubs, trees, perennials, grass. Everywhere you look. Biding their sweet time. Shrug off the […]
On Under The Skin, Scarlett Johansson, And Other Naked Space Vampires
There’s little under the skin of Under The Skin. It’s a movie as visual and auditory experiment.
M*A*S*H Is A Glorious Mess
War is a madhouse, religion is a joke, and suicide is painless.
In Which I Briefly Go On About Bresson’s Pickpocket
Follow me as I continue my Indiana Jones-like journey of discovery into the world of French director Robert Bresson. Will I find any golden idols? We can only hope.
Europa Report And The Irreality Of Found Footage
Watching Europa Report, a found footage science fiction movie from 2013, I realized why it is I’ve never liked found footage movies: they’re fake.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Is Marvel’s Newest Movie Ever!
Who the hell came up with Captain America, anyway? It’s like someone said, “I love Superman, but he’s so complex, with so many shades of grey to his character. If only there was a simpler version, but one still impervious to harm.”
Mind Control Double Feature #89: Getting Away With Murder
We’ve all been there. In an alley. With a gun. A knife. A fist. Or with money, paying off a hit-man, not worrying about the grisly details. Sometimes people are inconvenient, is the thing, and what more convenient way to remove their inconvenience than by murdering them?
Best Of Bay Area Film – April 2014
Don’t know what movies, old and new, you ought to be excited about seeing this April? Do not panic. We are here to assist.
The Aelita Queen Of Mars Review You’ve Been Waiting 90 Years To Read
Nowadays it’s common knowledge that the monsters living on Mars are far from humanoid in shape. We know they live inside the planet, hiding from the eyes behind our telescopes, […]
Noah, Or: Aronofsky Vs. The Bible
Finally, the eternal question is answered: why tapeworms, Noah? You leave the dinosaurs and take the tapeworms? We demand an explanation!
The Broken Circle Breakdown Is Broke, All Right
Woe to thee who dares view this broken down turd of a movie.