Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Etc.
In which I go to town on Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
Category Archives: Active Observation
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare Ain’t Half As Scary As The Old One
Wes Craven means well with his new nightmare, and maybe that’s the problem.
Dreamscape Is Really Rather Awful
It’s not always green grass and flowers visiting the ’80s. Sometimes you step in Dreamscape.
Jurassic World is about Steven Spielberg and His Hollywood
Spielberg made his own bed, why’s he complaining about having to lie in it?
The Quiet Devastation of Michael Clayton
Revisiting this low-key sort-of thriller from way, way back in the aughts.
That Guy Dick Miller: A Movie About That Guy, Dick Miller
The movies’ greatest “that guy” gets his own documentary. About time.
Brubaker: Hard Time with Repeat Offenders
Brubaker is one of those films that you really need to read about.
Remembering Wes Craven
RIP Wes Craven, 1939-2015.
Walter Hill’s The Driver: Full of Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing
An attempt at a minimalist, existential action flick. Go for the car chases, stay for… well… the car chases.
Why Superman Ought to Be an Immigrant
Superman belongs to all of us. He was born from the experiences of those new to this country and should continue to be loved by people, whether their families have been here for centuries or for days.
Southern Comfort: A Shot, Then On the Rocks
Southern Comfort is a violent, muddy, stupid film for violent, muddy, stupid men. And being so, it isn’t half bad.
Nothing Too Important About The Magnificent Ambersons
Please check your forgotten niches for the original edit of The Magnificent Ambersons. Thank you.
48 Hrs. And The Angry Violence of Walter Hill
In which there will be yelling and there will be shooting.
The Fugitive Kind, In Which Brando Smolders
A slow-burning Tennessee Williams melodrama you may or may not enjoy falling asleep to.