M*A*S*H Is A Glorious Mess
War is a madhouse, religion is a joke, and suicide is painless.
Under the Skin Strips You, for You
Some films are erotic; others stand naked.
Only Lovers Left Alive: Jarmusch’s Vampires Imbibe Your Attention
There are few real artists left, suggests Jarmusch. And they are mostly vampires.
2 Cents on 2 Fast 2 Furious
Ne’er has there been a more aptly named film than 2 Fast 2 Furious.
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.
Mind Control Double Feature #90: Dopplegänger Management
Possibly — just possibly — that head was making out with your mom last night.
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.
Your San Francisco International Film Festival Cheat Sheet
Spring is here and that means it’s time to watch a mess of films that you never heard of and which you’ll likely never get another chance to see projected […]
Captain America and the Marvel Movie You Missed!
Is your ranking of which Marvel movie is best and which is worst complete?
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.”
The Fast and the Furious in Four-Letter Words
I had fully intended to write an entire review of The Fast and the Furious using nothing but four-letter words. That proved challenging since even the word ‘words’ contains more than four […]
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?
Brave New World Resembles Old Hat
Presented without comment. So feel free to add comment.
The Raid 2: Berendal: It’s Hammer Time!
Please. Just stop. You can’t touch this.