Wrong Place, Wrong Time: ‘The Third Man’ (1949), ‘Collateral’ (2004) and ‘Green Room’ (2016) [Retrospective]
For most of us, our tedious and boring lives are rarely interrupted with the amount of drama needed for a narrative film. But they could... Read More
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Make It a Double Feature: ‘Beach Rats’ and ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’
As we make our way through August, we still feel the muggy summer heat. For this month’s column, I’ve gone with two films for those... Read More
How ‘Sing Sing’ and ‘Ghostlight’ Highlight the Power of Theater as Venues of Survival
Theater and cinema have always had a strange symbiotic relationship. While cinema has, over the decades, become more accessible to view than theater, theater is... Read More
Faith, Heroes, Monsters, Scares, and Twists: Ranking the Films of M. Night Shyamalan
The state of cinema is ravaged with unoriginal, unfulfilling, and downright wasteful popcorn, blockbuster filmmaking. In the past, there used to be an internal process... Read More
The Film We Don’t Speak Of – Revisiting M. Night Shyamalan’s Masterpiece ‘The Village’ 20 Years Later [Retrospective]
The trailer for the upcoming film Trap proudly declares it to be “a new experience in the world of M. Night Shyamalan.” This represents a... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Catwoman’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby’ (2004)
“If you like this movie like i do, your rolling on the floor. Every second is purely genius. If you liked it for real, your... Read More
Make It a Double Feature: Go on the Vacation from Hell with ‘Midsommar’ and ‘Barbarian’
As a horror buff, for the next edition of Make It a Double Feature I’ve chosen two films about trips gone wrong for this month’s... Read More
‘The Blair Witch Project’ at 25: The Birth of Found Footage and the Price of Naive Ambition
Found footage is the cinematic equivalent of an urban legend or a story that campers tell around the fire. Intentionally poor production choices are part... Read More
Head Out on the Highway: Of Motorcycles and Men in ‘Easy Rider,’ ‘The Wild One’ and ‘The Bikeriders’ [Retrospective]
There are things that feel like American originals, even if the truth reveals something different entirely. The motorcycle, for instance, has its roots in Germany,... Read More
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Invention and Deconstruction of the Femme Fatale in ‘Double Indemnity’ (1944) and ‘Chinatown’ (1974) [Retrospective]
I. My Sister/My Daughter When I reflect on the films that truly shaped my taste, it’s impossible not to think of Double Indemnity and Chinatown.... Read More
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