“Going to the movies has always been, as far back as I can remember, both an event and a way of life. … You go to the… Read more “A Review of Tara Ison’s Reeling Through Life: How I Learned to Live, Love, and Die at the Movies”
Category: Film Books
Hollywood Horror and History: 2 New Books for Movie Buffs
Horror movies, particularly zombie films, are often discarded as mere entertainment, derivative pulp, or fanboy escapism. This is undoubtedly sometimes true, but just as often horror films… Read more “Hollywood Horror and History: 2 New Books for Movie Buffs”
Sleaze and Sympathy: A Review of Carsick by John Waters
The Pope of Trash. The Prince of Puke. The King of Sleaze. The various nicknames assigned to filmmaker John Waters over his nearly half-century career might seem… Read more “Sleaze and Sympathy: A Review of Carsick by John Waters”
