Simply put, In the Mood for Love might be the most visually beautiful film I’ve ever seen. At very least it is on the short list. Set… Read more “In the Mood for Love (2001)”
Category: Film
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965) is one of my very favorite films, and I can’t wait to show it as part of the Third Floor Film Series in… Read more “The Cincinnati Kid (1965)”
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
John Huston’s 1948 classic The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is ostensibly about greed and the way otherwise decent people change for the worse under its influence,… Read more “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)”
The Trains of Human Desire (1954)
I’m going to be writing more in depth about Fritz Lang’s great noir Human Desire (1954) later on, but for now I want to focus on one… Read more “The Trains of Human Desire (1954)”
His Girl Friday (1940)
Witty banter gets a bad rap. No, people don’t talk in real life like they do in Aaron Sorkin films. No, moms and daughters don’t exchange witticisms… Read more “His Girl Friday (1940)”
Pushover (1954)
The popular line on Pushover is that it’s a lukewarm reheat of classic noir leftovers, sporting a formulaic and staid plot and sleepwalking performances from the leads.… Read more “Pushover (1954)”
Welcome to Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park came out the summer after I turned eleven, a time in my life otherwise known as “Peak Dinosaur.” My family and I were on vacation… Read more “Welcome to Jurassic Park”
The Problematic Wonder of The Lost World and King Kong
Both the 1925 silent classic The Lost World and the 1933 classic King Kong were groundbreaking in their use of stop-motion special effects, which we’ll look at more… Read more “The Problematic Wonder of The Lost World and King Kong”
Beat Up Men, Beat Up Machines: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Sam Peckinpah’s underappreciated 1974 classic Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is as ’70s as a movie gets. It’s dirty, grimy, sleazy, violent, and pessimistic, and… Read more “Beat Up Men, Beat Up Machines: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)”
Camp Classic: The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins
The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins (Soft Skull Press, 2015) is more than anything a love story. It’s a love story to movies, and more… Read more “Camp Classic: The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins”
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