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Perfect Directors: Robert Altman

I am an American. That is to say, I was born in, and have spent my entire life, in the … More

3 Women, analysis, Brewster McCloud, California Split, commentary, director, director Robert Altman, essay, film, Gosford Park, MASH, Nashville, O.C. and Stiggs, Perfect Directors, Popeye, Robert Altman, Short Cuts, The Long Goodbye, The Player

Great TV: Mystery Science Theater 3000

Although this is primarily a movie site, television is also written about here, mostly because the lines between TV and … More

analysis, Comedy Central, Crow T Robot, culture, Joel Hodgson, Mike Nelson, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, postmodernism, Sci Fi Channel, television, the 90s, Tom Servo

Perfect Directors: Coen Brothers

Crime. Thriller. Drama. Comedy. Western. All are well-worn genres in film but it’s rare to have them fit into the … More

A Serious Man, America, American history, analysis, Barton Fink, essay, Fargo, Miller's Crossing, No Country For Old Men, Perfect Directors, philosophy, postmodernism, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, The Coen Brothers, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Man Who Wasn't There

Perfect Directors: Wes Anderson

Cozy worlds. That’s what Wes Anderson builds in his films: cozy worlds where everything is in its right place, every … More

analysis, Bottle Rocket, culture, essay, Fantastic Mr. Fox, film, Moonrise Kingdom, Perfect Directors, Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson

Perfect Movies: American Psycho

“You like Huey Lewis & The News?” I sure do, and Patrick Bateman makes a great argument for the strengths … More

2000, American Psycho, analysis, Christian Bale, culture, film, Harron, Patrick Bateman, Perfect Movies, review

Perfect Movies: Blade Runner

Do androids dream of electric sheep? This question–the title of Philip K. Dick’s novel that serves as the basis for … More

1982, analysis, Blade Runner, culture, film, Harrison Ford, Perfect Movies, science fiction

Perfect Movies: The Breakfast Club

It is a truth universally acknowledged that being a teenager sucks. Not objectively, of course: as an increasingly cantankerous adult, … More

1985, 80s films, analysis, detention, Perfect Movies, teenagers, The Breakfast Club

Perfect Movies: Goodfellas

“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” This wry confession comes from the … More

1990, American culture, analysis, culture, film, Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese, Perfect Movies

Perfect Movies: Pulp Fiction

In 1994, shortly after I turned 12, my father took me to see Pulp Fiction in the theaters. He and … More

1994, analysis, culture, film, Marsellus Wallace, Mia Wallace, perfect movie, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Vincent Vega

TGIF Revisited: Conclusion (America In The 1990s)

Well that was…something. Having watched 12 different episodes from the TGIF lineup that spanned both the beginning and end of my … More

American culture, analysis, conclusion, TGIF, the 1990s

Nightmare

In the annuls of classic horror movies, there are thousands of b-movie also-rans that never reached the heights of Sleepaway Camp or … More

1981, analysis, comedy, film, halloween, horror, horror movie review, humor, Nightmare, reivew

Hellraiser

There’s something very disturbing about the monsters of Hellraiser, and it’s not just their looks (although that aspect of them … More

analysis, cenobite, Clive Barker, culture, entertainment, film, hellraiser, horror

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