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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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