Re-Viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 6: Drugstore Cowboy
William S. Burroughs stated that the title of his most (in)famous book, Naked Lunch (1959),…
John Bruni
John Bruni teaches at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. His book, Scientific Americans: The Making of Popular Science and Evolution in Early-20th-Century U.S. Literature and Culture, was published by University of Wales Press in 2014. His second book, Astonishment and Recognition: Observing Systems in the Films of John Cassavetes, is under review at Fordham University Press.
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Re-Viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 5: Swimming to Cambodia
Reagan’s Morning in America was a dream world, suggesting that even the more massive historical…
What were your favorite summer indie films?
Last week, we asked what your favorite mainstream summer movies were. This week, we look…
Re-viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 4: Prizzi’s Honor
The Godfather I (1972) and II (1974) served as a prelude to a string of…
Remembering William Greaves (1926-2014): Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
When I heard that African-American filmmaker William Greaves had died last week, I wanted to…
Re-Viewing 1980s U.S. Films–Part 3: Paris, Texas
One of the more difficult things about writing about film is how to address the…
Do you, or should you, bring outside baggage to the movies?
Julius Kassendorf: One of the constant conversations is whether bringing politics and/or outside life to…
Re-Viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 2: ONE FROM THE HEART
If there is one piece of received thinking about film that ought to be challenged,…
The Solute Recognizes the News
Sometimes there are events that are so significant in our world that we cannot help but…
Re-Viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 1: Where the Buffalo Roam
In his bestselling book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved…