But It’s Mine: Persia on Ownership and Control in the World of FARGO
One of the most famous lines in the Coen brothers’ Oscar-winning Fargo comes close to…
1996: Year of the Vidmark Previews by Miller
I have a weakness for VHS tapes. They’re how I started collecting movies, and a…
Year of the Month: Miller on THE FRIGHTENERS and LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE
The biggest horror hit in 1996 was Scream, which revived Wes Craven’s career, and launched…
Taco Break: Scenes You Hate in Movies You Love
My all-time favorite movie is Showgirls, the glorious camp masterpiece written by Joe Eszterhas and…
Expectations
The other day, I happened upon an episode of Finding Your Roots about Glenn Close…
Year of the Month: ELLEN’S ENERGY ADVENTURE
When EPCOT opened in Walt Disney World on October 1st, 1982, it was a project…
Film on the Internet: 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS
Unflinchingly brutal and nearly tipping over into full-on bleakness, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
There quite a few standout titles this week, among them the long-overdue Warner Archive Blu-Ray…
Danny Devito’s Matilda Captured the Essence of Ronald Dahl Better Than Most Adaptations by James Williams
In 1996, two Roald Dahl adaptations, Henry Selick’s James and the Giant Peach and Danny…
Exactly One Implausibility
The Hunt For Red October contains exactly one implausible event: a Russian submarine commander deciding…