Film on the Internet: INSIDE MAN (2006)
Spike Lee’s exuberant, cleverly crafted heist film is inventive and indulgent in the best possible…
The Year in Gimmicks: Vomas on William Castle’s 1961
The golden age of the B-movie gave us a few directors whose actual filmmaking was…
New on DVD and Blu-Ray
Warner continues its rate of one Stanley Kubrick film upgraded to 4K per year, this…
True Crime: Streets Of LA and the Art of Following the Leader
Some works can be considered pioneers, inventing – or at least popularising and codifying –…
Year of the Month: Babalugats on UNDERWORLD U.S.A.
I once saw a movie like that. All about revenge. Ex-con’s revenge. Very touching. Only…
Celebrating the Living: Laura Dern
It has long been my policy to write about the famous parent before writing about…
Attention Must Be Paid: Guy Williams
Apparently, his birth last name means “person from Catalonia.” Which is now in Spain. So…
Disney Byways: THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR
Hard for me to believe I haven’t gotten to this one yet; it feels very…
The Friday Article Roundup Slays Dragons
This week the FAR tilts its lance at unimaginative historical narratives, short movie runtimes, skeezy…
The Devil All The Time Is Much A-Brood About Nothing
We are all born in the shadows of the past. The characters of The Devil…