Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (1985)
Madonna This story begins in 1983. Not for me, as I was far too young…
Triple Feature: Films About Twins
This weekend saw the release of The Identical, a story of twins (a thinly-disguised Elvis…
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…
Video Store Death Knell: On 15th Video
Scarecrow Video became national news when it went to nonprofit. Kim’s Mondo Video died and…
Art House Showcase: Seattle
Week of Sep 5 Northwest Film Forum This week, Northwest Film Forum is showing No No:…
The Words I Never Want to See in a Review
These are my biggest pet peeve words or phrases in film writing and criticism. They…
MS. 45 (1981): 33 Years Ahead
[Trigger Warnings] Watching Ms. 45 from the point of view of August 2014, a full 33 years…
Mothers and Sons: The Common Ground of BOYHOOD and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
The father-son relationship is one of the most frequently explored dynamics in cinema (an imdb…
Remembering William Greaves (1926-2014): Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
When I heard that African-American filmmaker William Greaves had died last week, I wanted to…
Inside the Songs of INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (Side A)
SPOILERS FOR INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS FOLLOW: 1. “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” Scene: The opening scene…