Taking Over the MADhouse — The Last Days of EC Comics Part 2
Content note: this article contains a reference to suicide EC put most of its eggs…
Tax & Order: Special Investigators’ Unit: Caitlin Casiello on A TAXING WOMAN
My favorite scene in Itami Jūzō’s action-comedy crowdpleaser A Taxing Woman (マルサの女, or Marusa no…
Year of the Month: Tom “Vomas” Morton Goes to SUMMER SCHOOL
When I wrote up Summer Rental for this very site five years ago, I noted…
Year of the Month: PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is the kind of great movie that’s often overlooked because it…
Decade of the Month: Tom “vomas” Morton on GO WEST
Buster Keaton loves an underdog. Most of his protagonists are down on their luck, or…
Decade of the Month: Sunil Patel on SHERLOCK, JR.
Many years ago, I saw The General in a theater with live orchestral accompaniment and…
Decade of the Month: SPEEDY and the Fine Art of the Action Comedy
It’s not an easy time to find a laugh at the movie theaters. As the…
Hail Margaret: Persia on The Marx Brothers’ Not-So-Secret Weapon
“There’s an art to playing straight. You must build up your man, but never top…
Year of the Month Désirée I. Guzzetta on DUCK SOUP
One of my earliest media memories is discovering the Marx Brothers on television. There’d been…
Thou Art Translated
There is a phenomenon in anime called the fan sub. This is taking shows and…