Schlemiels in Paradise: Son of Griff on IT’S A GIFT
Back in the ’80s, whenever an older person went off on how wholesome movies were…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
A number of movies have changed my views on life, but The Good, the Bad,…
A Flaw in the Iris: Son of Griff on CHINATOWN’s Hard-Boiled Historicism
Los Angeles is the most beautiful city in the world, when seen at night from…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on Blood’s a Rover
“All literature created out of a conscious political aim in the long run creates weakness…
Hold for Probable Nightmares: Son of Griff and wallflower Talk About James Ellroy’s THIS STORM
DOCUMENT INSERT: 4/25/1940. New English Weekly, review of The Thirties, authored by ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on Murder by Contract
At the beginning of 1958’s Murder by Contract, we know only two things about Vince…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on the Westerns of 1962
In 1962 many viewers thought that Westerns, and the Hollywood studios, were in decline. The…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on Hatari!
Conventional wisdom holds that John Wayne wasn’t a great actor. He didn’t display a fastidious…
Finding Logic in the Chambers of the Human Heart: Son of Griff on O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Joel and Ethan Coen acknowledge that while George Clooney has played a variety of roles…
“It’s the Damage That We Do…”: Son of Griff on the Tempered Passion of Elvis Costello’s Armed Forces
In his first two albums, Elvis Costello achieved a sublime reconciliation of opposites by making…