Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on THE GREAT DICTATOR
Modern Times was my introduction to Charlie Chaplin, and in these modern times, we may…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on SLEUTH
Rian Johnson has made no secret of his love for Sleuth and its influence on…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD
I believe I first heard of Werner Herzog when Grizzly Man was getting buzz, but…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
This post will contain spoilers. I don’t fully subscribe to Switchblade Sisters host April Wolfe’s…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) gave the world “Que Será, Será,” and for…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE
Feminist activist Rita Mae Brown wrote a parody of slasher movies called Sleepless Nights…which eventually…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on THE THING
I fucking love The Thing. Nine years ago I watched it at home alone, and…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on THE CONVERSATION
For me, art is communication, and all art is inherently in conversation with everything that…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on MODERN TIMES
I, a self-proclaimed cinephile, had never seen a Charlie Chaplin film. While I had enjoyed…
Year of the Month: Sunil Patel on Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar is not your typical Western. Sure, it’s got gunslingers and horses, red rocks…