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March 3, 2024

Andy Milligan’s First Film “Vapors”

Andy Milligan was a self-taught writer, actor, and costume designer who lived and worked in Greenwich Village in New York City. In 1965, he got […]
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February 25, 2024

Unintentional Absurdity In Andy Milligan’s Movie “Seeds”

 I may be wrong, but I think Seeds was a sincere attempt to produce an edgy melodrama. The intensity is pitched so high, it feels […]
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February 18, 2024

Favorite Scenes No. 35: “Hellraiser”

 In 1987, Clive Barker decided to try his hand at directing. He was dissatisfied with previous film adaptations of his writings and opted to direct […]
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December 31, 2023

Favorite Scenes No. 34: Amadeus

Miloš Forman directed Amadeus in 1984. It was a movie version of the hit play by Peter Shaffer from 1979. Shaffer never claimed that the […]
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December 27, 2023

Chi Chi Larue’s "Bi-ology: The Making of Mr. Right"

I don’t know what Bi-ology is. I know it’s a film, and there were naked people in it, but I’m pretty confused about the rest. […]
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December 24, 2023

Victor Sjöström’s “He Who Gets Slapped”

He Who Gets Slapped is an unusual film. It took a special confluence of factors to create something so layered and rich. It was made […]
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December 15, 2023

The First Film Based On Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818. She wrote it as part of a friendly contest between her, her husband Percy, John Polidori, and Lord Byron. […]
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November 29, 2023

Joe D’Amato’s “Tarzan X - Shame Of Jane”

Joe D’Amato has made more than 200 films. That’s a lot, even for a porn director, but Joe isn’t just a porn director. He’s made […]
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November 19, 2023

The Strange Psychology of “Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen”

I was unfamiliar with Nobita and Doraemon when I first went to watch Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen. I recognized the image of Doraemon, he pops […]
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October 22, 2023

Piotr Szulkin’s Visionary Tetralogy Part 2: “O-Bi O-Ba” and “Ga-Ga”

Like Golem (1979) and The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981), Piotr Szulkin’s O-Bi, O-Ba: The End Of Civilization (1985) is an ugly film. […]
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October 18, 2023

Piotr Szulkin’s Visionary Tetralogy Part 1:“Golem” and “War Of The Worlds”

Piotr Szulkin (1950-2018) was a Polish director, screenwriter, animator, novelist, theatrical director, and painter. In 1979, he released the first of four films that would […]
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October 15, 2023

William Kentridge’s Film “Felix In Exile”

William Kentridge was born in Johannesburg in 1955. He is white. He spent the first forty years of his life living under apartheid. Both of […]
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October 11, 2023

The Weird World of LSD

Robert Ground’s The Weird World of LSD is not a sober public service announcement about the dangers of lysergic acid diethylamide. It’s really just a […]
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October 8, 2023

The Newly Discovered Korean Kaiju Epic “Space Monster Wangmagwi”

All that Ahn Hee wanted was to have the beautiful wedding day she had always dreamed of, but no one seemed to care. The police […]
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October 6, 2023

Ron Jeremy’s Sex World Girls

As a cinephile, I have some guiding principles that help me choose what to watch. One simple directive is to watch any and all science […]
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October 1, 2023

24 Thoughts On Michael Haneke’s "71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance" 

Austrian director Michael Haneke wrote and directed 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance in 1994. It consists of 71 scenes. Our lives have a […]
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September 17, 2023

Adventures In Underground Film With Jon Moritsugu and Amy Davis 

“For me, Mod Fuck Explosion was the culmination of the right amount of narrative and the right amount of sheer spectacle. Combine ‘em and you’ve […]
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September 3, 2023

Alex Proyas’ First Film: “Spirits Of The Air, Gremlins Of The Clouds”

Spirits Of The Air, Gremlins Of The Clouds was written, directed, and produced in 1989 by Alex Proyas. It was shot in a desert in […]
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August 31, 2023

I Couldn’t Wait For “End Of The World” To End

Oh my lord, this movie is boring! I watched the whole thing on 1.5x speed, but it still felt painfully slow. Nothing happens, I mean, […]
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August 20, 2023

Bewaffa Se Waffa Is A Lot More Than Just Another Bollywood Musical

When it was released in 1992, Bewaffa Se Waffa was not a big financial success. It seems audiences didn’t like the actor who played the […]
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August 16, 2023

Is Sex The Answer To Everything? Ms. Magnificent Is Gonna Find Out

Whether it is Superman, Black Panther, or Mighty Mouse, violence has always been the go-to solution for every superhero. If it can’t be solved with […]
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August 9, 2023

A Sexploitation Santo Movie?

The poster for this film bears the title El Vampiro y el Sexo, but on IMDb, the film is listed as Santo and Dracula's Treasure. […]
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August 6, 2023

The Russian Psyche As Seen In Vordum And Other Soviet Animations

Vordum: Price of Death is not for everyone. I grew up watching Ray Harryhausen films, and as a result, I have a deep abiding love […]
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August 2, 2023

The Megalodon And Me: A True Story

I think it was around 1978, and I hadn’t even seen Jaws. Jaws came out in '75, when I was 7, but you didn’t have […]
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