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May 3, 2023

Hal Hartley’s "Amateur"

The first time I saw Hal Hartley’s Amateur, I had chicken pox and a 104°F temperature. I watched it before I went to bed, and […]
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April 30, 2023

Favorite Scenes No.32: "M"

Fritz Lang made M in Germany in 1931, a time often referred to as the Weimar period, a time between the World Wars when an […]
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April 26, 2023

Chatting About Cinema With Chat GPT

Me: “How should I refer to you? Do you prefer Mister, Missus or Miss?” Chat GPT: “You can refer to me as 'ChatGPT'. As an […]
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April 23, 2023

A Horror Movie Filmed in Esperanto, With William Shatner. Why?

Director Leslie Stevens said he filmed his 1966 film Incubus in Esperanto to give it an “otherworldly” feeling. If what he meant by “otherworldly” was […]
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April 19, 2023

Favorite Scenes No.31: "Thirty Days of Night"

David Slade made 30 Days of Night in 2007. It is a flawed movie, with a flawed ending, but it has a few strengths. Firstly, […]
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April 16, 2023

Jess Franco’s Inexplicable Film "Sex Is Crazy"

Would you drink a smoothie made from The Discrete Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Holy Motors, Inland Empire, and a smattering of smutty Spanish soft-core porn? […]
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April 12, 2023

Favorite Scenes No.30: All Quiet On The Western Front

In 1930, Lewis Milestone directed a film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet On The Western Front. It was made before the institution […]
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April 9, 2023

The Blurry Line Between Documentary And Fiction Film

Fiction and non-fiction films are often separated into mutually exclusive categories, but the boundaries between the two are not so clear. When you see Ryan […]
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April 6, 2023

 The Most Jewish Movie Ever Made

This has got to be the most Jewish movie ever made. This movie makes Woody Allen’s films look like nativity plays. The film is called […]
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April 2, 2023

An Open Letter To Super Villains

So, you want to take over the world, or perhaps the universe? Have you ever stopped to think what it would be like to rule […]
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March 29, 2023

A Small But Surprisingly Graphic Detail In The Best Years of Our Lives

William Wyler made The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946. I doubt he could have made it in 1945. In 1945, America was still […]
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March 26, 2023

Timothy Carey’s "The World’sGreatest Sinner" Is Prophetic

Let me be the first to admit I had never heard of Timothy Carey. I watched The World’s Greatest Sinner because the title was titillating, […]
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March 22, 2023

Daniel L. Symmes’ Psychedelic Experiments In Three Dimensional Porn

Daniel Symmes made two 3D porn films. They were released as a double feature in 1977. The first film is a 28-minute “featurette” called Experiments […]
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March 19, 2023

The Challenging Ethics Of Peter Robinson’s Documentary Asylum

Peter Robinson’s Asylum is a documentary made in 1972. From the very beginning, everything about the film is problematic and uncomfortable. Even now, just trying […]
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March 15, 2023

"Night on The Galactic Railroad:" If Tarkovsky Made an Anime? 

What if Tarkovsky was smacked on the head by an errant boom mic and woke up thinking he was a Japanese anime director? Oh, and […]
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March 12, 2023

Abbas Kiarostami’s Early Documentary "First Graders"

Abbas Kiarostami’s documentary film First Graders is irresistible. It’s simple and straightforward, but it grabs hold of you and doesn’t let go. Kiarostami is a […]
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March 8, 2023

Cutie Honey: Too Good To Be Bad

Cutie Honey: The Movie (2004) is too good to be bad. I started watching it in hopes that it would be a typical example of […]
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March 5, 2023

Placing Kiarostami’s "And Life Goes On" In Context

I’m not sure why Kiarostami objected to positioning his three films, Where is The Friends House?, And Life Goes On, and Through The Olive Trees […]
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March 1, 2023

"Night Flyers" Isn’t Really That Bad

Kudos to the film crew for producing this film while the sound stage was on fire. I’m assuming there must have been quite a blaze […]
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February 26, 2023

The Ultimate Film List

Step One: I copied and pasted 5 famous lists of films into one document. Each list included 1000 films: List 1 - Jonathan Rosenbaum's 1000 […]
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February 22, 2023

Alan Gadney’s Pointless Film, Moonchild

If you like good acting, I suggest you stop reading this article and forget you ever heard the name Moonchild. This odd, little movie stars […]
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February 19, 2023

Geeking Out Over A Minor Detail In F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu

I’ve seen Murnau’s Nosferatu dozens of times. It’s one of my favorites. Somewhere along the line, I noticed a minor detail that brought a smile […]
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February 15, 2023

Some Suggestions For The Makers Of The Beast That Killed Women

If any of them are still alive or lucid, I have a few tips for the makers of The Beast That Killed Women. Let’s begin […]
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February 12, 2023

Establishing The Bad Canon: 15 Essential Movies For The Masochistic Cinephile

Proposing a canon is a dangerous endeavor. It’s unlikely that any two people will agree on what should be included, but I feel it is […]
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