Vrai (Re)Watches Escaflowne (Part 2)
The plot is a big ball of nonsense that only matters insofar as people FEEL things about it, but also the characters are real good.
[Link] The Wicker Man was Almost Lost to History
These days The Wicker Man is best known for its ridiculous 2006 remake, the centerpiece being walking meme Nicolas Cage. This is a shame—as much fun as a bad movie can be, the original 1973 Wicker Man is one of the unassailable classics of horror, mixing memorable performances and unsettling visual design […]
Trash & Treasures: Hudson Hawk
I wouldn’t say this is a GOOD movie, but it’s definitely a hell of a spectacle.
Vrai (Re)Watches Escaflowne – Part 1
Isekai isn’t my bag most of the time, even if we’re talking about the 90s stuff that tended to be a lot more interesting (and a lot less gross) than the male wish-fulfillment version of the genre exploding at present. But there is one I adore: Escaflowne, the […]
[Link] How The Fly Changed David Cronenberg’s Career
The Fly is a nearly perfect horror film—it has tight writing, excellent performances, visceral practical effects, and well-developed themes about the horrors of deteriorative genetic inheritance. It was a breakout performance for Jeff Goldblum and, before that one episode of Rick & Morty, the most likely reason the average moviegoer […]
Trash & Treasures: Austin Powers
20 years. I made it almost 20 years without watching this movie.
The Lost Village is Definitely Bad on Purpose–But Why?
This essay was commissioned by Wendy Cannan. You can find out more about commissions here. “Bad on purpose” is an extremely difficult sell. It requires a much higher level of shared knowledge than straightforward comedy—both because the creator must know how to replicate the hallmarks of amateurishness while still […]
