I recently watched Christopher Nolan’s Inception. There were elements of the movie which I loved – it was gorgeously filmed and visually innovative, particularly the action sequences and set pieces. I thought Tom Hardy was fantastic in it – he was so charismatic and super fun to watch, I enjoyed every minute that he was present - and yet...
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After The Maltese Falcon, Treasure of the Sierra Madre is probably Huston’s most famous film—the two may vie for the title of best known. It’s a great movie in the sense that The Godfather and Casablanca are great movies: memorable characters, rich in themes, steep in action, imminently watchable. The kind of “old” movie...
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This is in no way intended to be any sort of review, but rather me sharing my (somewhat hazy, angry, delirious, confused, sleepy, angry again) experience with the movie Willie And Phil. It was a night not unlike most nights where I found myself unable to sleep and searching for distractions on my tiny...
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So, initially I was going to write about this thing that I saw several months ago (and which I subsequently repressed from memory because it is completely horrifying). It’s a non-official, Twilight-themed dildo called The Vamp (link nsfw) and it’s users are encouraged to “toss it in the fridge for that authentic experience”. GAH. Before this afternoon,...
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[Note: I said that I would be covering all three of Huston’s war documentaries in one article, but upon watching Report from the Aleutians (and other personal/professional affairs), I’ve decided to draw them out. I may condense The Battle of San Piedro and Let There Be Light, but we’ll see. And I also have...
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Huston’s second film, 1942’s In This Our Life seems to be somewhat lost to history, and, coming after The Maltese Falcon, that’s understandable. I’m not sure what the prevailing mood was in the ‘40s, but if a director were to offer a similar follow-up today, I imagine that more than a few critics would...
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This marks the first in a series of articles looking at the films of John Huston, one of the most celebrated filmmakers of the 20th Century and a fascinating man himself. It seems sensible to start at the beginning, and an impressive beginning at that, with his first film, 1941’s The Maltese Falcon. So...
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I am an unabashed fan of the 1973 animated Robin Hood movie. For me, it stands far and above any of the modern offerings of the classic tale. I recognize I was quite impressionable when I saw this, and since I had not yet mastered analytical thinking skills, or speech, for that matter, I...
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As an avid fan of the horror genre, I have – in the immortal words of Winston Zeddmore - “seen shit that would turn you white.” I have been watching horror films since I was nine years old and over the years have collected nuggets of wisdom which help me navigate my day-to-day existence, more so than...
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Remakes. Everyone seems to hate them, and you can’t swing a dead cat around Hollywood without hitting one. Clash of the Titans is the most recent entry in that quasi-genre that has film snobs clamoring for what they always seem to assume are the superior flicks of the past. But before you begin shaking...
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