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Disc Spotlight: ‘Phenomena’ Is Dario Argento’s Last Great Movie And Features Jennifer Connelly As A…

Disc Spotlight: ‘Phenomena’ Is Dario Argento’s Last Great Movie And Features Jennifer Connelly As A Psychic Bug Wrangler!The Dario Argento… Read More

Old Ass Movies: John Wayne Leads Us Down ‘Blood Alley’

Your weekly fix of great movies made before you were born that you should check out before you die. John Wayne… Read More

Culture Warrior: “Critics are as Critics do”

I am going to attempt something that many have tried and failed to communicate to people for the purpose of… Read More

Blood, Sweat, and Latex: The Latex Genie in the Bottle

by Shannon SheaFor those new to the column: I’m tracing the formative events in my life that made me what I… Read More

Talking Heads: What Makes You Go See a Movie?

Every week, Landon Palmer and Cole Abaius log on to their favorite chat client of 1996 as MonkeyTailBeard38 and LifeFindzaWay394… Read More

Culture Warrior: 3D Stops Being a Gimmick in Herzog’s Cinematic Caves

I am not a fan of 3D. Even in the most technologically adept cases where the 3D landscape has layers… Read More

Blood, Sweat and Latex: Confessions of a Career Make-Up Effects Artist

by Shannon SheaShannon Shea has done special effects work on over sixty films. From Evil Dead II to Predator. From Dances… Read More

Talking Heads: How Do You Successfully Turn a Book Into a Movie?

Every week, Landon Palmer and Cole Abaius log on to their favorite chat client of 1996 as OhDaeSu2039 and CatsandDogsLvng2Gether… Read More

The Ending of ‘Source Code’ Explained

Who is Sean Fentress?: Join us for a (completely serious) exploration of what happened after the ending of Duncan Jones'… Read More

Culture Warrior: On Cinema and Ideology

Ideology is inescapable from cinema. I’ve yet to encounter the situation in which Paul Narboni and Jean-Luc Comolli’s thesis from… Read More