‘End of the Road’ is Just the Beginning
Short of the DayAn animated fable.The best stories are elliptical, their ends are new beginnings. This is certainly true of today’s Short… Read More
March 23, 2017
Death
Take a Number and Wait: Bureaucracy in the On-Screen Afterlife
According to the movies, death looks a whole lot like the DMV. Read More
March 21, 2017
‘Coda’ is an Animated Meditation on Existence and Everything After
Short of the DayThis life is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it experience.Death awaits you at every second. How’s that for an opening?But it’s true, we’re… Read More
March 16, 2017
Regarding the Pain of Popular Audiences
How Kenneth Lonergan finally broke through to the Oscar crowd by speaking their language.Kenneth Lonergan has suffered greatly. This is… Read More
January 31, 2017
Hold It: Pulp Fiction, the Restroom, and Imminent Death
How going to the can foreshadows kicking the bucket in Tarantino’s film.Tarantino is a master of turning the insignificant on… Read More
December 5, 2016
12 Perfect Shots: A Decade With Darren Aronofsky’s Visual Masterpiece The Fountain
The Fountain: Separating The Light From The DarknessAn analysis in 12 perfect shots.“…a search for immortality, when the truth of life is… Read More
November 22, 2016
Nothing Is Permanent: The Triumph of Doctor Parnassus
Junkfood Cinema looks back at The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.Like any other facet of existence, filmmaking is not spared from… Read More
November 18, 2016
Game of Thrones: Who Will Survive The Battle of The Bastards?
Game of ThronesWho Will Survive The Battle of the Bastards?The biggest battle in the history of television is coming. Surely not… Read More
June 16, 2016
Marvel Needs To Get On Brand With Death
For a Disney subsidiary, the MCU falls short on making its audience cry.The following contains spoilers for Marvel movies in general,… Read More
May 16, 2016