Beyond The Screen
There’s No Poetry in Being Comfortable: A Poem for Henry Charles Bukowski, Junior (Hank)
Back in 2004 they released a movie about Hank another one in this one Hank Bono Tom Waits Taylor Hackford John Martin Hank’s baby mother (the woman with the white ...
reboot (v): 1. to start a system again after a crash 2. to kick shit again, hoping this time it doesn’t stick to your shoe
As if the unoriginality of Hollywood needed further attesting to, they have decided to reboot the Spiderman franchise as well as—wait for it—Daredevil. Yes. Daredevil. For those of you who ...
An Ode to Reboots
As if the unoriginality of Hollywood needed further attesting to, they have decided to reboot theSpiderman franchise as well as—wait for it—Daredevil. Yes. Daredevil. For those of you who can’t, or choose ...
Four From Haneke
Austrian director Michael Haneke might be one of the most provocative working in the film industry today. I’ve shied away from using the term “Hollywood” because there is nothing in ...
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Poach ‘Em
Dear Hollywood, I have just learned that you are turning 2008′s Let the Right One In into 2010′s more economically titled Let Me In. Let me be the first—and possibly ...
Twists, Turns and Dead Ends: Orphan, A Perfect Getaway, The Uninvited
Orphan I’m a bit disappointed about how much I enjoyed this film — I hated the reboot of House of Wax and categorize most recent horror/suspense/thriller-type movies as bits of films that ...
Mythology in Daybreakers (plus, a shot at Twilight)
The vampire mythology fascinates me. Zombies get a bad rap because their pallid skin is usually bruised and covered in sores; they lack coordination and an adequate vocabulary beyond the ...
The Happening or Taking Lives: Somewhere, This Decade Owes Me Ninety-One Minutes
As the first decade of this millennium passes, there’s a focus on the “best of” well, everything. Can’t say I’m above this: in a previous post, I ranked the ...
The Futility of the Palatable Ideal in American Beauty
Rain is a waterfall against the windows of the double doors, and Annie Lennox’s version of “Don’t Let it Bring Your Down” streams softly from surround-sound speakers as iridescent street ...
Shattering of a Human Cocoon: David Cronenberg’s The Fly
Within the most recent issue of Time, a section titled “The 50 Best Inventions of the Year” offers a survey of innovative gadgets and ideas that range from NASA’s Ares ...
