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Bird Watching – Meghan Eckman’s “The Parking Lot Movie”
I am the sort of person who will glance over at drivers in other cars, or catch a glimpse in a living room window while walking down the street, and be momentarily overcome with the desire to know that person’s story. That kind of impulse…
READ MOREAn Appreciation – The Third Man
No film is perfect, but there a few that come close. The Third Man (1949), written by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed, is one such film. It is one of those movies in which every single element works in perfect harmony with one…
READ MOREThe Tomb of Terror: Near Dark (1987)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. Vampires have been a mainstay of horror ever since Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula popularized them in 1897. Every few years we see an influx of films…
READ MOREBird Watching – I Don’t Get Nicole Holofcener
Every time I watch a film by Nicole Holofcener, I really, really want to like it. Well, I always want to like a film I’m about to spend time watching, but I especially want to like films by women. And I especially especially want to…
READ MOREAn Appreciation – The 400 Blows
“Sometimes I’d tell them the truth and they still wouldn’t believe me, so I prefer to lie.” – Antoine Doinel Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows (1959) remains one of the most incredibly moving films ever made about adolescence. Even after seeing it countless times, aware…
READ MOREThe Tomb of Terror: Prophecy (1979)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. Prophecy (1979) is a monster movie. You know this because the poster reads: “Prophecy: The Monster Movie.” This might be one of the most ridiculous taglines…
READ MOREMacGuffin Roundtable #3 – Hank and Mike
The third episode of the MacGuffin Roundtable. In this segment the MacGuffin crew discusses Hank and Mike, from director Matthiew Klinck. It was written by and starring Thomas Michael and Paolo Mancini. This episode can be played online via the flash player below or it…
READ MOREWishful Thinking – Endings
(PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ARTICLE IS RIDDLED WITH SPOILERS ABOUT MOVIE ENDINGS. IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOURSELF SOME SURPRISES, AVOID READING SECTIONS ON MOVIES YOU HAVEN’T SEEN YET.) I have often thought throughout the years that one of the chief differences between a good…
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