Night of the Juggler (1980)
A review of “Night of the Juggler” (1980) discussing its social commentary regarding class and race.
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The Female Animal (1958)
A review of “The Female Animal” (1958), Hedy Lamarr’s curtain call. Including some comments about story writer, Albert Zugsmith.
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Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
A review of “Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) that explores its daring stunt work and its place in 1970s independent cinema.
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The Price of Fear (1956)
A review of “The Price of Fear” (1956) , exploring how circumstances beyond our control, and our reactions to them, can drastically change the course of our lives.
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Tura! (2024)
A review of “Tura!” (2024), a documentary about cult cinema icon, Tura Satana.
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Thunder on the Hill (1951)
A review of “Thunder on the Hill” (1951), looking at its place in Sirk’s oeuvre as transitional to his better-known melodramas.
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Sinners (2025)
A review of “Sinners” (2025), exploring the connections of music, community, and survival in the face of ancestral trauma.
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The Shrouds (2024)
A review of “The Shrouds” (2024) that examines how the film weaves paranoia, eroticism, and doppelgänger imagery into a destabilizing portrait of grief, identity, and the limits of human connection.
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Vigilante (1982)
A look at “Vigilante” (1982), exploring its revenge-film intensity, New York atmosphere, and ties to some more well-known films.
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Inland Empire (2006)
Impressions I received after a rewatch of David Lynch’s “Inland Empire” (2006) on the occasion of the one-year memorial of his death.
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Witness to Murder (1954)
A review of “Witness to Murder” (1954) exploring the theme of dismissing women’s testimonies and considering them unreliable witnesses.
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MaXXXine (2024)
A review of “MaXXXine” (2024), the conclusion to Ti West’s X Trilogy. Why I enjoyed it, even though it has some flaws.
