The Omen (1976): The Weakest of The 70s Unholy Trinity of Supernatural Horrors
2022-08-25
Could you kill a child after learning who (or what) it was?Continue Reading
Blade Runner (1982): Pursuing the Truth
2022-04-24
Riddley borrowed unused Shining footage from Stanely. Then Stanely restaged part of Blade Runner’s ending in Eyes Wide Shut.Continue Reading
The Terminator (1984): The Day Cameron Renounced Canada for Good
2021-06-20
The gun-toting fireworks, metal-on-metal mayhem categorically unmoor Cameron from all his Canadian sensibilities.Continue Reading
Casino (1995): Better than Goodfellas?
2020-12-18
De Niro pretending he’s a handicapper pretending he’s a hotelier never gets old.Continue Reading
The Wicker Man (1973)
2020-12-11
In The Wicker Man, the intrigue lies beyond simple machinations. And it is in the periphery where the film leaves its mark.Continue Reading
Goodfellas (1990): Portrait of a Marriage
2020-07-31
For better or for worse, Henry was married to his own private mob.Continue Reading
The Shining (1980): Another Bonkers Interpretation
2019-07-20
The most analyzed movie gets another bonkers theory.Continue Reading
Days of Heaven (1978)
2014-07-23
For an evocative exercise in imagery, Days of Heaven is both surprisingly and expectedly short in equal measure. It is worth noting that while not heavy on scenic diorama, it is light on dialogue and action also. The former is expressed with the help of deliberate editing, sending the filmContinue Reading
