The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980) – What makes a movie scary? The most horrifying thing most parents could imagine would be to lose their child, but if you have a movie about parents losing a child it would be much more likely to be categorized as a “drama.” I often refer to the documentary Jesus Camp as “the … Continue reading
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) — This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 29 July 2011. There is, perhaps, no funnier line in the history of cinema than “Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” It perfectly exemplifies all the wonderful … Continue reading
Bronson (2008)
Bronson (2009) – Two films in, I have yet to make up my mind about Nicolas Winding Refn. I rather liked Drive but its flaws kept me from gushing about it as much as some people have. Bronson is a different animal altogether. If Drive is Refn aping the style of Michael Mann, then Bronson … Continue reading
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
The Killer Inside Me (2010) – Stanley Kubrick called Jim Thompson’s novel The Killer Inside Me one of the most disturbing portrayals of the psychopathic mind he had ever seen. I have not read that book, but now that I have seen Michael Winterbottom’s film adaptation, I cannot imagine that Stan was that far off. … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 