Ranking Jan Švankmajer Films as Horror!
OnJan Švankmajer does not like to be known as an animator or even an artist! He is engaged in a communal practice of being-in-the-world as a Surrealist first and foremost.
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Film & DVD Reviews
The New Documentary ‘Bathtubs Over Broadway’ Looks at the Secret World of the Industrial Musical
OnThe new film ‘Bathtubs Over Broadway,’ starring ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ writer Steve Young, takes us into the secret world of the Industrial Musical.
‘Catwalk’ Is a Light, Breezy Trip to Canada’s Best Cat Shows
OnRecently, Netflix got ‘Catwalk: Takes From the Cat Show Circuit,’ and it’s a lovely little film about adorable cats showing off their stuff.
The Comeback Documentary ‘Bros: After the Screaming Stops’ Is Excellent, Even If It’s Not Terribly Kind to Its Subjects
OnThis Winter, the BBC aired the documentary ‘Bros: After the Screaming Stops’ about the hit London ’80s boy band’s 30-year comeback concert.
The Inherent Beauty of Blank VHS Covers Is Captured In This Great Video
OnIf VHS tapes are more-or-less forgotten, blank VHS covers are doubly so — until 4096 created this YouTube video celebrating them.
‘Save the Green Planet!’ Is One of the Few Perfect Movies
OnA review of the excellent Korean film Save The Green Planet!, which spans just about every genre you can think of — and nails all of them.
Penn Jillette and Adam Rifkin’s New Film ‘Director’s Cut’ Is a Smart, Meta Take on the Erotic Thriller B-Movie
OnDirector’s Cut, the new film from ‘The Dark Backward’ director Adam Rifkin and the loud half of Penn & Teller, is a brilliantly meta take on B-movies
Watch Marshall McLuhan Explain Donald Trump and the Current Political Climate Back in 1967
OnIn the film ‘This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is the Massage,” the Canadian media philosopher describes today nearly perfectly — back in the late ’60s.
Predestination – Time travel done best
OnIt is so incredibly difficult to make a good film about time travel. The successful ones live forever: Back to the Future, for example, hits everything right, while setting a standard for the genre. Many other time travel films miss the mark, by…
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
OnThe fact Guardians of the Galaxy won me over is quite remarkable considering the attitude I started out with. I remember shaking my fist at the sky, full of feminist ire, as I proclaimed “How can they say Wonder Woman doesn’t have enough…