Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Full Metal Jacket originally ran as part of Kyle Anderson’s Kubrick in Reverse series. Stanley Kubrick’s penultimate film, 1987’s Full Metal Jacket, was a realistic slice of...
Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of All That Heaven Allows originally ran as part of Aaron Pinkston’s series on the American 50s. I’m going to make a bold assumption that the average...
Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Apocalypse Now originally ran as part of our Top 100 movies list. The strange thing about war is that, even when you’re doing everything right, you’re...
Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Hammett originally ran as a Criterion Prediction. Wim Wenders’ Hammett is a strange case. The very concoction seems off. Wenders had flirted with the noir territory with The American...
Movie Meltdown – Rebel Moon: Head Cheese Sam Drog returns… as we adamantly argue both sides of Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire. And while we’re trying to pick out our favorite Trapper Keepers, we also...
Going on a little journey to Atlantic City with a more contemplative and measuree film for this episode of The Trailer Project, The King of Marvin Gardens. A long time favorite of yours truly and as always, we’ve got some...
Title: Barton Fink Year: 1991 Directors: Joel Coen Cast: John Turturro, Judy Davis, John Goodman, Michael Lerner, Tony Shalhoub Synopsis: A nervy, celebrated playwright, Barton Fink (Turturro), is lured from the comfort of his life in New York’s theater scene...
Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of Distant Voices, Still Lives originally ran as a Criterion Prediction. When you ask someone about “British Cinema” they’ll likely imagine Victorian or Medieval Melodramas, Kitchen Sink...
The Polish government tried to shut it down but Żuławski’s maverick vision prevails. Even in its truncated form On the Silver Globe is a visionary spectacle. The Trailer Project is devoted to the moving image, the trailers that promote the...
Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This review of The Godfather Part II originally ran part of our top 100 movies. Not being content to simply have made one of the most quintessential films about...