Reflecting the 1970s: Smokey and The Bandit as a Cultural Window in Time
Editor’s Note: this essay was originally written for a class assignment while I was completing my History degree back in…
Parody Through Parable: Christian Mythology in Life of Brian
Editor’s Note: This is an essay I originally wrote for an undergrad history class on religion, way back in 2006.…
Why I Won’t Watch Avatar (an Open Letter to James Cameron)
Editor’s Note: I wrote this way back in 2010. I finally did watch the first film on Disney+ sometime around…
Revisiting Blaxploitation
Editor’s Note: this analysis was originally written as my senior thesis for my history degree back in 2006. Sweet, funky…
Review: Where The Wild Things Are
Editor’s Note: this film review was originally written and published back in 2010. Spike Jonze’s adaptation of the Maurice Sendak…
Review: You Weren’t There – A History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984
Editor’s Note: This documentary review was originally written for and published by BlogCritics back in 2010. When one reminisces about…
Review: The Goods
Editor’s Note: This film review was originally written and published in 2010. I know I’m in for a real treat…
Review: Black Dynamite!
Editor’s Note: This film review was originally written and published back in 2010. There aren’t many movies like Black Dynamite that come…
Yvonne DeCarlo (1922-2007)
Editor’s Note: This was originally written and published the day after she died, 09 Jan 2007. Like most people my…
Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Editor’s Note: This film review was originally written back in 2010. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the eleventh feature film…