Monthly Archives: February 2012

Criterion Cuts: “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts, the weekly article where I dig into the archives of everyone’s favorite foreign/art house home video distribution company and unearth some obscurity and tell you just why it might be worth … Continue reading →

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Directed Viewing: “There Will Be Blood” and Final Thoughts

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Here we are, everybody. The final installment (for now) of the Paul Thomas Anderson season of Directed Viewing. If you haven’t been playing along, you can find the prior installments by clicking those handy links. And if you’re new to … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Simon of the Desert”

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts, the weekly article where I dig into the archives of everyone’s favorite foreign/art house home video distribution company and unearth some obscurity and tell you just why it might be worth … Continue reading →

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Review: “The Secret World of Arrietty”

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

Talking about Studio Ghibli films seems like a waste of my time, really. Director Hayao Miyazaki’s animation studio has become one of the stalwarts of cinema. With each film he puts out, it is received with the similar aplomb of … Continue reading →

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Light Bondage: “Thunderball”

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Bond, James Bond. For fifty years that has been the cinematic calling card of one of films most enduring heroes. Sure, Bond was born in books, but it was through film that he became a household name and one of … Continue reading →

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Directed Viewing: “Punch-Drunk Love” and Exceptions that Prove the Rule

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

This is Directed Viewing, the series that examines a given director’s entire filmography in chronological order. Why, you ask? Because auteur theory is fun! Also, it helps me fill in my cinematic gaps and allows you to come along for … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Elevator to the Gallows”

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts, the weekly article where I dig into the archives of everyone’s favorite foreign/art house home video distribution company and unearth some obscurity and tell you just why it might be worth … Continue reading →

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Review: “Pina” 3D

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

I will be very up front about this: I know almost nothing about dance. I like musicals of pretty much every era of film, though, so I like watching people dancing, but I have no real conception of dance as an … Continue reading →

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Review: “The Innkeepers”

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

Note on reviews: I try not to spoil what I would consider major plot revelations in any of my reviews, but I do like to talk about movies in a way that would be meaningful to someone who has seen … Continue reading →

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Directed Viewing: “Magnolia” and the Modern Epic

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Welcome to Directed Viewing, the multi-part series examining the films of a given director. This is done, in part, to not only fill in my own cinematic gaps, but to try to form some sort of greater understanding of an … Continue reading →

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