What Paul Schrader is Missing About Tom Cruise
If your engagement on social media centers around the film world, there’s a decent chance you saw this cuts-both-ways take … Continue reading What Paul Schrader is Missing About Tom Cruise
Author: David E Phillips
The Greatest Viking Movie Ever Made Is Called The Northman
In the leadup to the much awaited Robert Eggers movie The Northman, one question was asked consistently by fans on … Continue reading The Greatest Viking Movie Ever Made Is Called The Northman
By the Light of the Silvery Moon Knight
I grew up on Moon Knight comics. In fact, I have a Moon Knight bust on my work desk next … Continue reading By the Light of the Silvery Moon Knight
Children of a Lesser God
On the surface, Children of a Lesser God may look like a romantic drama about communication, and while it is … Continue reading Children of a Lesser God
A Darker Knight
Detective Comics. That’s what the comic book series was called when Batman was introduced in issue 27, way back in … Continue reading A Darker Knight
The Overlooked Greatness of William Hurt
For about eleven years, William Hurt may have been the greatest actor on earth. Beginning in 1980 with Ken Russell’s … Continue reading The Overlooked Greatness of William Hurt
Do The Right Thing
After Do The Right Thing, black cinema could no longer be ignored or marginalized. Certainly, there were significant films by … Continue reading Do The Right Thing
Larry McMurtry’s Hard-Won Beauty
The way most of us will (and should) remember Larry McMurtry is as a novelist. Beginning with Horsemen Pass By in 1961 … Continue reading Larry McMurtry’s Hard-Won Beauty
15 Christmas Songs I Can Tolerate
As a rule, I do not like Christmas songs. In fact, I hate them. I hate the way I can’t … Continue reading 15 Christmas Songs I Can Tolerate
Dust Radio: A Chris Whitley Documentary Quietly Debuts Online
At the end of September, I wrote a piece on the late, great Chris Whitley that included my consternation over … Continue reading Dust Radio: A Chris Whitley Documentary Quietly Debuts Online
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