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Critique at the Grindhouse

18 Feb 2010, Posted by R. John Xerxes in film, 0 Comments

Critique at the Grindhouse


PRETENTIOUS MACHO THEATER BY R.JOHN XERXES: Lamberto Bava’s 1985 film DEMONS is a heavy-handed treatise on the allegedly-corrupting power of horror movies

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The Blind Dead Quartet

26 Jan 2010, Posted by R. John Xerxes in film, 0 Comments

The Blind Dead Quartet


PRETENTIOUS MACHO THEATER BY R.JOHN XERXES: A look at Spanish director Amando de Ossorio’s classic undead horror films

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12 Jan 2010, Posted by Paul M Davis in film, literary, music, 0 Comments

Conspicuous Consumption


VALUE ADDED BY PAUL M. DAVIS: A roundup of culture of note, including the Tank Riot podcast, Wormwood, Nevada, For All Mankind, and Sleigh Bells

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18 Nov 2008, Posted by Erica Ellen Phillips in film, 0 Comments

Sita Sings Our Tune


Nina Paley’s animated feature crosses cultures and ages to recount the timeless story of getting dumped

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10 Nov 2008, Posted by Erica Ellen Phillips in film, 0 Comments

Mermaid in the City


In Anna Melikyan’s “Mermaid”, an un-curtained Moscow and its newest youthful inhabitant mesmerize

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26 Sep 2008, Posted by Kira Wisniewski in film, 0 Comments

The Enduring Appeal of Fight Club


What we talk about when we don’t talk about Fight Club

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08 Sep 2008, Posted by Eric Grubbs in essay, film, 0 Comments

All I Ever Wanted To Be Was a Mariachi


Finding DIY inspiration in Robert Rodriguez’s unlikely rise to success

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30 Apr 2008, Posted by Leland Cheuk in film, society, 2 Comments

Hollywood’s Forbidden, Regressive Kingdom


Why does Hollywood insist on casting white actors at the center of Asian-American films?

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03 Mar 2008, Posted by G.M. Levinson in film, 0 Comments

Origins of our Communication: John Kricfalusi


The Ren & Stimpy creator on how the Internet has revolutionized his work and the animation business

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