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“The Master”: Four Responses
ANDREW HACKETT The Master was one of the most critically acclaimed and polemic films of 2012. PT Anderson has impacted people with original works like Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will be Blood. When it was announced
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“Punch Drunk Love” (2002) and Three Great Scenes
PT Anderson’s stylistic transition from the epic Scorsese/Altman influenced Boogie Nights/Magnolia to the much more fragmented/angsty There Will Be Blood/The Master can be seen in 2002′s Punch-Drunk Love. At the time the film was marketed as PT
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The Adventure of Watching Films with Your Child
When I was a child I fell deeply in love with American movies like Back to the Future, Short Circuit, Rocky IV and The Goonies. My son is now 5 and the time has come to
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“Jacob’s Ladder” and Terrifying Childhood Movie Experiences
The horror film genre, for the most part, is filled with movies I have no interest in seeing. Many of the previews I have seen over the years for the latest batch of scary
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“Rocky Balboa” and a Message to My Son
Today is my son Dylan’s 5th birthday and I wanted to write something he could read when he is older. After a little thought I was reminded of something that I have wanted to
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“Chronicle” (2012): More Than Expected
Josh Trank’s debut feature film Chronicle is not the type of movie I would really ever consider seeing with any deep enthusiasm. In this case i was hanging out with my 20 year old
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“Late for the Sky” (1974) by Jackson Browne
How long have I been sleeping? How long have I been drifting alone through the night? Whenever I saw pictures of Jackson Browne I assumed his music was terrible by his haircut alone. I
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Worst Experiences: “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” (1994)
I’ve seen films before – Mortal Kombat, The Matrix Reloaded – in theaters bursting at the seems with enthusiastic moviegoers. I’ve also gone to films – Battlefield Earth, The Real Cancún – where the
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“Zero Effect” (1998): A Tale Of Two “Obs”
Released in 1998, the under-appreciated Zero Effect is the kind of movie that has a tricky time finding an audience because it defies easy genre classification. It begins as a comedy but weaves drama, romance, intrigue and suspense gracefully into
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Great Scenes: Llorando in “Mulholland Drive” (2001)
Mulholland Drive is one of the most perfectly manipulative films in cinema history. You could say that film itself is defined as manipulation. But no one does it better than Lynch (and maybe Hitchock). The
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