Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa's legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts' lives. FROM THE BOX: For his final film, Akira Kurosawa paid tribute... Continue Reading →
Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa's legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts' lives. FROM THE BOX: Set in the gorgeous countryside surrounding, this endearing... Continue Reading →
Something Like a Filmography takes a (brief) look at the filmography of Akira Kurosawa. Twice a month, Chris and Jon share their impressions of each film, both on its own terms and in terms of Kurosawa's legacy and its intersection in the Cinema Dual hosts' lives. FROM THE BOX: Unfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes,... Continue Reading →
Being Film #18 for Hooptober 2024 I usually save the Tobe Hooper entry for the end of the marathon, but I had a few hours to kill and a pal had Spontaneous Combustion on his Plex server, so off to the races with what looks to be his last original film in terms of story... Continue Reading →
Being Film #17 for Hooptober 2024 You're one of the biggest comedy stars in the world. You want to branch out, try something different. Horror looks good, so you get one of the masters of the genre who's also looking to break out of his narrow confines. Sometimes that push-pull relationship can yield gold; other... Continue Reading →
Being Film #4 for Hooptober 2024 Now this is something I can get behind. Dario Argento may have lost a step or two personally since his heyday ended around 1985 (I'll go so far as 1987 with Opera) but the man could find and nurture talent, and one of the best was Michele Soavi. I... Continue Reading →
Being Film #1 for Hooptober 2024 Despite having worked together on Dawn Of The Dead, it still feels a little odd putting George A. Romero and Dario Argento together on a film. Those are two styles and aesthetics that just don't taste right bumped up against each other. That would imply Two Evil Eyes, their... Continue Reading →
Being Film #30 for Hooptober 2023 Oh, Brian De Palma. You are a master craftsman, and you wear your quirks on your sleeves. Raising Cain features aggressive sex, men dressing as women (although this time not nearly as problematic as Dressed to Kill, although who am I to judge?), heightened scores and your signature split... Continue Reading →
Being Film #25 for Hooptober 2023 Sometimes context is everything. On its own I've always liked and admired Candyman, Bernard Rose's adaptation of Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden" but watching it right after The People Under the Stairs I'm even more impressed. Here is a film that looks at the disparity between the haves... Continue Reading →
Being Film #24 for Hooptober 2023 Nightmare on Elm Street may have the dream logic and evil supernatural beings; The Serpent and the Rainbow may have actual magic in the shape of its depiction of voodoo, and yet it's the very real (to a point) horror and journey of its lead that makes Wes Craven's... Continue Reading →
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