I’ve already happily linked to online copies of two Elaine May films on Feature Friday—The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and A…
A D & Jeremy Talk about Movies: X-Men: First Class
A D: Much like how you hated The Tree of Life, Jeremy, I hated Bryan Singer’s two X-Men films. Hated…
Art as Device, and Device (When it Works) as Miracle (or, The Princess Bride vs. Inception)
In my recent criticism of Inception, I took Mr. Nolan to task for his inelegant use of screenwriting devices, such…
Cassavetes, for the Spirit and Dialogue
John Cassavetes is still better known for being in The Dirty Dozen in 1967, Rosemary’s Baby the following year. But…