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(Slight spoilers ahead.) C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) is a nameless drone at a Manhattan insurance company, one among many in an sea of desks that stretches as far as the eye can see (literally; it’s one of the clever visual tricks Wilder employs). Partly by accident, and partly to garner favor for a promotion, he…
Well, I kind of dropped the ball on this project. Some three years ago, I challenged myself to watch all 100 of the films on Sight & Sound magazine’s decennial “best movies” critic poll, and to write a personal blog post about each one. I got off to a good start, I think, but then,…
Is “SUNSET BLVD” a horror movie that’s funny, or a comedy that’s scary? Both, neither, it doesn’t matter.
David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” opens with a dreamlike collage of suburban idyll and wholesome Americana. Then, a man collapses doing yard work behind his picket fence and the camera leads us underground, where writing black beetles churn beneath the manicured lawn. It’s a masterful and unsettling introduction to a film about the dark side of…
I’ve fallen into an old cliche with this project — the one where you make a New Years resolution, and stick with it really diligently for a month before falling back into old habits. I’m very behind on my moving watching and movie blogging! But I haven’t stopped entirely. Case in point: I recently watched…