Film history and analysis
Conflicted Appetites: ‘The Social Network’ (2010)
Conflicted Appetites: ‘The Social Network’ (2010)
This Mark character sure likes to talk. He likes to talk in a snappy and condescending manner, everything sped-up and supercilious. At the…
Magic Rug Ride: ‘The Big Lebowski’ (1998)
Magic Rug Ride: ‘The Big Lebowski’ (1998)
Why do some films sink while others soar into the stratosphere, sky-high, where they remain as living monuments? It’s a good question, but…
Severed and Connected Parts: ‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992)
Severed and Connected Parts: ‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992)
“Look, I understand that you’re nervous, all right? And I wish the warehouse had more visible windows, but it doesn’t. We have to make do…
No Visible Scars: ‘Double Indemnity’ (1944)
No Visible Scars: ‘Double Indemnity’ (1944)
By the early 1940s, Billy Wilder had written several films with Charles Brackett, and he would write several more, but for Double…
Notes from Underground: ‘Taxi Driver’ (1976)
Notes from Underground: ‘Taxi Driver’ (1976)
Taxi Driver has always worked for me primarily as a mood piece, a noirish nocturne evoking existential freedom, and the anguish that often…