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THE HARMONY KORINE PRIMER

THE HARMONY KORINE PRIMER

There are three categories of people based on their reactions to Harmony Korine’s latest film and future cult classic, Spring Breakers…
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ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO NARCISSIM: ‘THE BROWN BUNNY’ (2003)

ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO NARCISSIM: ‘THE BROWN BUNNY’ (2003)

The Brown Bunny is notorious for a lot of things, but less for the first 95% of the film. Vincent Gallo…
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KILLER JOE (2012) / THE PAPERBOY (2012): WHEN ACTORS DO “POOR FACE”

KILLER JOE (2012) / THE PAPERBOY (2012): WHEN ACTORS DO “POOR FACE”

After a certain amount of fame, an actor will eventually want to get back to actual “acting” and take on that challenging role. Either they…
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JENNIFER’S BODY (2009): A RECONSIDERATION

JENNIFER’S BODY (2009): A RECONSIDERATION

The pitch is a dream for a post-modern, satire-loving, cinephile: the most popular girl at school gets possessed, turns into a succubus…
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COMPLIANCE (2012)

COMPLIANCE (2012)

Compliance is a simple film with a complicated relationship with the nature of obeying authority. It’s a cinematic equivalent of the…
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ANGST (1983) I CAME FOR THE HORROR, STAYED FOR THE CINEMATOGRAPHY

ANGST (1983) I CAME FOR THE HORROR, STAYED FOR THE CINEMATOGRAPHY

Angst is a rarely seen Austrian film from 1983, and if it weren’t for filmmaker Gaspar Noe claiming it is his favorite film, many of us…
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SALO OR 120 DAYS OF SODOM (1975): SOMETIMES CRAP IS JUST CRAP

SALO OR 120 DAYS OF SODOM (1975): SOMETIMES CRAP IS JUST CRAP

One of the first things you learn in Art History 101 that art is really about “context.” A urinal is just a urinal, but when Marcel Duchamp…
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SOCIETY (1989); NOT FUN ENOUGH FOR CULT CLASSIC STATUS

SOCIETY (1989); NOT FUN ENOUGH FOR CULT CLASSIC STATUS

Society’s metaphor, in that the rich feed (in this case, literally), may have been too ham-fisted for it to be actually effective. This…
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A SERBIAN FILM (2010): IN DEFENSE OF

A SERBIAN FILM (2010): IN DEFENSE OF

[Preface: I stand by my positive opinion of this film, which may cause some judgement of me and my film choices. A measure of a good films…
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FUNNY GAMES (2007): WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE CALL A FILM PRETENTIOUS

FUNNY GAMES (2007): WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE CALL A FILM PRETENTIOUS

The word “pretentious” is often a descriptor used when discussing a non-mainstream film. I propose that it is a word that is less…
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About The Ending of Escape From Tomorrow…

About The Ending of Escape From Tomorrow…

What the much hyped indie movie really means.
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