I’m never really sure what to say here about widely-seen and discussed movies. You’re a mouse-click away from more professionally-written articles than you could ever want to read about both these films. And while they’re both terrific films, I don’t really need to tell you to see them. I’d rather tell you to go see…
Month: August 2009
Blood Freak (1972)
Looking for something to wash out the bad taste of the Avatar trailer (it made Hitler sad)? Well, step right up and take a good, long gawk at Blood Freak. Most old exploitation flicks are pretty tedious, but every once in a great while, the psychotronic film geek’s prayers are answered with a film made…
Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess
Wired has a fascinating look at Craigslist and how it got to be the weird, free site where I got my apartment.
a collection of humorously edited footage
Jandrew Edits, a bizarre and brilliant display of the fine art of editing. The Alf edits are particularly disturbing.
Thirst (2009)
On the surface, Thirst, the latest film from Park Chan-Wook (who did the brilliant Oldboy, the pretty great Sympathy for Lady Vengeance and the okay Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance), is the story of a Korean priest who becomes a vampire. But what it’s really about is Park’s ongoing analysis of the corrosive effect sin has…