Beneath all science fiction lies a dilemma, one solved by the best storytellers: whether the speculative devices are more interesting than the characters created to experience them.
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Book Review: Plague Town: An Ashley Parker Novel
Dana Fredsti, novelist and former swordswoman in charge of training on Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness, manages to squeeze some fresh juice out of an idea that Buffy did better on the small screen.
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The Freestyle Art of Suzuki – Branded to Kill (1967) and Toyko Drifter (1966)
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Listening to The Conversation
Further Thoughts on Howard Hawks’ Scarface (and In Praise of Robin Wood)
Black Death, Lost in its Own Darkness
As in life, some promises are hard to keep onscreen. This is true in the case of Walter Hill’s cult pic The Warriors.
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Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead…Until a Second Act Prize
Film Essay: The Natural Supernaturalism of the 13 Assassins
Director Alexander Payne Retrospective in Philadelphia
Sadly, it’s been a while for Alexander Payne.
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Film Book Review: Shade Rupe’s Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the Outer Realms
No one would argue with calling this massive, invaluable tome “exhaustive,” though there might be a few who would squawk with using the word “definitive.”
DVD Review: The Exterminator
Review: The Names of Love
Picture this: a secluded scientist waits in a checkout line for his new love interest to return with an item. An unusual pickup for him, she had invaded his radio interview about bird flu (he’s an expert) and then asked him to bed when they had drinks.
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The Ruse of Tribute: Vanity and Legacy in The Belly of an Architect
Memory is only important to the living; preservation of art or artifice, while living, is only preparation for possible legacy.
