Black Swan

It was immensely beneficial for me to have watched The Wrestler for the first time a couple weeks ago before going into this. They're fl...

Antichrist

I just finished watching the Criterion Collection Bluray of Lars VonTrier's Antichrist. I read the Ian Christie essay and watched most ...

Tron:Legacy

As you can probably tell if you read my last post, I've been hotly anticipating the release of Tron:Legacy in IMAX 3-D. I'm a sucker...

Happy Chrimbus!

Am I an idiot for being a 33 year old man who is so excited about Tron: Legacy he can barely contain himself? I have so thoroughly bought in...

Universal Monsters

I'd like to preface this by extending thanks to those who requested films for me to view and write about. I appreciate your readership a...

My 5 favorite films: Videodrome

It's been a while since I made an entry in the favorite films series (having a hell of a time finishing off those last 2!). In honor of ...

What hath Rosenthal wrought?

Good god, do I hate summer. Don't mistake me for some misanthropic goth kid decked out in zippered black parachute pants or anything, bu...

Machete and the return of action done right

It's about goddamn time. This summer has been full of preening, snarky assholes pretending they knew how to get the job done and bloate...

The Last Exorcism

I've always been a big fan of Exorcism films. Even though I count myself among the ranks of non-believers, I am keenly aware of the prof...

The Blood of cowards

In the last couple of weeks, I've revisited what I believe to be the 2 most important American films of the new millennium. The Assassin...

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

I've been watching Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer for 20 years. Not consecutively or anything, but I first saw it in 1989 and have ...

A Clockwork Orange

There's a fantastic film podcast entitled http://www.cinephobia-radio.com/ I listen to hosted by the estimable Stuart "FEEDBACK...

The real success of Inception

Christopher Nolan's latest film Inception, was a success. I'm not speaking artistically or financially, even though it is undoubtedl...

Twilight

I've known for a while that it was coming. I've winced with nervous dread many a time as my wife scanned through the DVR , looking f...