::: browse long stuff :::
Tue, Mar 20, 2007
Casino Royale
Taking It in the Cojones for Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Is Bond defining a new type of post-war masculinity for Britain?
Tue, Jan 30, 2007
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The Perverse Allegory of a Savior
Tom Tykwer offers an odd-smelling twist on the Christ-figure.
Sat, Jan 13, 2007
Reservoir Dogs
Redemption in a Postmodern World
Tarantino’s characters find that their redemption depends on whether there is a meaning to the word. An excerpt from The Philosophy of Neo-Noir.
Wed, Nov 29, 2006
Wed, Nov 08, 2006
X-Men vs. Superman
Mutation, Eugenics, and the Politics of Evolution
On the surface, both the X-Men and Superman films push a message of hope over fear, but what deeper instinctive fear could there be than that of being genetically supplanted?
Mon, Sep 04, 2006
The Wicker Man
Wicker Men
A look at the cult classic and its contemporary remake reveals two films with one message.
Sun, Jul 09, 2006
Trainspotting
Addicted to Denial
If a train is heading toward you, ignorance does not lead to bliss.
Sat, May 06, 2006
V for Vendetta
V for Vindictive
The Wachowski Brothers’ fear and loathing of the Bush Administration, or, Neo regresses.
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