“… Only a few people are awake and live in a state of constant, total amazement.”
I have what I like to call “swiss cheese” memory. Some things I remember, some things I don’t. Seeing "Joe Versus The Volcano" for the first time is what I consider a turning point in my young life. It was an event I remember vividly.
It was Friday night and spring was in the air. I was 13 and my mom had dropped me…
Vintage DePalma.
Countdown to Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One begins right now. 111 days to go.
Wow. 1961 and these guys nailed it. Look at the colors, the masterful hand-drawn animation, the emotions on the humans' faces. This is impeccable craftsmanship here.
"101 Dalmations" is one of Disney's finest "old-school" animated films.
It doesn’t happen often. I’ll sit through a film in a movie theater that will make me forget about everything going on in my life. Not once will I check my watch or be distracted by audience members or take a bathroom trip.
"Requiem for a Dream" took me in for 100 minutes, deep into its psyche, and spit me out very shaken and very disturbed.
It’s a harrowing experience, an absorbing trip into four minds spiralling out of control.…
