A Narrow Path Between Divinity and Trickery | Lord of Illusions (1995)

Lord of Illusions (1995) - Scott Bakula & Famke Janssen

With his breakout 1987 directorial debut Hellraiser, Clive Barker seemed poised to establish himself as one of the horror genre’s great auteurs, as talented and successful at filmmaking as he was at writing bestselling novels. However, even while his books drew legions of fans, Barker’s second movie, 1990’s Nightbreed, fizzled with both critics and audiences.… Read More A Narrow Path Between Divinity and Trickery | Lord of Illusions (1995)

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Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 34 | Frankenstein (1931) & Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Else Lanchester & Boris Karloff

In most of our Film at 11 podcasts, I’ve focused on introducing my sons to movies from the 1980s and ’90s, because those were the years when I fell in love with film and was most active going out to the theater. For this week’s Halloween-themed episode, however, I take Joseph back much, much farther,… Read More Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 34 | Frankenstein (1931) & Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Nobody’s Comin’ Out of This Thing Happy | Badlands (1973) Criterion Collection Blu-ray

Badlands (1973) - Martin Sheen

Likely best known in film appreciation circles as the feature directing debut for Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line, The Tree of Life), Badlands is both one of Malick’s shortest movies and seemingly his most straightforward. A lovers-on-the-run crime tale inspired by the real-life Charles Starkweather murder spree of the late 1950s, the film no… Read More Nobody’s Comin’ Out of This Thing Happy | Badlands (1973) Criterion Collection Blu-ray

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Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 31 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

What happens when you ask an 11-year-old who knows absolutely nothing about Star Trek – who’s never seen a single TV episode, much less any of the movies – to jump directly into Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? A little confusion is expected, but my son Thomas kept up with the film well… Read More Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 31 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

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