George Clinton, Funkenstein’s Monster
“We just feel each other. And it’s good to see that spark in the younger generation. “
Reviews
No Bark, Some Bite: The Mouse That Roared
that rare nuclear holocaust flick you can watch with the kids.
It’s Customary To Have The Father’s Watch: Rest In Peace, Gregory Peck
Who among his sons — or daughters — will execute that watch so capably, so persistently, so quietly?
Harvey Birdman’s Metafictional Cartoon Universe
“Anywhere else, you would have a conversation on how unacceptable this is,” Richter explains. “But a fan of the absurd would say, ‘Where do we start?’“
The Wizard of Awe: Miyazaki’s Spirited Away
you gotta have the yang with the yin. Miyazaki’s films always have both, and Spirited Away is one of his finest.
Fritz Lang’s Diabolical Dr. Mabuse Trilogy
Lang was obsessed with the suspicion that he would be forgotten, the robotic assessment “Failure, failure, failure,” probably running through his consciousness.
The Not-So-Straight Story: David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive
the latest installment in what has so far been a truly innovative, daring, and original bending of the rules from a director who always wanted to be a world-famous painter.
Lynch, David (1946—)
Lynch’s style became his signature, to the point where reviewers, unable to comprehend, simply claimed that Lynch was being Lynch.