Category Archives: Cinema

More Human than Human or, Do Atheists Dream of Electric Sheep?

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Sean Murphy

Your opinion on whether Deckard is human or replicant might offer insight into your philosophy regarding morality, and even existence. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema | Tagged atheism, Blade Runner, Christ, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Dostoyevsky, Harrison Ford, Melville, Philip[ K. Dick, poe, Rick Deckard, Ridley Scott, Roy Batty, Rutger Hauer, Tears in Rain | Leave a comment

Taxi Driver: 40 Thoughts for 40 Years

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Sean Murphy

Taxi Driver may be the most important American film, and 40 years later, it still talks to us. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema | Tagged 1976, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, goodfellas, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster, Martin Scorsese, Mean Streets, New York City, Paul Schrader, Quentin Tarantino, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Stephen King, taxi driver, Travis Bickle | Leave a comment

Looking Back at the Abyss: Reflections on Binge-Watching “Hannibal”

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Binge-watching Hannibal gets to be a pretty harrowing affair. Hear why. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Literature, Philosophy, Popular Culture, Religion, The American Scream, The Arts | Tagged Binge-Watching, Hannibal, Hannibal Lecter, Kurt Baumeister, The American Scream, The Silence of the Lambs, The Weeklings | Leave a comment

White God and the Shelter Dogs

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Jen Hirt

A look at a new Hungarian film. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema | Tagged Hagen, Hungarian film, Hungary, White God | 1 Comment

Serving Time In Sonic Youth

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Richard Edson

You’ve seen Renaissance man and esteemed guest Weekling Richard Edson onscreen in Do the Right Thing, Platoon, Stranger Than Paradise, and dozens of other films, but you probably don’t know he was the original drummer in seminal NYC post-punk noise mavens Sonic Youth. In this fascinating slice of life, he shares his riveting account of being a participant in several crucial music movements at once. The arty, funky, early 80s East Village lives again! Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Literature, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged 80s, eighties, konk, lower east side, richard edson, sonic youth | 4 Comments

Coming in 2015: Trailing Sexual Politics

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Anna Leahy

In Hollywood films, what the woman wants, what the woman’s thinking, doesn’t matter nearly as much as what the man wants. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema | Tagged Danny COllins, ENtourage, His Girl Friday, no means no, sexual politics, The Kingsman | Leave a comment

In Defense of Disco

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

At its height, the “Disco Sucks” movement drew fifty-nine thousand people to a Chicago stadium to watch a shock jock explode LPs, inciting a full-on riot of mostly white dudes. WTF? Our Robert Burke Warren, who became enamored of disco in the lusty confines of a Catholic school broom closet, writes about the music that arrived at the same time as his teens, and how it inspired him. Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Philosophy, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, Religion, Sex, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged Atlanta, Bee Gees, catholic school, catholicism, Disco, disco demolition night, disco sucks, homophobia, Madonna, memoir, queer, racism, robert burke warren, saturday night fever, travolta | 6 Comments