ogradyfilm4 days ago2 minReview: The Masque of the Red DeathApparently, American International Pictures’ The Masque of the Red Death has been available on the Criterion Channel for quite some time,...
ogradyfilmJan 171 minReview: The LadykillersIn some movies, the setting can be as much of a protagonist as any human character. The Ladykillers, produced by Ealing Studios in 1955, ...
ogradyfilmJan 172 minReview: The Quick and the DeadThe films of director Sam Raimi epitomize cinematic mythology. From The Evil Dead (horror) to Spider-Man (superhero), he distills genres ...
ogradyfilmJan 102 minHades: The Labor of Sisyphus[The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] Even if you’re a complete newcomer to the wild world of Greek mythol...
ogradyfilmJan 92 minMank: Nightmares in the Dream Factory[The following essay contains SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] Early in the first act of David Fincher’s Mank, protagonist Herman J. Mank...
ogradyfilmJan 52 minSoul: Finding the Spark[The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] Like nearly all of Pixar’s work, Soul gets pretty goddamn existentia...
ogradyfilmJan 42 minTenet: Fatalism, Free Will, and the Inflexibility of Time[The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] I’ll see you at the beginning, friend. As the dust settles following...
ogradyfilmJan 32 minThe Mandalorian: A Larger World[The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] Several critics have argued that Season 2 of The Mandalorian feature...
ogradyfilmDec 20, 20201 minReview: Goodbye, Dragon InnOne of the first images in Tsai Ming-Liang’s Goodbye, Dragon Inn is an establishing shot of the Fu-Ho, an old-school cinema in Taiwan. De...
ogradyfilmDec 13, 20201 minReview - Mansai Nomura’s Kyogen: Kagami-kaja (A Mirror Servant) + Shimizu (Spring Water)I tend to focus on Japan Society’s film program, but it’s far more than just a cinema; it’s a full-on cultural enrichment center, featuri...
ogradyfilmDec 6, 20201 minReview: Raining in the MountainI wouldn’t call Raining in the Mountain King Hu’s most spiritual work, but it is the film in which his Buddhist philosophy is most clearl...
ogradyfilmDec 6, 20201 minReview: ZappaWatched Zappa via Angelika Film Center’s online streaming platform. I’d characterize most of Alex Winter’s previous directorial efforts a...
ogradyfilmNov 29, 20202 minReview: Paranoia AgentHow can I possibly describe Paranoia Agent? Like much of creator Satoshi Kon’s critically-acclaimed work (Perfect Blue, Paprika, Millenni...
ogradyfilmNov 21, 20201 minReview: Edo Avant GardeWatched Edo Avant Garde, a fascinating documentary about the innovative byobu (folding screen) art produced during Japan's period of extr...
ogradyfilmNov 15, 20201 minReview: In & of ItselfWhat is In & of Itself? Well, in the literal sense, it’s the latest film from director and occasional Muppeteer Frank Oz. Before that, it...
ogradyfilmNov 11, 20202 minReview - Tiny Tim: King for a DayTook advantage of my day off from work to check out this year’s online edition of DOC NYC. As expected, the festival is offering a wide v...
ogradyfilmNov 1, 20201 minReview: Dracula A.D. 1972 and Dr. Jekyll and Sister HydeThis year, I decided to celebrate Halloween with a Hammer Horror double feature. I would have preferred to watch The Curse of Frankenstei...
ogradyfilmOct 31, 20202 minThe Amorphous Horror of Tomie[WARNING: The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS!] I spent hours searching for the right adjective to describe the unique flavor of ...
ogradyfilmOct 25, 20201 minReview - Reiko Yamada: Sound Instillation on Silent MoviesWhile large movie theater chains struggle to stay afloat in the midst of the ongoing pandemic, Japan Society has adapted to the age of so...
ogradyfilmOct 18, 20201 minReview: RabidReading the first few chapters of Junji Ito’s Tomie put me in the mood for some good, old-fashioned body horror. Fortunately, the Criteri...