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A Tale of Two Heroines: Revisiting the Past with Gone with the Wind (1939) and The Wizard of Oz (1939)

July 17, 20200

In the year 1939, two blockbuster movies burst onto the big screen in brilliant technicolor, forever changing the face of…

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Aliens Just Like Us: The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) & Under the Skin (2013)

June 19, 20200

“Every village and small country place is full of people who’ve just come and settled there without any ties to…

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A Deluge of Dark Water(s): The Dark Waters of Dark Waters (1944), Dark Waters (1993), Dark Water (2002), and Dark Waters (2019)

May 22, 20200

When I was a child, I thought I was surrounded by bad guys. This is not a metaphor. I had…

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Love Jones (1997) & The Photograph (2020): The Value of Words

March 20, 20200

Nearly 25 years ago, the producers of the independent gem Love Jones had a modest and honest goal with its…

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Superman & The American Way: The Music of Superman (1978) & Man of Steel (2013)

February 21, 20200

The first Superman comic was published in 1938, kick-starting the superhero genre and introducing the world to a new hero…

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The Bright Abysses of The Lighthouse (2019) & Sunshine (2007)

January 17, 20200

“And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.” Exodus 3:6 (NKJV) The story of Moses…

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Gavin O’ Connor’s Miracle (2004) & The Accountant (2016)

November 22, 20190

“But you looked at me and I could see your mother in your eyes I thought about the things she…

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Hell Is Behind That Door: Suspiria (1977 & 2018) and the Curse of Knowledge

October 18, 20190

How does one go about remaking Dario Argento’s blood-splattered hallucination Suspiria? One doesn’t. Were one to try they would wreck…

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