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So far Jack Gattanella has created 104 blog entries.

    Memory: The Origin of Alien

    The actual nuts-and-bolts production of the Ridley Scott 1979 science fiction horror staple is only one piece of this examination.

    By |October 4th, 2019|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Film History|1 Comment

      The Disaster Artist

      The behind the scenes of the so-called worst movie of all time.

      By |December 31st, 2017|Book adaptation|0 Comments

        Endless Poetry

        A deeply emotional film that manages to bring its many wild, outsider characters together under one colorful, surreal world.

        By |July 30th, 2017|Top Picks|0 Comments

          Colossal

          Nacho Vigalondo’s script is odd as hell, which is welcome, at least at first.

          By |April 6th, 2017|Sci-fi|0 Comments

            Phantom Thread

            You will see it for Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis but stay for Lesley Manville.

            By |January 18th, 2017|Costume Drama, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

              Dog Eat Dog

              A fleabag of a crime movie and pure, unadulterated, hard-R-don’t-give-a-damn Paul Schrader.

              By |November 13th, 2016|Book adaptation, Crime|0 Comments

                Into the Inferno

                You can use the word awesome to describe this movie and literally mean it.

                By |October 27th, 2016|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Environmental|0 Comments

                  Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

                  Some ecstatic and very dark truths about the Internet and technology from Werner Herzog.

                  By |August 18th, 2016|Documentary|1 Comment

                    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

                    The little cool filmmaker who could.

                    By |August 5th, 2016|Arts, Film History|0 Comments