NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!
A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.
Monday, January 26, 2026
THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA (1971)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS Here w...
QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (1958)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical* The phrase "tongue in cheek...
Sunday, January 25, 2026
LUPIN III: TACTICS OF ANGELS (2005)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* I'm by no m...
Friday, January 23, 2026
AGAINST THE DRUNKEN CAT PAWS (1979)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* As distinctive as the title is...
Thursday, January 22, 2026
MONSTER MASH (2024)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical* Unlike the other two movies I...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
DRAGON QUEST/DRAGON WARRIOR (1989-91)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, sociological* I'm indebte...
Monday, January 19, 2026
STEEL FRONTIER (1995)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* Now THIS, unlik...
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