NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!
A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2007)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, psychological, sociological* ...
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THE BLACK CAT (1981)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical* Since it's almost impossible ...
Sunday, November 30, 2025
MY DEAR KILLER (1972), WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS (1974)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* Here are two police...
Saturday, November 29, 2025
THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* Someone said that a...
Friday, November 28, 2025
FRECKLED MAX AND THE SPOOKS (1987)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Well, at least FRECKLED MAX ca...
Sunday, November 23, 2025
VIOLENCE JACK (1986, 1988, 1990)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, sociological* If people say y...
Thursday, November 20, 2025
SNOW WHITE (2025)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* A funny "inverse parallel...
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