NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Monday, October 28, 2019

SWAMP THING (1982), THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING (1989)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: (1) *fair,* (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: (1) *drama,* (2) *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *cosmolo...

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *irony* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological* Though I can at time...
Saturday, October 26, 2019

THE WIZARD OF BAGHDAD (1960)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *metaphysical* Here's another ...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

SAILOR MOON S: THE MOVIE-- HEARTS OF ICE (1994)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *cosmological, metaphysical, psycholog...

THE RAWHIDE TERROR (1934), THE VANISHING RIDERS (1935), WILD HORSE PHANTOM (1944)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological* SPOILERS SPOILERS SPO...
Monday, October 21, 2019

ZORRO AND THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1963)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* This is one of th...
Saturday, October 19, 2019

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *irony* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *cosmological, psychological* SPOILERS ...
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