NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!
A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.
Friday, January 9, 2026
ONE PIECE: STRONG WORLD (2009)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological* I'd never attempt to revi...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
SANTO VS INFERNAL MEN (1961)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Seven years after Rene Cardona...
THE SILVER MASK MAN (1954)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* SILVER MASK MAN, despite its n...
THE TESTAMENT OF ORPHEUS (1960}
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *irony* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, psychological* I confess one of ...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
ORPHEUS (1950)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, psychological, sociological* ...
Monday, December 29, 2025
CINDERELLA (1977), LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD (1960)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* In my review of ...
Sunday, December 28, 2025
THE LEGEND OF FRENCHIE KING (1971)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* After the passing ...
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