NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Sunday, May 3, 2026

THE NEXT VICTIM (1976)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* SPOILERS A lot of the hour-long...

X-MEN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, VOLUME TWO (1993-94)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* Volume One of t...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

THE BATMAN, SEASON FIVE (2007-08)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, psychological, sociological* ...
Monday, April 27, 2026

THE SCREAMING SKULL (1958)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, psychological* The Wikipedia ess...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

RED SONJA (2025)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical* "[Hyrkania] was a place ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

ACES GO PLACES (1982)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Though I'm far from being a g...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

VAN HELSING (2023)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* There's at ...
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