NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

ORGY OF THE VAMPIRES (1973)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical* The alternate title for this film...
Friday, June 19, 2026

RAWHIDE: "INCIDENT OF THE BLUE FIRE" (1959)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical* Like INCIDENT OF THE PALE RIDER,  ...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

X-MEN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, VOLUME FIVE (1996-97)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* Season Four was...
Monday, June 15, 2026

FIVE WOMEN FOR THE KILLER (1974)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* KILLER was the third directorial ...
Friday, June 12, 2026

STARFORCE (2000)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Short review: STARFORCE, though ...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

STATIC SHOCK, SEASON TWO (2002)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* My review of Se...

ELLA ENCHANTED (2004)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, psychological* Wiki informs me ...
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