Showing posts with label diabolical devices (n). Show all posts
Showing posts with label diabolical devices (n). Show all posts
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

GONE WITH THE WEST (1969/1974)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *irony* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* In 2012 I did a quickie review...
Friday, July 18, 2025

ASSASSIN (1976)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological*   Twenty minutes from the end of t...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

THE SISTER STREET FIGHTER TRILOGY

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Though the trio of films starri...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

THE STORY OF DRUNKEN MASTER (1979)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* In 1978 Jackie Chan catapu...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

HURRICANE SWORD (1969)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* One online review compared thi...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

THE RIBALD TALES OF ROBIN HOOD (1969)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* The above lobby card asserts t...
Friday, December 6, 2019

THE BIG BIRD CAGE (1972), SWEET SUGAR (1972), TERMINAL ISLAND (1973)

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PHENOMENALITY: (1)*naturalistic* (2,3) *uncanny* MYTHICITY: (1, 2)*fair*; (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *so...
Friday, July 6, 2018

THE WHITE BUTTERFLY KILLER (1973)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* This film's h...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

SON OF ALI BABA (1952), ALI BABA AND THE SEVEN SARACENS (1964)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Here are two pi...
Monday, February 29, 2016

THE VANISHING LEGION (1931), GOVERNMENT AGENTS VS. PHANTOM LEGION (1951), THE KILLER ELITE (1975)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: (1,2) *poor,* (3) *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* ...
Thursday, December 10, 2015

MEN OF THE DRAGON (1974)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Some kind soul fin...
Monday, December 29, 2014

THE DEATH KISS (1932)

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PHENOMENALITY: * naturalistic * MYTHICITY: * poor * FRYEAN MYTHOS: * drama * CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: * psychological * It would be e...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

CODE OF SILENCE (1985)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* Memory's a s...
Friday, February 24, 2012

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1939)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* The second of 2...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological* On on...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* In one of my ARC...
Friday, December 2, 2011

SHERLOCK HOLMES (1922)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* "Life is infin...
Monday, October 3, 2011

THE ALPHABET MURDERS (1965)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological* "Thi...