Showing posts with label eminent villains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eminent villains. Show all posts
Friday, July 17, 2026

LUPIN III: MISSED BY A DOLLAR (2000)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* MISSED BY A DOLLAR was the last L...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

BATTLE OF THE AMAZONS (1973)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* The standard legends about Ama...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

SCANNERS III: THE TAKEDOWN (1992)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, psychology* Despite having the sa...
Thursday, June 4, 2026

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END (2007)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, psychological* Given my poor ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, psychological* I'm sure D...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

XTERMINATOR AND THE AI APOCALYPSE (2023)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* I know nothing ...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

DEADLY INHERITANCE (1968)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* Contrary to the creative poster i...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

LUPIN III: LEGEND OF THE GOLD OF BABYLON (1985)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, sociological* LEGEND, the third...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

THE MYSTERIOUS MAGICIAN (1964)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* Opinions seem divided as to where ...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

LUPIN III: STEAL NAPOLEON'S DICTIONARY! (1991)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* For a LUPIN III TV special, DIC...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

LUPIN III: TACTICS OF ANGELS (2005)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* I'm by no m...
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 ...
Monday, November 17, 2025

SWORDSMAN III: THE EAST IS RED (1993)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical* I assume that if the subtitle...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

FILIBUS (1915)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* FILIBUS is billed as the first f...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

SWEET, SWEET RACHEL (1971)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical, psychological* *SPOILERS SPOILER...
Saturday, October 4, 2025

THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES (1972)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, sociological*  SPOILERS SPOILERS ...
Friday, October 3, 2025

FANTOMAS (1932)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny*  MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological*  This French movie is apparently t...