NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!
A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
THE BLACK CAMEL (1931), CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OPERA (1936)
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PHENOMENALITY: (1) *naturalistic,* (2) *uncanny* MYTHICITY: (1) *poor,* (2) *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *soc...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
THE VIGILANTE (1947)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* Despite the above lo...
WRONG TURN (2003), WRONG TURN 2 (2007), WRONG TURN 3 (2009)
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I re-screened the first two of these backwoods-horror films and, for my own convenience, decided to copy my 2012 review of the third film in...
Friday, March 25, 2016
BLOOD OF FU MANCHU (1968), CASTLE OF FU MANCHU (1969)
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PHENOMENALITY: (1) *uncanny,* (2) *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* F...
Monday, March 21, 2016
TOMBSTONE CANYON (1932), THE PHANTOM RANCHER (1940)
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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: (1) *fair,* (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* Ken M...
Thursday, March 17, 2016
SCOOBY DOO AND KISS: ROCK 'N' ROLL MYSTERY (2015)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *metaphysical, sociological* SPOILERS ...
MERLIN AND THE SWORD (1985)
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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* Though there have bee...
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