NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

THEY'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE (1984)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological* SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER...
Monday, June 27, 2016

THE HOWLING (1981), HOWLING II (1985)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: (1) *fair,* (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* I've...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

SMALL SOLDIERS (1998), THUNDERBIRDS (2004)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: (1) *fair,* (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: (1) *comedy,* (2) *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *ps...
Monday, June 20, 2016

ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES (1944)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* In my review of SON ...
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...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

SHE WOLF OF LONDON (1946)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological, sociological* Anyone who a...

ROCK-A-DOODLE (1992)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *metaphysical, sociological* I confess ...
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