NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Monday, October 31, 2016

REPTILIAN (1999), GARGANTUA (1998)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological* The announcement of the U.S. ...
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MOON OF THE WOLF (1972)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

SUPERMAN-- THE MUSICAL (1975)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* I imagine that this sho...

SUPERMAN (1978)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological, metaphysical, cosmolog...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

BURN, WITCH, BURN! (1962), WITCHES' BREW (1980)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: (1) *fair,* (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: (1) *drama,* (2) *irony* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psycholo...
Monday, October 17, 2016

FUTURESPORT (1998)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological* I was not a great fan ...

PRIEST (2011)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological, metaphysical* There...
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