NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

ROCKULA (1990)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological* SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOI...
Friday, November 18, 2016

STAR TREK: "THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE" (1967)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, psychological* THE DOOMSDA...

STAR TREK: "THE APPLE" (1967)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *superior* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* Despite...

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986), VAMPIRES (1996)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

STAR TREK: "THE CHANGELING," "MIRROR, MIRROR" (1967)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *cosmological, sociological* That unit i...

ON THE BEACH (1959)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological, cosmological, psychological*...
Monday, November 14, 2016

ZORRO THE GAY BLADE (1981)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* I hadn't watched ZORR...
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