NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

SPECIAL MISSION LADY CHAPLIN (1966)

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PHENOMENALITY: *uncanny* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* SPECIAL MISSION LADY C...

REIGN OF FIRE (2002), FIREBALL (2009)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: (1) *sociological,* (2) *cosmological* T...
Saturday, April 22, 2017

THE STORY OF RUTH (1960), JUDAS (2004)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: (1) *fair,* (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *sociological, metaphysica...
Thursday, April 20, 2017

SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE (1929, 1935, 1947)

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PHENOMENALITY: *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: (1, 3) *drama,* (2) *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological* ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1987)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *metaphysical* I was too old to have ...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR (1969), ANATOMY OF A PSYCHO (1961)

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PHENOMENALITY: (1) *uncanny,* (2) *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological. soc...
Monday, April 17, 2017

PUPPET MASTER VS. DEMONIC TOYS (2004)

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PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *psychological* I've reviewed almos...
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