NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!

A blog devoted to sorting out the phenomenology of film.

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

COME DRINK WITH ME (1966), THE FATE OF LEE KHAN (1973)

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  PHENOMENALITY: (1) *marvelous*, (2) *naturalistic* MYTHICITY: (1) *fair,* (2) *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTION: *soc...

THE SANDMAN (2017)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *psychological* I’ve seen a few online reviews ...

NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT (1990/2014)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *metaphysical* I remember being mildly enterta...
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Sunday, April 18, 2021

TOM THUMB AND LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD (1962)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *comedy* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *metaphysical* This Mexican kid’s film showed ...

THE CRAWLING EYE (1958)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *fair* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *cosmological* ...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

GODZILLA VS. KONG (2021)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *good* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *drama* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *cosmological, sociological* As I write this, ...

AMERICAN NINJA 3: BLOOD HUNT (1989)

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  PHENOMENALITY: *marvelous* MYTHICITY: *poor* FRYEAN MYTHOS: *adventure* CAMPBELLIAN FUNCTIONS: *sociological* It’s likely that the first d...
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