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What We’ve Said Recently
- Maison Ikkoku eps 1 & 2 January 1, 2021
- Patlabor OVA ep 2 of 7: “Long Shot” January 4, 2020
- Love You ‘Til Tuesday (1969) January 3, 2020
- Halloween II January 2, 2020
- Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!” January 1, 2020
- Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK July 1, 2017
- Vinyl – Hipster Affectation, Archival Format, Late Stage Capitalism Freak Out January 16, 2017
- Federale – They can Even do it Live January 15, 2017
- Episode 21: Welcome to the Reset and Episode 22: Welcome to God! January 14, 2017
- Lazy Friday Videos (warning:drumsolos) January 13, 2017
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![A great movie poster is more than just a collector’s item or a splendid marketing tool. Like a great album cover (by Roger Dean, say, or Hipgnosis), or a crisp […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/diabolik-poster-bava1-115x115.jpg "What Ever Happened to the Movie Poster?")
What Ever Happened to the Movie Poster?
Posted on March 8, 2015 | No CommentsA great movie poster is more than just a collector’s item or a splendid marketing tool. Like a great album cover (by Roger Dean, say, or Hipgnosis), or a crisp […] -
![Near Dark is a vampire Western. The first hour shows a farmhand’s seduction by, and ‘nitiation into, a roving, nocturnal gang of sh*t-kickers who happen to be bloodsuckers. In the movie’s […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/neardarkbannerposter-115x115.jpg "Near Dark")
Near Dark
Posted on September 14, 2014 | No CommentsNear Dark is a vampire Western. The first hour shows a farmhand’s seduction by, and ‘nitiation into, a roving, nocturnal gang of sh*t-kickers who happen to be bloodsuckers. In the movie’s […] -
![By all accounts, Billy Friedkin behaved terribly in the 70s. At the turn of the decade he was hot sh*t, a street kid who had paid his dues in TV—and now […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/exorcist-115x115.jpg "The Movie Brats: William Friedkin")
The Movie Brats: William Friedkin
Posted on August 2, 2014 | No CommentsBy all accounts, Billy Friedkin behaved terribly in the 70s. At the turn of the decade he was hot sh*t, a street kid who had paid his dues in TV—and now […] -
![Between 1990 and 1996, Hollywood released four feature-length homages to the classic Saturday matinee / pulp serial. Set in the 1930s, they are eminently watchable, nostalgic throwbacks made to cash […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Dick-Tracy-Movie-4-115x115.jpg "The Reconstituted Saturday Matinee of the 1930s")
The Reconstituted Saturday Matinee of the 1930s
Posted on July 6, 2014 | No CommentsBetween 1990 and 1996, Hollywood released four feature-length homages to the classic Saturday matinee / pulp serial. Set in the 1930s, they are eminently watchable, nostalgic throwbacks made to cash […] -
![Blue Velvet is arguably David Lynch’s best film. Much is said about the film’s “aboutness”: It is a willfully weird Hardy Boys mystery about sexual awakening—a dry cartoon about the rot beneath the […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bluevelvet-115x115.jpg "Blue Velvet")
Blue Velvet
Posted on June 1, 2014 | No CommentsBlue Velvet is arguably David Lynch’s best film. Much is said about the film’s “aboutness”: It is a willfully weird Hardy Boys mystery about sexual awakening—a dry cartoon about the rot beneath the […] -
![Separating the movie The Evil Dead from the phenomenon of Sam Raimi’s early career, of Bruce Campbell’s genre-stardom, of the whole story of the production of the film, is nearly impossible. […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/evildead_poster1-115x115.jpg "The Evil Dead (1981)")
The Evil Dead (1981)
Posted on April 27, 2014 | No CommentsSeparating the movie The Evil Dead from the phenomenon of Sam Raimi’s early career, of Bruce Campbell’s genre-stardom, of the whole story of the production of the film, is nearly impossible. […] -
![In order to “get” Dressed to Kill, you must bear a soft spot in your heart for slasher films. And you have to view its director, Brian De Palma, as […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ef652394fe54eecd031e92adac151de6-115x115.jpg "Dressed to Kill")
Dressed to Kill
Posted on April 25, 2014 | No CommentsIn order to “get” Dressed to Kill, you must bear a soft spot in your heart for slasher films. And you have to view its director, Brian De Palma, as […] -
![In 1991, the year of its release, I became obsessed with The Silence of the Lambs. It is now 2014. The movie is 23 years old, the book 26. You’ve seen the movie. So, […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/silencelambs-115x115.jpg "The Best Horror Movies of the 90s: The Silence of the Lambs")
The Best Horror Movies of the 90s: The Silence of the Lambs
Posted on March 21, 2014 | No CommentsIn 1991, the year of its release, I became obsessed with The Silence of the Lambs. It is now 2014. The movie is 23 years old, the book 26. You’ve seen the movie. So, […] -
![It is easy to mistake Woody for the unappealing director he plays in Stardust Memories, his overt variation / ripoff of Fellini’s 8.5. Never mind that Stardust Memories is not that funny, or that its […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/stardustmemories-115x115.jpeg "Stardust Memories")
Stardust Memories
Posted on March 11, 2014 | No CommentsIt is easy to mistake Woody for the unappealing director he plays in Stardust Memories, his overt variation / ripoff of Fellini’s 8.5. Never mind that Stardust Memories is not that funny, or that its […] -
![It is strange that a story that came from a single source, Joss Whedon’s screenplay, can feel as tonally disjointed as the previous Alien outing which was some devil’s spawn […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/alien_resurrection_ver3-115x115.jpg "Alien: Resurrection")
Alien: Resurrection
Posted on March 10, 2014 | No CommentsIt is strange that a story that came from a single source, Joss Whedon’s screenplay, can feel as tonally disjointed as the previous Alien outing which was some devil’s spawn […]