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- 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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Film Archive
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Inside Llewyn Davis
Posted on December 24, 2013 | No CommentsA wry, lovingly detailed character piece with very little in the way of story. Still, the movie has its own circular shape and (as far as I can tell) a […] -
The Movie Brats
Posted on December 7, 2013 | No CommentsFollowing is a list that talks about directors of the 60s generation, the last great tide of filmmakers in Hollywood. Directors who, if they’re still around, have nothing but a […] -
Play Misty For Me
Posted on November 4, 2013 | No CommentsIn Play Misty For Me (1971), Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut, he plays Dave, a late-night disc jockey who has a fling with a crazy bitch (Jessica Walter) named Evelyn Draper. Fatal Attraction (1987) […] -
The Blob (1988)
Posted on October 23, 2013 | No CommentsThe Blob (1958) was “meh.” What the remake gains in gore it loses in charm. There are a few obvious but endearing bits that poke fun at a podunk town […] -
Berlin Alexanderplatz – VI. Love Has Its Price
Posted on June 7, 2013 | No CommentsAt the end of “A Reaper with the Power of Our Lord,” Franz decided to keep Cilly, knowing of course that this would flout Reinhold’s will. In tonight’s follow-up, “Love Has […] -
Berlin Alexanderplatz – V. A Reaper with the Power of Our Lord
Posted on May 30, 2013 | No CommentsIt is time to meet Reinhold, a womanizer and a shifty seller of “fruit” who is in the money. And tonight, Franz does. If I thought that Meck looked like […] -
Berlin Alexanderplatz – IV. A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsLittle of consequence happens in this episode – but it is harrowing. In a studio apartment, in another flophouse, Franz binges on beer. Drunk night and day, he will at […] -
Conrad’s View – Berlin Alexanderplatz – II. How is One to Live if One Doesn’t Want to Die?
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsFranz gets a job. Franz is poor, and needs money. He doesn’t want his girl to work. He sells tie holders. It does not last. He tries to sell homosexual […] -
Berlin Alexanderplatz – III. A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul
Posted on May 18, 2013 | No CommentsThursday, May 16, 2013 Money… We love money. Gotta have money. God, the economy stinks. Sell tie clips. No, dirty books. Newspapers. No, no. Shoelaces. Yes, shoelaces! Have a beer! […] -
Conrad’s View – Berlin Alexanderplatz – I. The Punishment Begins
Posted on May 18, 2013 | No CommentsBefore the punishment of my review/examination begins, an annoyingly autobiographical preface: I’ve had the Berlin Alexanderplatz box set for half a decade. I tried to watch the first episode years […]