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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
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![The difference between Halloween and Halloween II is the difference between technique and style. Halloween was shot with style – it had a particular point of view and stuck with […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/halloween_ii_xlg-115x115.jpg "Halloween II")
Halloween II
Posted on January 2, 2020 | No CommentsThe difference between Halloween and Halloween II is the difference between technique and style. Halloween was shot with style – it had a particular point of view and stuck with […] -
![I am of two minds when it comes to Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s sole trek into “sci-fi.” Throughout, his touch–stylized but never over the top–is assured. He shot the film, originally a […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rwfworldwire-115x115.jpg "World on a Wire")
World on a Wire
Posted on December 3, 2016 | No CommentsI am of two minds when it comes to Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s sole trek into “sci-fi.” Throughout, his touch–stylized but never over the top–is assured. He shot the film, originally a […] -
![The problem with sex fetishes, beyond the perhaps obvious, is that to anyone who does not share them they are ridiculous. S&M freaks, furries, Japanophiles (guilty) — anyone who has […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/FromBeyond-115x115.jpg "From Beyond")
From Beyond
Posted on July 15, 2016 | No CommentsThe problem with sex fetishes, beyond the perhaps obvious, is that to anyone who does not share them they are ridiculous. S&M freaks, furries, Japanophiles (guilty) — anyone who has […] -
![Brian De Palma’s sixteenth film is lurid Hitchcock (a novel idea the Master almost nailed in Psycho, had he not included that abysmal Talking Psychoanalyst at the end), souped up […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/625body_double-115x115.png "Body Double")
Body Double
Posted on June 26, 2016 | No CommentsBrian De Palma’s sixteenth film is lurid Hitchcock (a novel idea the Master almost nailed in Psycho, had he not included that abysmal Talking Psychoanalyst at the end), souped up […] -
![The tightest, funniest, and most disturbing Stanley Kubrick film since Dr. Strangelove is (so I hear) the Vietnam movie soldiers love best. In neat halves—the first part takes place in […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tumblr_nlenkpCXJb1qkvpsmo1_1280-115x115.png "Full Metal Jacket")
Full Metal Jacket
Posted on December 30, 2015 | No CommentsThe tightest, funniest, and most disturbing Stanley Kubrick film since Dr. Strangelove is (so I hear) the Vietnam movie soldiers love best. In neat halves—the first part takes place in […] -
![This film flirts so closely with miserabilism that, after having seen the first two segments, I was prepared to out and out hate it. But then the movie seemed to […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dh_shot1-115x115.jpg "It’s Such A Beautiful Day")
It’s Such A Beautiful Day
Posted on October 5, 2015 | No CommentsThis film flirts so closely with miserabilism that, after having seen the first two segments, I was prepared to out and out hate it. But then the movie seemed to […] -
![I am not convinced Jodorowsky’s Dune would have been a great movie. I am quite convinced it would have been a terrible Dune. Though Frank Herbert’s book is ultimately about the […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Jodorowsky_s_Dune-153803568-large-115x115.jpg "Jodorowsky’s Dune")
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Posted on September 13, 2015 | No CommentsI am not convinced Jodorowsky’s Dune would have been a great movie. I am quite convinced it would have been a terrible Dune. Though Frank Herbert’s book is ultimately about the […] -
![I have no doubt someone has used that title before. I have not. But I have seen Don Hertzfeldt’s The Meaning of Life, twice now in about the span of […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MeaningOfLife_Title-115x115.png "The Meaning of “The Meaning Of Life”")
The Meaning of “The Meaning Of Life”
Posted on September 7, 2015 | No CommentsI have no doubt someone has used that title before. I have not. But I have seen Don Hertzfeldt’s The Meaning of Life, twice now in about the span of […] -
![Some observations: -Perhaps more than any other horror film of the 1990s, Scream acts as a fun history lesson. In chiding and recycling the slasher film tropes of yesteryear, Wes […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scream-115x115.png "The Best Horror Movies of the 90s: Scream")
The Best Horror Movies of the 90s: Scream
Posted on July 5, 2015 | No CommentsSome observations: -Perhaps more than any other horror film of the 1990s, Scream acts as a fun history lesson. In chiding and recycling the slasher film tropes of yesteryear, Wes […] -
![Lame. Fans of Richard Matheson’s classic novel, I Am Legend, and cheesy, early 70s horror may want to see this flick. It’s not a faithful adaptation, though, and outside of […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/omegaman-115x115.jpg "The Omega Man")
The Omega Man
Posted on June 21, 2015 | No CommentsLame. Fans of Richard Matheson’s classic novel, I Am Legend, and cheesy, early 70s horror may want to see this flick. It’s not a faithful adaptation, though, and outside of […]