This week we took a step away from the emotional for something more hysterical, the action-comedy I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. This film is a parody of blaxploitation films in the style of Shaft (1971) and Petey Wheatstraw (1977), and in the same vein as Black Dynamite (2009). When … Continue reading Movie Club: I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
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Movie Club: Pig (2021)
A truffle hunter in rural Oregon is forced to return to the city in search of his kidnapped foraging pig. When we heard that Nick Cage was in the starring role, that premise inspired images of revenge and action, like something more in the vein of John Wick. That isn’t what we got, but the … Continue reading Movie Club: Pig (2021)
Movie Club: History of the World: Part I (1981)
When people wax poetic about how comedy has become sanitized, and that you can't say the things you used to on television anymore, one name always naturally comes into peoples' minds: Mel Brooks. Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974) and The Producers (1967)/(2005) all rank among some of the funniest and raunchiest comedy classics, and … Continue reading Movie Club: History of the World: Part I (1981)
Movie Club: The Night of the Hunter (1955)
In college, a joke my friends and I often made about film studies is that if you wanted to sound smart, you talked about mise en scène; the joke being that no one knew what mise en scène meant, and that even the most sagely of professors would simply nod in agreement with whatever you … Continue reading Movie Club: The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Movie Club: Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
I have to be honest, hillbilly horror is not a subgenre I have a lot of interest in. The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), these are titles I don't really gravitate towards, in part because I don't generally enjoy movies that make humans into monsters by making them creepy, uneducated, and … Continue reading Movie Club: Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
Movie Club: Army of Darkness (1992)
Sometimes the format of movie club can lead to viewing experiences that probably aren't what the director intended; going into Army of Darkness (1992), I was under the impression it was the second of two movies in the Evil Dead duology. This is, of course, completely false. I now know Army of Darkness is the … Continue reading Movie Club: Army of Darkness (1992)
Movie Club: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
For some, Halloween is a time for monsters and horror, but for others it's a time for costumed heroics; that was the case this week when Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) was selected for movie club. And who says Power Rangers don't have a Halloween vibe? They're right at home in a Spirit … Continue reading Movie Club: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
Movie Club: Killjoy (2000)
One fun thing about the movie club is that we're really willing to watch almost anyone's movie pick, no matter how off the beaten path it is. Previous highlights include For Y'ur Height Only (1981) and The Holy Mountain (1973); we get to see movies we'd sometimes never otherwise watch because the decision is made … Continue reading Movie Club: Killjoy (2000)
Movie Club: Jaws (1975)
Every week I get together with a few of my friends to watch a movie. We've been meeting for a few years, rotating who picks each week. It's a big decision, but we generally have fun no matter what we watch, and by rotating who decides we get exposed to a lot of movies we … Continue reading Movie Club: Jaws (1975)
Sam Wolfe is alive 