Larry Wessel is the modern curator of the strange underground of American Folk Kitsch. It is an important role he … More
Category: Films
Barrytown in the Time of COVID: Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy in Print and on Film in 2021.
Before the pandemic began, my library would host weekly, and one additional monthly book sale. As an official patron and … More
#637 In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no Corrida) (1976)
In The Realm of the Senses is one of those early films where the genre of pornography was still in its global … More
The Strawberry Statement by James Simon Kunen (and directed by Stuart Hagmann)
The Strawberry Statement was one of those surprise purchases from a library book sale. There was something about a slim … More
The Red Daisies of Prague Spring – Garrett Zecker — Porridge
An exploration of feminist indulgence, excess, and gratification via the colour red in Věra Chytilová’s Czech New Wave masterpiece Daisies (1966). … More
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
While Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is far from a perfect film, it unrelentingly grabs the attention of … More
The Help (2011)
Based on Kathryn Stockett’s bestselling novel of the same title, The Help is a frame story about black maids working … More
#747 Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus is Miloš Forman’s brilliant adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s stage play of the same name that mesmerized Broadway for almost three … More
#1081 The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) (2006)
The Lives of Others is a brilliant feat of storytelling that portrays the necessity of artistic subversiveness in the face … More
#1186 Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton is the 2015 biopic that tells the story of Eazy-E’s (and the rest of NWA’s) genesis and … More
