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Ghosts and Demons in Medieval Japan - "Ugetsu (1953)" and "Onibaba (1964)"
A look at two Japanese period films, "Ugetsu" and "Onibaba". Both deal with war and its consequence on regular folk. Ugetsu is explicitly a ghost story and Onibaba is about desperation and moral degradation with an ambiguous supernatural element.
Matt Juliano
Dec 29, 202517 min read
The Real Punk Rock - "Superman (2025)"
A deep dive into James Gunn's 2025 film "Superman." Spoiler: I love this one. I think it's the best Superman film by a good margin and it's probably my favorite movie in quite a while.
Matt Juliano
Dec 22, 202531 min read
Zack Snyder's Superman, Part 2 - "Batman v Superman (2016)"
A deep dive into the very bad 2016 film "Batman v Superman." The second in a series about Superman in media.
Matt Juliano
Sep 26, 202546 min read
Zack Snyder's Superman, Part 1 - "Man of Steel (2013)"
My thoughts and analysis of Zack Snyder's 2013 film "Man of Steel"
Matt Juliano
Sep 20, 202534 min read
Picking Poor Robin Clean - "Sinners (2025)"
A look at the fantastic 2025 delta blues / vampire film "Sinners." Some thoughts on the filmmaking and the themes.
Matt Juliano
Sep 14, 202522 min read
A Return to the Black Hills - "The White Buffalo" (novel)
I dive into Richard Sale's novel "The White Buffalo" and revisit the 1977 film adaptation. Spoilers: It's a pretty good book.
Matt Juliano
Jan 24, 202543 min read
The Combination to the Gates of Hell - "High Plains Drifter" (1973)
A deep dive into the subversive Western "High Plains Drifter," a 1973 film directed by, and starring, Clint Eastwood.
Matt Juliano
Dec 21, 202424 min read
The Lark that Sings - Romeo and Juliet (1968)
A look at Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). Spoilers: It's really good.
Matt Juliano
Nov 16, 202412 min read
A Quiet Devastation - Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
A look at Studio Ghibli's 1988 anime masterpiece "Grave of the Fireflies"
Matt Juliano
Nov 15, 202411 min read
If Looking Liking Move - Romeo + Juliet (1996)
A look at Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. I have mixed feelings on this one...
Matt Juliano
Oct 23, 202430 min read
Macbeth in Japan - Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood"
A look at Akira Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood," a 1957 film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
Matt Juliano
Oct 7, 202419 min read
Enter Four Murderers - M4cbeth
Enter Four Murderers - M4cbeth. An in depth look at four Macbeth films
Matt Juliano
Sep 23, 202458 min read
A Big Housecleaning - "Yojimbo" (1961) and "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964)
Part 1 of a series on film Westerns, starting with A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and the film it is a direct remake of, Yojimbo (1961)
Matt Juliano
Aug 8, 202423 min read
Impaled on a Sharpened Stake - "The White Buffalo" (1977)
A look at the Moby Dick adjacent but largely forgotten film "The White Buffalo" and all the really interesting ways it's not very good.
Matt Juliano
Apr 30, 202418 min read
2 Moby 2 Dick - "Moby Dick" (1956)
Part 2 of a series on Moby Dick, looking at the 1956 film starring Gregory Peck. Spoilers: It's pretty good.
Matt Juliano
Apr 14, 202418 min read
Into the Choppa - A Tour of the "Predator" Films
A tour of the Predator films. (Well, 4 of them, plus the B-movie bonus "Without Warning.")
Matt Juliano
Mar 31, 202428 min read
A Year of Dracula, Part 2 - "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" (2023)
A deep dive into the 2023 film "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," a fantastic horror movie adaptation of "Dracula" that, sadly, bombed.
Matt Juliano
Dec 23, 202320 min read
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