Category: Book Reviews

Classic film book reviews including my entries in the three past Summer Classic Film Reading Challenges hosted by the Out of the Past blog.

Frame by Frame: A Materialist Aesthetics of Animated Cartoons—Book Review

Babylon, 2022 - ★★★★★
Most of the criticism surrounding Babylon is either that the film is too gross or that it lacks a consistent message. For classic film fans, […]
Like Father, Like Son, 2013 - ★★★★
There really is no better living director than Koreeda who can churn family drama into pure gold. I mean, a cold father learning to love […]
Avatar: The Way of Water, 2022 - ★★★½
An entertaining, if a little bit too long, fun time at the movies. The story is serviceable to the spectacular visuals and Cameron can't go […]
Hail the Conquering Hero, 1944 - ★★★½
It's so fun to see so much of William DeMarest and the rest of Sturges' stock of character actors. Interesting seeing the homefront and the […]
Safeguarding Military Information, 1941
WWII Hollywood is crazy. Imagine finding a random ten-minute short from well-known auteurs like Spielberg educating military personnel for the Iraq War!