canon fodder
Farther Than You Think: Mapping the Noir Terrain
Rope of Sand, Dark City, and Union Station each extend the shadowy reach of film noir.
Ambiguously Yours: The Late Works of the Late Otto Preminger
Hurry Sundown, Skidoo, and Such Good Friends welcome you to a world of crowded frames and uncertain tones.
‘The Jimmy Stewart Show’ Emerges from TV’s Never-Never Land
This is a traditional family sitcom, which means it's not funny.
The Adventures of Two Boys and an Elephant
At its best, Maya serves as a window into an era of kids' adventure series with unusually authentic production values and undercurrents of thoughtful attention to cultural differences.
Cut! Shoot! The Directorial Styles of Blake Edwards and Richard Lester
The Party, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Juggernaut give us good clean fun about slavery and brothels.
Films for Fans of Visionary Directors
In film, "visionary" has become a marketing adjective, like "iconic". Here, on the matter of visionary directors, we separate the claret from the beaujolais, if you will.
From Love to Decline: Giving Evelyn Waugh a Sixties Spin
The Loved One gives viewers that "sick kick", and Decline and Fall of a Bird Watcher perfectly captures Waugh's tone of cruel, facetious, and lunatic whimsies.
Watching ‘Search’ Is Like Carrying the Internet Around in Your Head
When you pay for Probe's services, you're not only getting the agent of the week but also a passel of experts with their tiny cameras, microphones, and zirconium-shelled "audio implants".
60 Nights at the Movies: The Sequel
The success of Canon Fodder's "50 Nights at the Movies -- at Home!" Requires a bigger and better sequel. Or at least, a longer one. Might want to make some popcorn before sitting down for this one.
‘Til Your Eyes Bleed and Your Ears Explode: 61 Books You Really Should Read and Have Read to You
Some say that a good book takes us out of ourselves, I think it sinks us deeper into ourselves. Get to know yourself better with these 61 books you really should read.