Genres 10 Lists
Once more, we here at AustinCinephile are arrogant enough to try to categorize this ever-expansive amalgam of cinematic achievements into finite lists. For this posting we’re taking it straight to the heart as we identify some of our favorite flicks from different genres. The rules are simple: pick any ten genres and identify the film [...]
In defense of SHUTTER ISLAND
After reading Michael’s very thoughtful review of Shutter Island, I feel the need to offer a rebuttal. Michael’s review, while repeatedly insisting that the film is a success, is on the whole quite negative. I say he sells the film short. I can’t let that stand because the film is, in fact, the best [...]
What’s in Room 237? THE SHINING (1980)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
IFC Center (New York, NY), 12/18/09, 11:59pm
I was on a short visit to my surrogate home town of New York and my first day there I treated myself (or was treated by the cinema god(ard)s), to a double feature of A Town Called Panic at the Film Forum and The Shining at the [...]
