screenPhiles Maintenance

I have been trying to add functionality to our site, and as a result have made a few changes to the layout.  Anne has gracious enough to add two films, Mr. Brooks and Borat, which are accessible either via hovering over the ‘About’ tab or via clicking on the ‘Read more of this post’ link […]

Mr. Brooks

“The horror, the horror!” Kurtz’s last words evoking the unspeakable reality of the Congo during the reign of Belgium’s King Leopold, were brought home to Europe by the narrator of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. They meant to convey the infernal visions of what he had witnessed in a distant and exotic land. Kurtz, as […]

The Doctor Is In?

Does Patrick Dempsey know something that the rest of us don’t?  I wonder because I have read quite a few articles that say he’s lobbying to play Marvel’s Master of the Mystic Arts, Dr. Strange.

A Mediation On Violence In Film

I happen to be a big fan of genre films, with horror and science-fiction being two of my favorites.  Now, they aren’t for everyone, which I understand, though what I don’t get is the reason why some of those people don’t at least give them a chance.