I'm very excited to announce the second installment of my ongoing essay series in ZYZZYVA Literary Magazine––the series is
called "Six Authors in Search of a Character" and it explores the
unusual and complicated psychology of writers portraying on screen
characters they created in print. Part 2 tackles Richard Wright's
appearance as "Bigger Thomas" in NATIVE SON (1951), in which Wright endures mental, physical, and social strain, onscreen and off, to finally adapt his novel for cinemas. If you missed the first installment (on Stephen King's appearance in CREEPSHOW), you can read it here.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022
Updated, Browsable List of All Reviews: January 2022
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X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES (1963, Roger Corman)
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011, Matthew Vaughn)
XXX (2002, Rob Cohen)
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BALTIKA EXTRA 9 (2008, Russia)BANANAS (1971, Woody Allen)THE BAND WAGON (1953, Vincente Minnelli)BARB WIRE (1996, David Hogan)
BARFLY (1987, Barbet Schroeder)
BASKET CASE (1982, Frank Henenlotter)BAT OUT OF HELL: THE MUSICAL (2019, Jay Scheib) BATMAN RETURNS (1992, Tim Burton)
BATTLE IN HEAVEN (2005, Carlos Reygadas)THE BEACH (2000, Danny Boyle)
BEAT GIRL (1959, Edmond T. Gréville)
BEAT STREET (1984, Stan Lathan)BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991, Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise)
THE BEGUILED (1971, Don Siegel)BEST OF THE BEST (1989, Robert Radler)
BEST WORST MOVIE (2009, Michael Stephenson)BETRAYAL (2003, Mark L. Lester) BEVERLY HILLS COP II (1987, Tony Scott) BIG (1988, Penny Marshall)
BIG BLOW (2000, United States)
THE BIG CLEAN (198?, Michael Ironside)THE BIG EASY (1986, Jim McBride)
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986, John Carpenter)
"BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA" (1986, The Coup de Villes)
BIGGER THAN LIFE (1956, Nicholas Ray)
BILL AND COO (1948, Dean Riesner)
THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970, Dario Argento)
BLACK BOOK (2006, Paul Verhoeven)THE BLACK CAT (1981, Lucio Fulci)
THE BLACK CAT (2007, Stuart Gordon)
BLACK MOON RISING (1986, Harley Cokliss)BLACK ROSES (1988, John Fasano) THE BLACK WINDMILL (1974, Don Siegel)A BLADE IN THE DARK (1983, Lamberto Bava) BLADE RUNNER (1982, Ridley Scott)BLADE: TRINITY (2004, David S. Goyer) BLIND FURY (1989, Philip Noyce)BLINDSIDE (1987, Paul Lynch) BLOOD BATH (1966, Jack Hill & Stephanie Rothman)
THE BLOOD OF HEROES (1989, David Webb Peoples)
BLOODSPORT (1988, Newt Arnold)BLOODSPORT 2: THE NEXT KUMITE (1996, Alan Mehrez)BLOODSPORT III (1996, Alan Mehrez) BLOODSPORT 4: THE DARK KUMITE (1999, Elvis Restaino)BLUE CHIPS (1994, William Friedkin)
BLUE COLLAR (1978, Paul Schrader)
BLUE DIAMOND BEER (2005, China)
BLUE STEEL (1989, Kathryn Bigelow)BLUE THUNDER (1983, John Badham)
THE BLOB (1988, Chuck Russell)
BLOOD WORK (2002, Clint Eastwood)
BOARDING GATE (2008, Olivier Assayas)BOB ROBERTS (1992, Tim Robbins)
BODY DOUBLE (1984, Brian De Palma)BODY BAGS (1993, John Carpenter & Tobe Hooper)
BODY OF EVIDENCE (1993, Uli Edel)
BODY PARTS (1991, Eric Red)THE BODYGUARD (1992, Mick Jackson)BONE TOMAHAWK (2015, S. Craig Zahler) BOOMERANG (1992, Reginald Hudlin) BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996, Gilbert Adler)
BORDERLINE (1980, Jerrold Freedman)
BOXING HELENA (1993, Jennifer Chambers Lynch)
THE BOY WHO COULD FLY (1986, Nick Castle)THE BOYFRIEND SCHOOL (1990, Malcolm Mowbray) BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991, John Singleton)THE BRAIN (1988, Ed Hunt) BRAIN DEAD (1990, Adam Simon)
BRAINSCAN (1994, John Flynn)BRASS TARGET (1978, John Hough) BRAZIL (1985, Terry Gilliam)BREAKING GLASS (1980, Brian Gibson)
BROKEN ARROW (1996, John Woo)BRONCO BILLY (1980, Clint Eastwood)
BRONX WARRIORS (1982, Enzo G. Castellari)BREWSTER'S MILLIONS (1985, Walter Hill) THE BROOD (1979, David Cronenberg)
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (1978, Steve Rash)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992, Fran Rubel Kazui)BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: "HALLOWEEN" (1997, Bruce Seth Green)
BUIO OMEGA (1979, Joe D'Amato)BULLET TO THE HEAD (2013, Walter Hill)
BULLETPROOF (1988, Steve Carver)BUNNY O'HARE (1971, Gerd Oswald)
THE BURNING (1981, Tony Maylam)
BURNT OFFERINGS (1976, Dan Curtis)BURYING THE EX (2014, Joe Dante) BUSINESS IS BUSINESS (1971, Paul Verhoeven) THE BUTLER (2013, Lee Daniels)
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BARFLY (1987, Barbet Schroeder)
BASKET CASE (1982, Frank Henenlotter)BAT OUT OF HELL: THE MUSICAL (2019, Jay Scheib) BATMAN RETURNS (1992, Tim Burton)
BATTLE IN HEAVEN (2005, Carlos Reygadas)THE BEACH (2000, Danny Boyle)
BEAT GIRL (1959, Edmond T. Gréville)
BEAT STREET (1984, Stan Lathan)BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991, Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise)
THE BEGUILED (1971, Don Siegel)BEST OF THE BEST (1989, Robert Radler)
BEST WORST MOVIE (2009, Michael Stephenson)BETRAYAL (2003, Mark L. Lester) BEVERLY HILLS COP II (1987, Tony Scott) BIG (1988, Penny Marshall)
BIG BLOW (2000, United States)
THE BIG CLEAN (198?, Michael Ironside)THE BIG EASY (1986, Jim McBride)
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986, John Carpenter)
"BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA" (1986, The Coup de Villes)
BIGGER THAN LIFE (1956, Nicholas Ray)
BILL AND COO (1948, Dean Riesner)
THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970, Dario Argento)
BLACK BOOK (2006, Paul Verhoeven)THE BLACK CAT (1981, Lucio Fulci)
THE BLACK CAT (2007, Stuart Gordon)
BLACK MOON RISING (1986, Harley Cokliss)BLACK ROSES (1988, John Fasano) THE BLACK WINDMILL (1974, Don Siegel)A BLADE IN THE DARK (1983, Lamberto Bava) BLADE RUNNER (1982, Ridley Scott)BLADE: TRINITY (2004, David S. Goyer) BLIND FURY (1989, Philip Noyce)BLINDSIDE (1987, Paul Lynch) BLOOD BATH (1966, Jack Hill & Stephanie Rothman)
THE BLOOD OF HEROES (1989, David Webb Peoples)
BLOODSPORT (1988, Newt Arnold)BLOODSPORT 2: THE NEXT KUMITE (1996, Alan Mehrez)BLOODSPORT III (1996, Alan Mehrez) BLOODSPORT 4: THE DARK KUMITE (1999, Elvis Restaino)BLUE CHIPS (1994, William Friedkin)
BLUE COLLAR (1978, Paul Schrader)
BLUE DIAMOND BEER (2005, China)
BLUE STEEL (1989, Kathryn Bigelow)BLUE THUNDER (1983, John Badham)
THE BLOB (1988, Chuck Russell)
BLOOD WORK (2002, Clint Eastwood)
BOARDING GATE (2008, Olivier Assayas)BOB ROBERTS (1992, Tim Robbins)
BODY DOUBLE (1984, Brian De Palma)BODY BAGS (1993, John Carpenter & Tobe Hooper)
BODY OF EVIDENCE (1993, Uli Edel)
BODY PARTS (1991, Eric Red)THE BODYGUARD (1992, Mick Jackson)BONE TOMAHAWK (2015, S. Craig Zahler) BOOMERANG (1992, Reginald Hudlin) BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996, Gilbert Adler)
BORDERLINE (1980, Jerrold Freedman)
BOXING HELENA (1993, Jennifer Chambers Lynch)
THE BOY WHO COULD FLY (1986, Nick Castle)THE BOYFRIEND SCHOOL (1990, Malcolm Mowbray) BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991, John Singleton)THE BRAIN (1988, Ed Hunt) BRAIN DEAD (1990, Adam Simon)
BRAINSCAN (1994, John Flynn)BRASS TARGET (1978, John Hough) BRAZIL (1985, Terry Gilliam)BREAKING GLASS (1980, Brian Gibson)
BROKEN ARROW (1996, John Woo)BRONCO BILLY (1980, Clint Eastwood)
BRONX WARRIORS (1982, Enzo G. Castellari)BREWSTER'S MILLIONS (1985, Walter Hill) THE BROOD (1979, David Cronenberg)
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (1978, Steve Rash)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992, Fran Rubel Kazui)BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: "HALLOWEEN" (1997, Bruce Seth Green)
BUIO OMEGA (1979, Joe D'Amato)BULLET TO THE HEAD (2013, Walter Hill)
BULLETPROOF (1988, Steve Carver)BUNNY O'HARE (1971, Gerd Oswald)
THE BURNING (1981, Tony Maylam)
BURNT OFFERINGS (1976, Dan Curtis)BURYING THE EX (2014, Joe Dante) BUSINESS IS BUSINESS (1971, Paul Verhoeven) THE BUTLER (2013, Lee Daniels)
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IRISH POTCHEEN (2006, Ireland)
IRON MAN 3 (2013, Shane Black)
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES (1984, Charles Shyer)
IRON MAN 3 (2013, Shane Black)
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES (1984, Charles Shyer)
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P
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R
S
T
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V
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X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES (1963, Roger Corman)
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011, Matthew Vaughn)
XXX (2002, Rob Cohen)
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