PinnedSam ScottGangs of New YorkThe year is 2002. The US in general, and New York in particular, are still reeling from the 9/11 attacks. You can’t turn on the radio…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
PinnedSam ScottThe Incredible Power of It’s a Wonderful LifeRoger Ebert ends his review of It’s a Wonderful Life with a story. “At a seminar with some film students in the 1970s [Frank Capra] was…Dec 25, 20211Dec 25, 20211
PinnedSam ScottEraserhead and the Ways Movies Change, Part 1Originally published on The SoluteMay 13, 2021May 13, 2021
Sam ScottYessir, very atomic! The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. TThis article first appeared on The SoluteMay 25, 20231May 25, 20231
Sam ScottDry Summer (Susuz Yaz)Like all of the films in Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project, Dry Summer comes with an introduction from Marty himself. He says he…Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023
Sam ScottHop on PopOnce upon a time, you had to actually grow up with someone to reminisce about your shared childhood. But now, thanks to the mass media…Jan 23, 20236Jan 23, 20236
Sam ScottBatman ReturnsWell, Christmas is over. The gifts have been unwrapped. The pretty paper’s gone into the garbage. The tree’s starting to shed dead, dry…Dec 26, 2022Dec 26, 2022
Sam ScottTwin Peaks: Fire Walk With MeUnreal people are well-represented in Twin-Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Of course, there’s the explicitly fantastical residents of the Black…Dec 19, 2022Dec 19, 2022
Sam ScottTales from the Dark Age: The End of an ErrorI know I’ve spent this whole series trying to prove that the Dark Age of Animation was not, in fact, an error. And I would never suggest itDec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
