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…10 min read·Aug 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…8 min read·Dec 25, 2021--1--1
PinnedSam ScottEraserhead and the Ways Movies Change, Part 1Originally published on The Solute6 min read·May 13, 2021----
Sam ScottMy PortfolioLooper: The Weirdest Batman Comic Book Stories of All Time1 min read·Apr 8, 2024----
Sam ScottYessir, very atomic! The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. TThis article first appeared on The Solute10 min read·May 25, 2023--1--1
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…7 min read·Jan 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…7 min read·Jan 23, 2023--6--6
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…10 min read·Dec 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…8 min read·Dec 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 it8 min read·Dec 7, 2022----
