Monthly Archive: April, 2014

Dreamboats, Petticoats and Rebels Without a Cause: The 1950s Suburban American Dream

“Suburbia…is a manifestation of such fundamental characteristics of American society as conspicuous consumption, a reliance upon the private automobile, upward mobility, the separation of the family nuclear units, the widening division between work… Continue reading

Noah Review

It seems the last great sanctuary of controversy in cinema is the age old institution of religion. With sordid liaisons, general genitalia and sex being thrust in our faltering eyes by the likes… Continue reading

The Latest Picture Show’s rating system explained…sort of…

One of the underappreciated nuances of tackling film reviews is understanding the reviewer’s ratings system. While the words on the (web) page give the clearest indication of what the all unknowing critic is… Continue reading

An Ideal for Film: JG Ballard’s The Drowned World

Novelist JG Ballard is so clever he’s managed to wangle a spot in the dictionary: World English Dictionary Ballardian (ˌbælˈɑːdɪən)  adj 1 of James Graham Ballard (born 1930), the British novelist, or his… Continue reading