Essays

Those Who Killed Horizon

The critics’ response to Kevin Costner’s Western epic Horizon: An American Saga- Chapter 1 is a new low for film criticism.

Sep 8, 2024 •

William J. Barker

“Less is more” does not apply to film, has not for two decades, and it never has.

Jul 14, 2024 •

William J. Barker

I should hate Wes Anderson’s films but I love them.

Mar 24, 2024 •

William J. Barker

Elvis and Priscilla

Why does Luhrmann make his portrait of Elvis and Priscilla innocent enough to come from a fairy tale and Coppola make hers as messy as it was in…

Mar 17, 2024 •

William J. Barker

Fantasy Matters

Only cultural appropriation is as unpopular as escapism in film and literature today.

Feb 18, 2024 •

William J. Barker

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