Upon first glance Bob Rafelson's Stay Hungry and Tim Burton's Frankenweenie could not be more different, which makes their inclusion in my world-renowned Double Feature series feel rather strange. Not only are the two films separated by 36 years, but the basic genres they belong to are wildly divergent. Stay Hungry is a small dramady…Read more Double Feature: Stay Hungry – Frankenweenie (1976 and 2012)
Tim Burton
Film Review: Big Eyes (2014)
Over the past 30 years it has often been difficult to determine who Tim Burton is. He ain't no screenwriter, that much is certain. Any Burton film where he has received story credit has largely been a mood piece, with a barely perceptible narrative drive. He also has shown himself to occasionally be a dubious…Read more Film Review: Big Eyes (2014)
American Hustle, Angels in the Outfield, Ed Wood: On the Various Forms of the Ensemble
With American Hustle finally being released in "fly-over" country; aka the boonies, aka the middle of the country, aka anywhere that is not New York or LA, one can at last enjoy the all-star cast which dominates the film. In watching Hustle it's hard not to think about the power of actors, especially the power…Read more American Hustle, Angels in the Outfield, Ed Wood: On the Various Forms of the Ensemble
Film Review: Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns is undeniably defined by the influence of its director, Tim Burton. This is both a positive and a negative for the film’s overall success as a big-screen depiction of the Batman legend. On one hand Batman has never been given a more arresting aesthetic treatment. The production design by Bo Welch and the…Read more Film Review: Batman Returns (1992)
Adam Mohrbacher 