Culture Warrior: What is Hitchcockian Suspense?
Culture WarriorWhat is Hitchcockian Suspense?In a conversation with Dr. Cole Abaius while he was formulating his thoughts on spoiling and… Read More
November 16, 2009
Culture Warrior
Culture Warrior: Slow Isn’t Boring
Pacing is a tricky thing to pull off in movies. It takes a truly talented filmmaker (and editor) to maintain… Read More
November 10, 2009
Culture Warrior: Horror 1960
Although Halloween has come and gone, the FSR universe of readers and contributors alike have hardly satiated their horror fix,… Read More
November 2, 2009
Culture Warrior: Good and Bad Biopics
The successful biopic is something that takes a truly masterful hand to accomplish. A lifetime, like history itself, contains no… Read More
October 26, 2009
Culture Warrior: Through a Child’s Eyes
I try to avoid getting all autobiographical in my posts, but when discussing Where the Wild Things Are I really… Read More
October 20, 2009
Culture Warrior: Found Footage Filmmaking
If there is ever a sleeper hit in 2009, Paranormal Activity is it. Accompanied with a lackluster visual marketing campaign… Read More
October 12, 2009
Culture Warrior: Responsible Film Criticism and the Case of ‘Antichrist’
Warning: In the interest of discussing the problem of spoilers, this article discusses the act of spoiling in criticism of… Read More
October 5, 2009
Culture Warrior: Cinemetropolis
Austin is now the third major US city I’ve lived in since officially leaving the nest of my parents’ home… Read More
September 21, 2009
Culture Warrior: History, Nostalgia, and ‘Mad Men’
Not many popular television shows are also period pieces. When dealing with a period narrative that only takes place within… Read More
September 17, 2009