10 Things About Godzilla
At the Criterion Collection blog, Curtis Tsui shares, “10 Things I learned About Godzilla.” My favorite involves sugar wafers. (via Kaijucast)
Discovering Korean Cinema
At Modern Korean Cinema, Pierce Conran writes of discovering Korean film and, in particular, Jang Joon-hwan’s genre-blending, Save The Green Planet.
Interview with Sion Sono
Time Out Tokyo interviews Sion Sono about his film, Himizu, and shooting in Ishinomaki after March 11. (via Earl Jackson)
On the value of frightening small children
I remember seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away in the theatre, and I think it holds the record, in my experience, for the fastest time in making a small child cry. I have no idea what movie the child’s parents thought they were taking her to, but I don’t […]
Godzilla: 3 Reasons
Criterion’s excellent three reasons for its Godzilla (1954) DVD and Blu-Ray.
10 Comics I Liked in 2011
It’s the beginning of January, cold and dark where I am. The critics are all putting out their best of year lists, and maybe you’re looking for something to read. So here’s my entry into annual lists: 10 comics I liked in 2011 that I haven’t written about. […]
The Cultural Gutter 