Remaking and undoing horror

For some reason, I just watched Zack Snyder’s remake of Dawn of the Dead (2004). I’d seen it when it first came out and found it pointless, but since then have discovered an odd, inexplicable appeal in Snyder’s work. He’s a lousy storyteller, with little sense of narrative pacing, but has an undeniable talent for […]

Blasts from the past

More genre viewing

Another mixed bag …

Criterion Blu-ray review: Jan Troell’s The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972)

DVD of the week: West of the Tracks (Tie Xi Qu)

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