Monthly Archives: February 2015

Logan’s Run (1976)

It seems that people like to view Logan’s Run (1976) as the last of its kind: a disco-glitzy, frequently silly science fiction spectacle that would go extinct the following year with the arrival of Star Wars (1977) and Close Encounters of … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Souls (1962)

It’s increasingly rare that a horror film can strike out its own psychic space – if not free of the influence of other horror films, then at least original in unique and exciting ways. Carnival of Souls (1962) exists in … Continue reading →

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Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia (1940) is not an animated film, not by its own description. The film’s narrator, Deems Taylor – an announcer for broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera – describes what you are about to experience as “a new form of entertainment.” … Continue reading →

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