FURMAN ON FILM

"Just. One. Fuck." For as long as I can remember, Blondie's "Call Me" has been a totally anthemic cruising song. Now, at last, as I...

Viewing David Mamet's debut feature, House of Games, as a grown up takes some of the fun out of it. This is because it postures itself at...

This review may contain spoilers. Paris, Texas is a film that tormented and ate at me. It is, at times, a conundrum - a picture which...

Were I a grown man when this film hit theaters in '88 (and not merely the kindergartener I was), I'm pretty sure this would be the moment...

I suppose one may begrudge me for saying so, but this is one of my favorite Al Pacino performances. I'll confess, I do have a certain...

This review may contain spoilers. Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing is a masterwork unlike any other I've ever seen. Let me tell you...

I have to say, this was better for me the second time around. The film really hits its stride as it rounds into its third act, and our...

For me, this viewing completed a sort of triumvirate. It concluded a three day descent into the horrors at the heart of humankind's...

In the past few days, I’ve taken myself on a little 80’s war film odyssey. I began with the great Full Metal Jacket. Then came Oliver...

It seems to me that viewers of Full Metal Jacket typically fall into one of several camps. There are those who ride or die for “the boot...

The “seeds” of greatness - nuanced, idiosyncratic characters, highfalutin dialogue, harebrained criminal schemes, pitch black themes (ie...

I just adore this film. It's actually a little bit funny. When I first saw this in my mid 20's, as a nascent cinephile in the making, I...

From the moment I first encountered it, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street has always been a cornucopia of delights for me....

On this week in May 35 years ago, a little high-wire jet flying, cockpit action stunting, oiled up volleyball playing, classically...

May 23, 1980 The central conceit of TWIM, birthed from the expansive brain of my friend and its creator, Scott Sipling, explores the...

Joe Dante is a freaking legend. I don't care that many people hardly know his name. Nor do I mind that his filmography frequently yo-yo's...

The conversation goes something like this - Burgeoning Cinephile: "I want to watch something new tonight. Something solid and substantial...

Well, I suppose it is Psycho's turn on the De Palma carousel. And that was the out-and-out question about the director at the time, was...

Forget about all the homage talk, this straight up IS a Hitchcock film. My goodness. Body Double, taken in totality, really is a wonder...

Aliens is about as impressive a coming out party as you will ever find for a director. But it is decidedly that. For after the modest...