Can We Stop Calling it Torture Porn Already?
Features By Cole Abaius on November 1, 2010 | Comments (27)It’s time to put an end to it. Since David Edelstein’s 2006 article about Hostel, the phrase “Torture Porn” has been bloated short hand for any movie that features torture or excessive gore. Beyond being a misuse of the term, the problem with its spreading like an infection in an open wound caused by a crowbar is two-fold. One, it’s been tossed around so liberally that it barely has any meaning anymore. Two, when it does have meaning, it’s used as a loaded gun to take down a certain brand of film that deserves more thoughtful criticism.
Discuss: Does Anyone Watch The Passion of the Christ on Easter?
Discussion By Neil Miller on April 4, 2010 | Comments (26)When Christmas comes around, we watch Christmas movies. When Halloween comes around, we watch scary movies. But what do we watch on Easter? Do we really need to see again what Mel Gibson’s Passion has to offer?
Culture Warrior: The Culturally Significant Films of the Decade
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on December 7, 2009 | Comments (13)This week’s Culture Warrior gives an exhaustive review of the decade that you won’t find anywhere else on the Interwebs.
Culture Warrior: The Cinematic Endurance Test
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on April 13, 2009 | Comments (6)From Twelve Drummers Drumming to Nine Ladies Dancing to a Partridge in a Pear Tree, we take a look at Twelve Films that should have been sung about.
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