Tag: Alex Cox

  • Cinematic Verisimilitude: Twenty great movie moments

    Cinematic Verisimilitude: Twenty great movie moments

    For the cinephile, there will inevitably be moments of cinematic verisimilitude with which one will become obsessed. There will be moments when a particular filmmaker touches the cinephile in such a way that the emotive force of the experience will be beyond replication. The cinephile will certainly seek to replicate such a moment, frequently using…

  • Silly, Slimy and Offensive: The Heart of Gross-Out Comedy

    Silly, Slimy and Offensive: The Heart of Gross-Out Comedy

    Flicking through the usual assortment of reality shows, cop shows, cartoons and current affairs programs that littered the airwaves last night, I fell upon a film that has always induced an inordinate amount of rage deep within my heart. This film is by all measures silly and at least mildly offensive, which is of course…