NOTE: Reviews I consider personal bests, if perhaps not actually worth reading, are in bold.
Slant Magazine: Film Reviews
Adored: Diary of a Porn Star (Marco Filiberti, 2003)
Advise and Consent (Otto Preminger, 1962) [DVD]
After Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985) [DVD]
After Stonewall (John Scagliotti, 1999) [DVD]
Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, 1980) [DVD]
Alice in Wonderland (Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske, 1951) [DVD]
All That Jazz (Bob Fosse, 1979) [DVD]
The Alley Cats (Radley Metzger, 1966) [DVD]
Amen. (Costa-Gavras, 2002) [DVD]
Anatomy of Hell (Catherine Breillat, 2004) [DVD]
An Angel at My Table (Jane Campion, 1990) [DVD]
Applause (Rouben Mamoulian, 1929) [DVD]
L’Argent (Robert Bresson, 1983) [DVD]
The Apple (Menahem Golan, 1980) [DVD]
L’Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934) [DVD]
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (John De Bello, 1978) [DVD]
Au Hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966) [DVD]
The Bad Seed (Mervyn LeRoy, 1956) [DVD]
Bambi (David Hand, 1942) [DVD]
Beautiful Thing (Hettie MacDonald, 1996) [DVD]
Before Stonewall (Greta Schiller, 1985) [DVD]
The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis, 1960)
Bitter Moon (Roman Polanski, 1992) [DVD]
Bitter Victory (Nicholas Ray, 1957) [DVD]
Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, 1974) [DVD]
Bonjour Tristesse (Otto Preminger, 1958) [DVD]
Boudu Saved from Drowning (Jean Renoir, 1932) [DVD]
A Boy and His Dog (L.Q. Jones, 1975) [DVD]
Boy’s Life 4: Four Play (Philip J. Bartell, Alan Brown, Eric Mueller and Brian Slone, 2002) [DVD]
The Cameraman (Edward Sedgwick, 1928)
Camille 2000 (Radley Metzger, 1969) [DVD]
Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992) [DVD]
Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato, 1980)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (Brian Clemens, 1974) [DVD]
The Carpetbaggers (Edward Dymtryk, 1964) [DVD]
Cinderella (Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske, 1950) [DVD]
City of Lost Souls (Takashi Miike, 2000) [DVD]
Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962)
The Corpse Grinders (Ted V. Mikels, 1972)
Cowards Bend the Knee (Guy Maddin, 2003)
Creepshow 2 (Michael Gornick, 1987) [DVD]
Critters (Stephen Herek, 1986) [DVD]
Critters 2: The Main Course (Mick Garris, 1987) [DVD]
Cyclo (Tran Anh Hung, 1995) [DVD]
The Damned (Luchino Visconte, 1969) [DVD]
Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978) [DVD]
Day of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1985) [DVD]
Dead of Night (Charles Crichton, Alberto Cavalcanti, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer, 1945) [DVD]
Dead Ringer (Paul Henreid, 1964) [DVD]
The Devil Rides Out (Terence Fisher, 1968) [DVD]
The Dirty Girls (Radley Metzger, 1964) [DVD]
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (Freddie Francis, 1968) [DVD]
Easter Parade (Charles Walters, 1948) [DVD]
The Edge of the World (Michael Powell, 1937) [DVD]
The Errand Boy (Jerry Lewis, 1961)
The Family Jewels (Jerry Lewis, 1965)
5 x 2 (François Ozon, 2004)
The Five Obstructions (Jørgen Leth & Lars Von Trier, 2003)
The Fly (David Cronenberg, 1986) [DVD]
The Front (Martin Ritt, 1976) [DVD]
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (Rod Amateau, 1987) [DVD]
Garçon Stupide (Lionel Baier, 2004)
Gaslight (George Cukor, 1944) [DVD]
Gertrud (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1964)
The Glass Bottom Boat (Frank Tashlin, 1966) [DVD]
The Glass Shield (Charles Burnett, 1994) [DVD]
Gloria (John Cassavetes, 1980) [DVD]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966) [DVD]
Grease 2 (Patricia Birch, 1982) [DVD]
Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (Robert Stone, 2004)
Gun Crazy (Joseph H. Lewis, 1949) [DVD]
The Hanging Garden (Thom Fitzgerald, 1997) [DVD]
Harry and Max (Christopher Munch, 2004)
Hello, Dolly! (Gene Kelly, 1969) [DVD]
Hi, Mom! (Brian De Palma, 1970)
The Hills Have Eyes (Wes Craven, 1977) [DVD]
Honkytonk Man (Clint Eastwood, 1982) [DVD]
The House is Black (Forough Farrokhzad, 1963) [DVD]
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (Robert Aldrich, 1964) [DVD]
In Old Chicago (Henry King, 1937) [DVD]
In the Realms of the Unreal (Jessica Yu, 2004)
The Italian Job (Peter Collinson, 1969) [DVD]
It’s All True (Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel and Richard Wilson, 1993) [DVD]
Jack’s Wife (George A. Romero, 1973) [DVD]
James’ Journey to Jerusalem (Ra’anan Alexandrowicz, 2002)
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
The Ladies’ Man (Jerry Lewis, 1961)
Land of Silence and Darkness (Werner Herzog, 1971) [DVD]
Lipstick (Lamont Johnson, 1976) [DVD]
Little Mother (Radley Metzger, 1973) [DVD]
Love Me Tonight (Rouben Mamoulian, 1932) [DVD]
Ma Mère (Christophe Honoré, 2004)
Malcolm X (Paul Leni, 1928) [DVD]
The Man Who Laughs (Paul Leni, 1928) [DVD]
Medea (Lars Von Trier, 1987) [DVD]
Meet Me in St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944) [DVD]
Mikaël (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1924) [DVD]
A Moment of Innocence (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996) [DVD]
Mr. 3000 (Charles Stone III, 2004) [DVD]
Murder, My Sweet (Edward Dmytryk, 1945) [DVD]
My Beautiful Laundrette (Stephen Frears, 1985) [DVD]
The Nutty Professor (Jerry Lewis, 1963)
Orca: The Killer Whale (Michael Anderson, 1977) [DVD]
Panic in the Streets (Elia Kazan, 1950) [DVD]
The Patsy (Jerry Lewis, 1964)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (Milos Forman, 1996) [DVD]
Peyton Place (Mark Robson, 1957) [DVD]
The Phantom of the Opera (Rupert Julian, 1925) [DVD]
Popeye (Robert Altman, 1980) [DVD]
Porn Theatre (Jacques Nolot, 2002) [DVD]
Purple Rain (Albert Magnoli, 1984) [DVD]
The Queen of Spades (Thorold Dickenson, 1949) [DVD]
Rasputin the Mad Monk (Don Sharp, 1965) [DVD]
The Roaring Twenties (Raoul Walsh, 1939) [DVD]
A Scandal in Paris (Douglas Sirk, 1946) [DVD]
School Daze (Spike Lee, 1988) [DVD]
Score (Radley Metzger, 1972) [DVD]
The Sea (Baltasar Kormákur, 2002)
Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh, 1996) [DVD]
A Short Film About Killing (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1988) [DVD]
A Short Film About Love (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1988) [DVD]
Showgirls (Paul Verhoeven, 1997)
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (Kirby Dick, 1997) [DVD]
Signs of Life (Werner Herzog, 1968) [DVD]
Silent Night, Deadly Night (Charles E. Sellier Jr., 1984) [DVD]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 (Lee Harry, 1987) [DVD]
Sisters (Brian De Palma, 1973)
6ixtynin9 (Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, 1999) [DVD]
Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951) [DVD]
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (Bob Clark, 2004) [DVD]
Tales from the Crypt (Freddie Francis, 1972)
The Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille, 1956) [DVD]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
There’s Always Vanilla (George A. Romero, 1971) [DVD]
Therese and Isabelle (Radley Metzger, 1968) [DVD]
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982) [DVD]
Three on a Couch (Jerry Lewis, 1966)
3 Women (Robert Altman, 1977) [DVD]
The Times of Harvey Milk (Rob Epstein, 1984) [DVD]
Titanic (James Cameron, 1997) [DVD]
Tomorrow We Move (Chantal Akerman, 2004) [DVD]
Trash (Paul Morrissey, 1970)
Twentieth Century (Howard Hawks, 1934) [DVD]
24 Hour Party People (Michael Winterbottom, 2002) [DVD]
Ugetsu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953) [DVD]
Uncle Sam (William Lustig, 1997)
The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987) [DVD]
Wait Until Dark (Terence Young, 1967) [DVD]
The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979) [DVD]
Weekend (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) [DVD]
What’s the Matter with Helen? (Curtis Harrington, 1971)
White Heat (Raoul Walsh, 1949) [DVD]
White Hunter, Black Heart (Clint Eastwood, 1990) [DVD]
The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939) [DVD]
The Wrong Man (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956) [DVD]
Yossi & Jagger (Eytan Fox, 2002) [DVD]
Yours, Mine and Ours (Raja Gosnell, 2005)
Slant Magazine: DVD Reviews
America’s Funniest Home Videos: Volume One (2001-02)
Avant Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920s and ’30s (Duchamp, Léger, Ray, Epstein, Kirsanoff, Ivens, et al)
The Ben Stiller Show (1992-93)
Dead or Alive trilogy (Takashi Miike, 1999-02)
Doogie Howser, M.D.: Season One (1989-90)
Experiments in Terror (Tscherkassky, Williams, Packard, et al)
The Happiness of the Katakuris (Takashi Miike, 2001)
In Praise of Love (Jean-Luc Godard, 2001)
Kids in the Hall: Season One (1989-90)
Kids in the Hall: Season Two (1990-91)
Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty (David Diomedi, 2003)
Labyrinth (Jim Henson, 1986) [excluding plot synopsis]
The Looney Tunes Movie Collection (Chuck Jones/Friz Freleng, 1979/1982)
The Muppet Show: Season One (1976-77) [chintzy earlier release]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Essentials (1991-93)
The Ren & Stimpy Show: The First and Second Seasons Uncut! (1991-93)
Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: Set One (1978-80)
Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969-70)
SCTV Network 90: Volume One (1981)
SCTV Network 90: Volume Two (1981-82)
SCTV Network 90: Volume Three (1982)
Speed Racer: Limited Edition (1967)
The Transporter (Cory Yuen, 2002) ["Special Delievery Edition"]
Walt Disney Treatures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One (1934-41)
Walt Disney Treatures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two (1939-2004)
Slant Magazine: Music Reviews
Paula Abdul, Spellbound (1991)
Audio Bullys, Generation (2005)
Basement Jaxx, Kish Kash (2003)
Beastie Boys, To the 5 Boroughs (2004)
s/t, The Beatles (1968)
Björk, Post (1995)
The Chemical Brothers, Push the Button (2005)
Common, Be (2005)
Daft Punk, Human After All (2005)
Destiny’s Child, Destiny Fulfilled (2004)
Dizzee Rascal, Boy in da Corner (2003)
Dizzee Rascal, Showtime (2004)
Robert Downey Jr., The Futurist (2004)
Earth, Wind & Fire, Illumination (2005)
Missy Elliott, The Cookbook (2005)
Fatboy Slim, Palookaville (2004)
Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On (1972)
Herbie Hancock, Possibilities (2005)
Handsome Boy Modeling School, White People (2004)
Janet Jackson, Control (1986)
Michael Jackson, Thriller (1982)
Chaka Khan, I Feel For You (1984)
Chaka Khan, Classikhan (2004)
s/t, LCD Soundsystem (2005)
John Legend, Get Lifted (2004)
Annie Lennox, Diva (1992)
M83, Before the Dawn Heals Us (2005)
Madvillain, Madvillainy (2004)
Moby, Hotel (2005)
Mos Def, The New Danger (2004)
Nas, Street’s Disciple (2004)
Stina Nordenstam, The World is Saved (2005)
Prince, 1999 (1982)
Prince, Musicology (2004)
Prodigy, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004)
The Roots, The Tipping Point (2004)
s/t, Scissor Sisters (2004)
William Shatner, Has Been (2004)
Michelle Shocked, Threesome (2005)
Donna Summer, On the Radio (1979)
Armand Van Helden, Nympho (2005)
Kanye West, Late Registration (2005)
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions (1973)
Stevie Wonder, A Time 2 Love (2005)
Slant Magazine: Features
100 Essential Films.
100 Movie Quotes the Potty-Mouthed Hipster Shouldn’t Live Without.
2004 Grammy Award predictions.
2005 Grammy Award predictions.
2004 Oscar nomination predictions.
2005 Oscar nomination predictions.
2004 Video Music Award predictions.
2005 Video Music Award predictions.
Behind the Caterwaul: A Mariah Carey Retrospective.
Camp Horror.
Jerry Lewis.
Prince: Musicology concert tour.
Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums.