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Wagstaff has written for Liverputty and Edward Copeland on Film.

Satoshi Kon

He’s the Internet: A Conversation on Japanese Director Satoshi Kon

by Wagstaff
June 28, 2008

Oshii, Miyazaki, and Kon.

5 for the Day: Hell on Wheels

5 for the Day: Hell on Wheels

by Wagstaff
June 18, 2007

Readers, rev your engines.

Appreciation: Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Appreciation: Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

by Jeffrey Hill Wagstaff
February 17, 2007

What Hiroshi Inagaki manages to pull off with the third episode in the samurai trilogy is nothing short of remarkable.

Appreciation: Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Appreciation: Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

by Jeffrey Hill Wagstaff
February 16, 2007

The film shows us a hero struggling to control his nature and who finally finds that control.

Appreciation: Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Appreciation: Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

by Jeffrey Hill Wagstaff
February 15, 2007

Those looking for an action-packed saga that takes place a long time ago and far, far away need search no further.

The Wire Recap: Season 4, Episode 13, Final Grades

The Wire Recap: Season 4, Episode 13, “Final Grades”

by Wagstaff
December 11, 2006

The Wire’s landscape is thick with men almost desperate to reach back and snatch some kid from the vortex.

Casino Royale

Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale: It’s Not Moonraker

by Wagstaff
November 20, 2006

“Reboot” is the word reviewers have been using to describe the latest Bond film, and it’s hard to avoid because that’s what Casino Royale is.

5 for the Day: Title Sequences

5 for the Day: Title Sequences

by Wagstaff
November 17, 2006

The title sequence acts as a decompression chamber.

Anytown, USA

“A Celebration of American Democracy”: Kristian Fraga’s Anytown, USA

by Edward Copeland Wagstaff
November 8, 2006

Edward Copeland and Wagstaff publish simultaneous reviews of Fraga’s great documentary.

Q: What Movie Ad Really Got You Spooked? A:

Q: What Movie Ad Really Got You Spooked? A:

by Wagstaff
October 27, 2006

So, tell me what movie ad frightened you?

The Old Dark House

Appreciation: The Old Dark House

by Wagstaff
October 4, 2006

James Whale was a master of the kinds of effects that exist on screen in a durable and solid form.

The Wire Recap: Season 4, Episode 3, Home Rooms

The Wire Recap: Season 4, Episode 3, “Home Rooms”

by Wagstaff
September 25, 2006

Like Michael, Detective Lester Freamon bumps up against the larger forces of an organization.

The Wire Recap: Season 4, Episode 2, Soft Eyes

The Wire Recap: Season 4, Episode 2, “Soft Eyes”

by Wagstaff
September 18, 2006

Marlo Stanfield has maneuvered to the top of the West Baltimore drug trade, and he’s executing a broad campaign to stay there.

The Wire Recap: Season 4, Episode 1, Boys of Summer

The Wire Recap: Season 4, Episode 1, “Boys of Summer”

by Wagstaff
September 11, 2006

On The Wire, everyone’s in school.

Through Fresh Eyes: Monster House, Cars, and the Evolution of CG Animation

Through Fresh Eyes: Monster House, Cars, and the Evolution of CG Animation

by Wagstaff
August 11, 2006

We are in a golden age of computer-generated animation.

Manageable Tension: An Interview with Oliver Stone

Manageable Tension: An Interview with Oliver Stone

by Wagstaff
August 9, 2006

In person, Oliver Stone turns out to be a lot like you’d expect from watching his movies.

Appreciation: The Bad News Bears

Appreciation: The Bad News Bears

by Wagstaff
July 21, 2006

No movie delivers baseball and beer better than The Bad News Bears.

Warner Brothers vs. Disney

Warner Bros. vs. Disney

by Wagstaff
June 30, 2006

One of the benefits of owning a toddler is their usefulness as guinea pigs in experiments.

5 for the Day: Western Towns

5 for the Day: Western Towns

by Jeffrey Hill Wagstaff
June 14, 2006

How better to follow upon the heels of an all-Deadwood week than with an ode to the western towns that preceded the title locale?

Watching Movies: Circumstances Matter

Watching Movies: Circumstances Matter

by Wagstaff
May 31, 2006

We all carry these movies around in our heads. Movies that we long to see, but are really just constructs in our mind.

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