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The Acid House

11 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Wavelength" is a 1967 experimental film by Michael Snow.  Supposedly, it is an example of "structural film," a meaningless, self-important term applied to indulgent nonsense "whose shapes were often predetermined and which subordinated content to fo...

Berlin Horse/Fabulous Dream

7 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Who will usurp the serpent if the crown of life is drowning in your bloodstream?   The Berlin horse, or a fabulous dream? Fabulous Dream The first time we spokeI will never forgetthough I could not remember to speak The sun is a snakethat is always...

How Filmmakers Can Retain Creative Control While Expanding Their Reach

16 Jan 2026 4 minute read 0 comments VitalyTennant.com

You didn’t start making films so a stranger with a spreadsheet could rewrite your characters. But once money, platforms, and distributors arrive, it can feel like everyone has a vote. The goal is simple: expand your audience without losing the film y...

Into The Low Desert (fathomless)

14 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Into The Low Desert" depicts the descent of the weary traveler through the spirit world.  It is fathomless. "Bloody Basin" is from the album Wild Irish Rose. The song also appears on the American Refugee collection. "Fathomless" is a 1964 experim...

Being Nick Reiner

16 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I rewatched Stand By Me recently for the first time in decades, and was shocked at the language in it.  It struck me as gratuitous and excessive, not quite right for a so-called "coming of age" story set in 1950s America.  We didn't even talk like th...

Writer Spotlight: Nick Antosca

2 Dec 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Flashing Images

Another different post today, we'll be diving into what I believe to be the best works of writer Nick Antosca. With a career that spans from 2012 all the way until today, Nick has writing credits on TV and in Film, but for this list, we'll be combin...

TV Show Review: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

2 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Flashing Images

In 2019, British author Holly Jackson wrote the novel, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, which turned into a trilogy of novels and a prequel novel. The first novel was recently adapted to a TV show by BBC and was released in August of last year on Netf...

Documentary Review: Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (Netflix Doc)

29 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Flashing Images

I know it's a month after Halloween, but is there ever a time where a documentary about a serial killer is not in season? My vote is for serial killer docs to always be in season. So, let's talk about the Netflix documentary, Night Stalker: The Hunt...

TV Show Review: Barbarians (2020 German Netflix Series)

29 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Flashing Images

I haven't viewed many international (I'm in the US) TV shows, not because I don't like foreign films/shows, some of my favorite films/shows are actually originally Spanish/Korean language works. This was my first viewing of a German language....anyt...

Documentary Review: Files of the Unexplained

26 Nov 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Flashing Images

Doing something different today, no movie reviews. However, I'll be reviewing a documentary and a TV show review (TV Show coming later today!). For our documentary review, I'll be reviewing the Netflix doc, Files of the Unexplained. This documentary...