Movie House is a weekly feature about new films, old favorites, the movie industry, and the movie-going experience. In each episode, Delta College English instructor Mark Brown gives insight into the art, craft, and business of the movies.
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The sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon, rushed out a mere 13 months after the original, borrows heavily from the second half of King Kong, sticks the Creature right in the middle of civilization.By Delta College Public Radio
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When you have two stars with awards, box office draw, and talent to burn, what project do you make with them? In this case, they remade a German art film about an angel falling in love with a human.By Delta College Public Radio
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Many of the Universal monster movies are worth revisiting and talking about and my favorite is the last original movie in their classic lineup, Creature from the Black Lagoon.By Delta College Public Radio
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With Wings of Desire, German director Wim Wenders reflects on German identity, history, and iconography while examining the human condition in general.By Delta College Public Radio
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Unless you're a movie person, you may never have heard of Roger Corman at all, but you've almost certainly seen his work or that of the people he's mentored.By Delta College Public Radio
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As threatened, Zack Snyder returned with the sequel/second half of his sci-fi blast-o-rama epic, Rebel Moon.By Delta College Public Radio
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I know I'm late to the party, but I can't not do a show about Celine Song's gorgeous, heartbreaking 2023 film, Past Lives.By Delta College Public Radio
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Extended Interview - Kelley Kent, Historic Masonic Temple
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An extended interview with Kelley Kent, executive director of the Friends of the Historic Masonic Temple in Bay City.By Delta College Public Radio
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In his Oscar acceptance speech, screenwriter Cord Jefferson suggested Hollywood could make several lower-budget movies for the price of one action tentpole and the first movie that came to mind for me was 2023's Quiz Lady.By Delta College Public Radio
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Using all the tools of filmmaking at his disposal, Denis Villeneuve transports viewers to whatever world he's built for a film and keeps them utterly convinced and compelled until the lights come up. And this is true of Dune: Part Two.By Delta College Public Radio
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While more bitter than its clear precursor, Dead Poet's Society, Alexander Payne's The Holdovers has a softness and nostalgia that his previous school-based film, Election, does not.By Delta College Public Radio
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Richard Linklater's animated Space Race coming of age story is wonderfully specific, idiosyncratic, and a pleasure to watch.By Delta College Public Radio
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Kelly Reichardt’s films are often challenging in some ways, but usually - ultimately - they are rewarding. But here it's not clear what it all really adds up to.By Delta College Public Radio
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Director Bradley Cooper seems to have checked every box under the category of Shameless Oscar Bait for this Leonard Bernstein biopic.By Delta College Public Radio
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At this point it's clear that director Zack Snyder has never had an original idea in his life... at least not a good one.By Delta College Public Radio
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Lack of Specificity - Black Adam, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, and Blue Beetle
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A general piece of writing advice for any medium is that specifics make the world go 'round. Does a lack of specificity explain the failure of three superhero movies from the past few years?By Delta College Public Radio
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My annual tradition of recommending an alternative Christmas movie began as a reaction to seeing the same three movies in 24 hour marathons each year, but I'm starting to rethink that motivation.By Delta College Public Radio
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Guest host Donny Winter takes a look at Godzilla Minus One to see what's made it so successful at the box office.By Delta College Public Radio
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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Is this prequel to the 2010s hit franchise necessary or is it just a shameless cash grab?By Delta College Public Radio
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Martin Scorsese is one of America's greatest living filmmakers, but there is more to Killers of the Flower Moon than just its director's legacy.By Delta College Public Radio
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I talk to film buff Scott Seeburger about his exhibition of movie posters at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library in Midland.By Delta College Public Radio
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Independence allows brilliance, but it can also allow terrible decisions, such as in Youtopia.By Delta College Public Radio
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A good documentary instructs and edifies. I recently screened two opportunities to do just that: 2021's Objects and 2023's Join or Die.By Delta College Public Radio
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Indie films can give us the grit, darkness, and experimentation usually missing from the mainstream, but I find it refreshing when one manages to be sweet, light, and funny.By Delta College Public Radio
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Character and story take a backseat to stunt casting and nostalgia in a new low point for comic book movies.By Delta College Public Radio
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My true favorite thing about fall in this area is the Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival, being Sept. 21-26 this year at various venues around Bay City.By Delta College Public Radio
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We wrap up the summer by taking a look at box office winners and losers, the ongoing writers' and actors' strike, and those we lost this summer.By Delta College Public Radio
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Chances are, in the years to come, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer will be seen as one of the director's greatest films.By Delta College Public Radio
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The "Barbenheimer" phenomenon is fantastic news for fans of standalone movies that don't involve superheroes or extended cinematic universes, Barbie has become a fascinating cultural lightning rod (we'll get to Oppenheimer next week).By Delta College Public Radio
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Harrison Ford returns as the whip-wielding adventurer/archaeologist for one final installment.By Delta College Public Radio
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse captured the beauty, pathos, wonder, pacing, and structure of a comic book in ways that I hadn't even seen before on film and the sequel is as strong as the first and, in some ways, even more impressive.By Delta College Public Radio
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I've joked for years about wanting to see a sci fi movie from Wes Anderson. With the arrival of Asteroid City, I've finally got my wish... or have I?By Delta College Public Radio
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1984's Blood Simple is surprisingly accomplished for a first movie and absolutely has all the hallmarks of later Cohen Brothers films.By Delta College Public Radio
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This week, I want to say a few words of praise for the small, single-screen theater.By Delta College Public Radio
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