Craig J. Clark, Author at CrookedMarquee

Craig J. Clark

Craig J. Clark watches a lot of movies. He started watching them in New Jersey, where he was born and raised, and has continued to watch them in Bloomington, Indiana, where he moved in 2007. In addition to his writing for Crooked Marquee, Craig also contributes the monthly Full Moon Features column to Werewolf News. He is not a werewolf himself (or so he says).

News archive

Scene of an Anatomy: Klaus Tange in <i>The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears</i>

Looking Back

Scene of an Anatomy: Klaus Tange in The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears

August 23rd, 2018 0

Based on the evidence of their early shorts and first two features – 2009’s Amer and 2013’s The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears –...

<i>Pineapple Express</i> and David Gordon Green's Lowbrow Trilogy

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Pineapple Express and David Gordon Green's Lowbrow Trilogy

August 1st, 2018 0

When Pineapple Express was released in the summer of 2008, it was seen as a major departure for director David Gordon Green, best known at the time...

Movies

Anything Guys Can Do, Girls Can Do Also

June 11th, 2018 0

Nestled among this spring’s blockbusters, two mid-tier comedies – Overboard and Life of the Party – provided audiences with alternatives in...

Looking Back

Just Passing Through: A Catalog of Benign Alien Visitations

May 22nd, 2018 0

FORD PREFECT: Oh, Zaphod, this is a friend of mine, Arthur Dent. I saved him when his planet blew up. ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX: Oh sure, hi, Arthur, glad...

Looking Back

James Ivory, Screenwriter: A Primer

March 20th, 2018 0

With his Best Adapted Screenplay win for Call Me by Your Name, James Ivory received some long-overdue recognition from the Academy. (He also became,...

Unnatural Desires: <i>The Shape of Water</i>’s Amphibious Ancestors

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Unnatural Desires: The Shape of Water’s Amphibious Ancestors

January 31st, 2018 0

From the moment the project was announced, the easy conclusion to jump to was that The Shape of Water was Guillermo del Toro’s sneaky way of making...

<i>Baghead</i>: 10 Years Ago, the Duplass Brothers Almost Strangled Mumblecore in Its Cradle

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Baghead: 10 Years Ago, the Duplass Brothers Almost Strangled Mumblecore in Its Cradle

January 15th, 2018 1

“You know, Hollywood has us convinced that it takes a hundred million dollars to make a quality piece of art, and that’s a piece of crap...

Craig J. Clark Says Don't Forget: <i>The Void</i>

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Craig J. Clark Says Don't Forget: The Void

December 26th, 2017 0

At a time when indie filmmakers are increasingly turning to crowdfunding platforms to bring their modestly budgeted visions to life, many genre films...

Craig J. Clark Says Don't Forget: <i>A Quiet Passion</i>

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Craig J. Clark Says Don't Forget: A Quiet Passion

December 26th, 2017 0

One of the year’s most quietly devastating performances can be found in Terence Davies’ immaculately rendered portrait of poet Emily Dickinson....

Looking Back

Planes, Trains & Audience Identification

November 20th, 2017 0

Confession time: Despite coming of age in the ’80s and landing in the heart of the target audience for John Hughes’ teen comedies, I never...

Looking Back

Rob Zombie Loves Halloween (the Holiday)

October 31st, 2017 0

Everyone knows horror auteur Rob Zombie wrote and directed two Halloween films – which performed so well the franchise has since been handed over...

Let's Run the <i>Groundhog Day</i> Formula into the Ground!

Humor

Let's Run the Groundhog Day Formula into the Ground!

October 12th, 2017 0

For the first couple of decades after its release, Groundhog Day was largely (and surprisingly) left alone. Having nailed the premise of a character...