Posts by Nick Pinkerton
Essay
Who Makes the Nazis?
By Nick Pinkerton
On Juraj Herz’s Czechoslovak New Wave landmark The Cremator.
Essay
Under (And Over) the Roofs of Paris
By Nick Pinkerton
On Polanski’s Frantic, and Harrison Ford’s exquisitely frayed performance.
Essay
The Pig Was Cool
By Nick Pinkerton
On the hogs-gone-wild Ozploitation flick, Razorback (1984).
Essay
History Lesson – Part III: This Bland Could Be Your Life
By Nick Pinkerton
On Sir Drone, Raymond Pettibon’s la vie de bohème farce.
Essay
Somebody’s Watching me
By Nick Pinkerton
On Patrick Tam’s Hong Kong New Wave watershed Nomad (1982).
Interview
Unpacking Tony Pipolo’s Library
By Nick Pinkerton
An interview with Carole Pipolo about her late husband's dizzying book collection.
Interview
Mickey Rourke
By Nick Pinkerton
A visit to the West Village home of Comeback Tour-era Mickey Rourke.
Essay
Song of the Exile
By Nick Pinkerton
On the shifting fortunes of the strange Monsieur Grémillon.
Essay
Death to Everyone
By Nick Pinkerton
On Final Destination, the finest American horror series of the 21st century.
Essay
The Fabulous Flying Fighters of the Former Formosa
By Nick Pinkerton
On the wild world of Taiwanese wuxia.
Essay
Loss of Face
By Nick Pinkerton
On Edward Yang’s Taipei-set, corporate-world “comedy,” A Confucian Confusion.