Brat Facts: Why St. Elmo’s Fire Still Attracts an Audience After 40 Years of Bad Reviews

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Originally published by Bright Lights Film Journal on June 28th, 2025. Forty years down the line and here is what you need to know about St. Elmo’s Fire: The movie opens with a car crash, and it doesn’t get any better … Read More

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‘Before Nausea’: A Case Somewhat For – But Mostly Against – The Most Pretentious Trilogy of All-Time

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Less than seven minutes in I could sense there would be trouble. The opening scene took place in a rail car – scattered riders, mostly German. There was a French girl, then an American, both of them en route from … Read More … Read More

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Classic Capsule: Shadow of The Vampire

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“My film is not about Vietnam. My film is Vietnam.” This is what Francis Ford Coppola told reporters at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. Coppola was referring to Apocalypse Now, a movie that had left him on the preening edge … Read More

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