“A Mighty Wind”: Can a Mockumentary have an Enneagram?
No matter the style, if a film has a story arc told well, it will have an Enneagram. Christopher Guest, writer, director and actor in mockumentaries (including the granddaddy movie […]
Movie Reviews
The Lasso says No
The post gets the Wonder Woman “Fires of Truth” image. She senses a movie that must burn to the ground in shame. Two competing reviews came through my tabs today […]
Enneagram of “Morning Glory”
Full disclosure: I own this movie and watch it frequently. In my opinion Morning Glory is a winner. However, what does our Enneagram story system have to say? Not surprisingly, the […]
Review of Alice in Wonderland: Part 4 (Old)
The last of my pre-Saint Carnival reviews, post on August 19, 2010. Yo, Cine Beast reporting for duty . . . at last. Well, here we are. The final part. […]
Review of Alice in Wonderland: Part 2 (Old)
Originally posted on July 15, 2010, on another blog. Yo, Cine Beast, reporting for duty. I’m taking a break from my extensive gaming schedule to continue writing my four-part review […]
Pirates of the Caribbean, Parts 2 and 3
Here I am again as Ship Weekend continues. After last looking at Pirates of the Caribbean, Part 1, I am ready to move on. We have Pirates of the Caribbean: […]
Pirates of the Caribbean, Part 1
In our family, Memorial Day weekend is Ship Weekend. We watch tall ship movies. As I recall, one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies probably opened over a Memorial Day […]
Review of Alice in Wonderland: Part 1 (Old)
Originally posted way, way back on July 8, 2010. Yo, Cine Beast reporting for duty. The two “Alice” books written by Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) are probably the most influential […]
Toy Story Enneagram
Yo. As you may already know, we here at Saint Carnival use a method of film analysis we call the Enneagram. Since this system is potentially difficult to understand — […]
Is The Lady Eve as good as Mamet claims?
David Mamet, celebrated playwright, moviemaker (and curmudgeon) says The Lady Eve is a perfect movie. Or a superlative of equal weight. I don’t have his book, Bambi vs. Godzilla, in […]