Harlan Ellison's Watching by Harlan Ellison

The Duality of Passion: Anthony Penta Chronicles the Lost World of the Erotic Thriller in We Kill for Love April 25, 2023.CHUCKY’S FIRST: An interview with Dinah Manoff October 28, 2021.Bird Box Author Josh Malerman Sits Down to Talk Movies November 11, 2021.Tromeo and Juliet: An Interview With Lloyd Kaufman and Willie Wisely March 30, 2022.Director Lucile Hadžihalilović discusses her new film, Earwig June 17, 2022.Dracula’s Women: On the Failures of the 1992 Hollywood Blockbuster By Martyn Conterio, with additional contributions by Mairéad Roche February 15, 2023.War on the Streets: Chinatown Explodes in Michael Cimino’s Year of the Dragon March 22, 2023.Brief History of Aquatic Horror, Part 6: Real-Life Monsters April 14, 2023.Brief History of Aquatic Horror, Part 7: The Return of Monster Schlock April 19, 2023.Let me assure you, Harlan Ellison is never dull. Ultimately, it’s a wild journey through the cinematic landscape, touching on everything from Fellini to the Friday the 13th franchise.Īs Leonard Maltin writes in his preface, “I don’t know how valuable it is to learn Harlan Ellison’s opinion of this film or that, but I do know that reading an Ellison essay is gong to be provocative, infuriating, hilarious, or often a combination of the above. So punches go unpulled, the impersonal becomes personal, and sometimes even the critics get critiqued, as he shares his views on Pauline Kael or Siskel and Ebert. Star Wars? “Luke Skywalker is a nerd and Darth Vader sucks runny eggs.” Big Trouble in Little China? “A cheerfully blathering live-action cartoon that will give you release from the real pressures of your basically dreary lives.” Despite working within the industry himself, Ellison never learned how to lie. Renowned both for fiction ( A Boy and His Dog ) and pop-culture commentary ( The Glass Teat ), Ellison offers in this collection twenty-five years’ worth of essays and film criticism. “An enjoyable, irascible collection” of smart and sometimes-scathing film criticism from a famously candid author ( Library Journal ).Įveryone’s a critic, especially in the digital age-but no one takes on the movies like multiple award-winning author Harlan Ellison.

Harlan Ellison's Watching by Harlan Ellison