tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post5017157558205699331..comments2024-03-28T14:49:36.133-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: 40 Years Ago Today: Poltergeist (1982)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-62388226104638988562022-06-05T19:43:23.008-04:002022-06-05T19:43:23.008-04:00Great article! I see Steve more as struggling with...Great article! I see Steve more as struggling with Reagan rather than hero worshiping him. We don’t know how he feels about the book he’s reading and the “grass grows greener on every side” line is said rather reluctantly. He and Diane were clearly hippies of the 60s—Diane had Dana at 16, we don’t know how old Steve is. He seems to be struggling but curious about Reagan and what’s happening in the 80s, going along with it, while Diane has resisted a bit and kept more of an open mind. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-24173091691166736782022-06-05T10:15:24.213-04:002022-06-05T10:15:24.213-04:00"Sometimes, people write me and tell me to le..."Sometimes, people write me and tell me to leave the interpreting/analysis out of my reviews, and just reveal whether or not a movie entertains. For me, of course, "entertainment" is the beginning of a discussion on film theory, never the final destination."<br /><br />Well said, John. You have a special gift for in-depth analyses, and for writing them in an academic style but with an eye to accessibility.<br /><br />A few years ago I had written a series of film reviews. More than once I heard: "You should put star-ratings in your reviews."<br /><br />It had not even occurred to me to go that route. My answer: "They're in the text!"<br /><br />Keep up the great work, John.Simon St. Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.com