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About Nathanael Hood
Nathanael Hood is a 25 year old film critic currently based out of South Florida with a passion for all things cinematic. He has a Master's Degree in Film Studies from New York University - Tisch and is currently a writer for the Turkish Journal of American Studies, TopTenz.net, and TheYoungFolks.com.
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Safe At Home Blu-Ray Round-Up

Jun 22, 2020 Nathanael Hood 0

With the world turned topsy-turvy over COVID-19, now might be the best time to catch up with some of the latest Blu-ray releases of classic and foreign films. Here are ten capsule reviews of new […]

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Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman Criterion Boxset

May 14, 2020 Nathanael Hood 0

Most special effects artists try to convince audiences that what they’re seeing is real—that the giant dinosaur, the 100-foot tidal wave, the alien invasion are really there and sharing the same physical space as the […]

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New Year! New Blu-Ray Round-Up!

Jan 8, 2020 Nathanael Hood 0

A FACE IN THE CROWD (1957) (Criterion Collection, Spine #970) ★★★★½ When I first saw Elia Kazan’s A Face in the Crowd over five years ago, I wrote in my journal that the film, while […]

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CALL NORTHSIDE 777 And Get Some 1940s Cynicism

Nov 14, 2019 Nathanael Hood 0

When originally released, Henry Hathaway’s Call Northside 777 was heralded as a triumph of noir realism. As the first Hollywood feature shot on location in Chicago, the film was part of the vanguard of studio-produced […]

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THE ESCAPE ARTIST is Real Magic

Sep 6, 2019 Nathanael Hood 0

A young boy peels a carrot with a knife, chomping at the end as he readies his things to flee into the night. In his suitcase, he packs his clothes and a small collection of […]

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Meta-Double Take: HI DIDDLE DIDDLE

Jul 2, 2019 Nathanael Hood 0

By the 1940s, the screwball comedy was on its way out. The tastes of the nation had warped from the strains of military mobilization and, for whatever reason, the need for lightheartedly subversive battles between […]

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