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The Cult of a Pirate’s Rites of Passage in The Island (1980)

cultfilmalley April 9, 2024 2

*contains spoilers The Island (1980) is a misunderstood film with a possible demographic that was unable to view it, which is why it failed so miserably at the box office upon its initial release. This tale of a twelve-year-old boy adopted by murderous modern-day pirates of the Caribbean is also one of the great father-son…

The Poetic Film Triptych of Director Ian Pringle (Part One)

cultfilmalley December 13, 2019 2

*contains spoilers When I say Ian Pringle’s films are poetic I don’t mean in terms of verse but rather their – of not imagination – but their sensitive emotions and their style of expression. There are unknown rhythms to his movies, reflections on nature both human and animal, there is a contrast of man and…