It is remarkable how little commercial success correlates longevity. Nowadays, XTC is considered one of the quintessential British rock bands from the eighties, but back…
CIPC #177: Alvin and the chipmunks: The squeakquel
My God. What have I come to? You know, I hope you all really appreciate what I do for this blog, because you have no…
CIPC #176: Shera ceiling tiles ad
I have bad news for the regular CIPC readers: today we’re going to tackle a philosophical question. Yes, one of those deep mysteries that bother…
CIPC #175: A matter of life and death
After a short detour to the land of advertising, we return to our usual playground of movies. This time, we go all the way back…
CIPC#174: State Farm commerical
State Farm is one of those things, like red sups and school shootings, which most of the world is only familiar with through American media.…
CIPC #173: Death note 2: The last name
I have already written a blog post about a manga and one about an anime, but I have yet to talk about Japanese cinema. That’s…
CIPC #172: Blazing saddles
After the horrors I had to endure last week, I think I deserve a bit of break. Something light-hearted, something fun. Something good, even. Which…
CIPC #171: Casper the friendly ghost, Vol.2
Who is the most famous ghost in all of fiction? The obvious answer would be the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future from Dickens’…
CIPC #170: Camel advertisement
If you were to ask me for my favourite sites, I would probably go on a tangent about how one should not assume that such…
CIPC #169: The wire S1 E3, The buys
The wire is one of the most critically acclaimed television series in history, charting at number six in IMDB’s top list at the time of…