Paul Marrone

Paul Marrone


  • February 12, 2011

    The Artful Illogic of Blow-Up

    There must be an endless backlog of reviews written on Michelangelo Antonioni's iconic 1966 film Blow-Up. It's definitely one of those "you're not a true cineaste until you see it" kind of films. I had intended to place it in my Netflix que...

  • November 21, 2010

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship: A New Variety of Primitive Spectacle

    It all started with Royce Gracie. He was the last man standing on the night of November 12, 1993 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado after a brutal martial arts tournament. The eight-man contest, now dubbed "The Beginning," was th...