One of my favorite genres of film – perhaps even my favorite genre – is the good-ole’ fashioned murder mystery. From Agatha Christie to Nick and Nora Charles, I’ve loved watching a fun caper play out before my eyes, providing vital clues that the...
This should come as a surprise to no one (except maybe the most Galaxy Brained Marvel Fans), but Martin Scorsese is a master filmmaker. He has earned this title. He explores grief, faith, failure, evil, greed, and corruption in the same way...
In an era where the definition of “classic” is debated by different factions to a point of meaninglessness, it is hard to think of a film more unanimously awarded the title than Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror masterpiece The Shining. A pop culture...
The zeitgeist surrounding Todd Phillips’ Joker seems like it has reached a fever pitch. Critics and fans are furiously digging trenches over if this film is good or bad, a cautionary tale or evil incarnate, and it seems poised to spark that civil...
As cultural critics on the Internet spend their time debating the effects of Joker on mass audiences, it’s time we discuss America’s fascination with villains. Perhaps tracing back to our days as renegade criminals looking to overthrow our...
Every once in a while, a beloved novel is slapped with the caveat “unadaptable.” Due to its sprawling length, complex themes, and indissoluble prose, these works are marked dangerous by Hollywood executives, and thus remain solely in their...
When Stephen King’s It first premiered to massive critical and commercial acclaim in 2017, I was one of the few fun-killers. Oh, I didn’t hate the film by any means. I just viewed it as slightly-above average, and nowhere near $700 million...
Using the word “dumb” to describe a film is often seen as degrading. Who wants to see a movie that’s “dumb,” and who would even make a “dumb” movie? What is often lost in translation when a film is given such a seemingly pejorative nickname is...
During the 90s, there was a period where British independent dramedies were operating on an international level. Films like The Commitments, Billy Elliot, Pride, and The Full Monty were not only becoming hits in the United Kingdom, they were...
One of the things that makes Quentin Tarantino a great director – indeed, I would argue the key to making him a great director – is his ability to blend a history of the old with something completely new. By throwing back to genres and influences...
Last Sunday, Big Little Lies concluded its second, and potentially final season. It was a season that should not have happened – they had completed the book in the first miniseries, the A-list actresses all had new projects lined up, and there...
Natural horror is both the best and worst subgenre in existence. On the one hand, it’s a cheap way to elicit thrills, often relying on jump scares and fake outs to make an audience scream on cue like the puppets they are. On the other hand, they...
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