EDITORIAL HUB FOR CINEPHILES
September 30, 2021
The Endurance of Dazed & Confused
Alright, alright, alright! Richard Linklater’s 1993 classic, Dazed and Confused, is one of the definitive films of the high school and coming-of-age genres. Despite being …
The New Canon: ‘Ida’
“Let’s say that I come from a family full of mysteries and contradictions and have lived in one sort of exile or another for most …
The Endurance of ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
In 1952, Gene Kelly tap-danced his way into cinemas with the beautiful and joyous musical, Singin’ in the Rain. Nearly seventy years later, the movie …
Park Chan-wook Amplified
In an interview with the website Designing Sound, sound designer Chuck Michael said that what guided him as he created the sonic landscape for Stoker …
The Cinematic Mythology of Led Zeppelin
When a movie or TV show uses a pre-existing song rather than an original composition, it is referred to as a needle drop. Needle drops …
The Score Auteur: Trent Reznor
Who would have guessed that Trent Reznor, founder and frontman of the band Nine Inch Nails, would win an Academy Award for his first film …
Embracing the Absurd with Takashi Miike
A true master of the mash-up genre, Takashi Miike has become a veritable legend of cinema. With a career that spans over a hundred films, …
The Undeniable Impact of ‘Fight Club’
Fight Club is one of the most talked-about films ever made. Released in 1999, David Fincher’s adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel is a modern classic …
The New Canon: ‘Meek’s Cutoff’
Many of the characters in Kelly Reichardt’s compact and intimate body of work are lost in America. Maybe they’ve lost their emotional moorings, or perhaps …
Annapurna: Conquering the Mountain
Few production companies have a staple of films as diverse as Annapurna. What sets Annapurna apart is the quality and uniqueness of their stories — …
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