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Weekend Movie Guide: October 12-14
As we barrel towards Halloween, we’re resisting the urge to go full monster mash, and luckily, this weekend makes it easy! Of course, if you …
Revisiting “The Raid: Redemption”
If you watch the trailer for Gareth Evans’s Apostle — with its religious cults and grisly torture devices — and think that the director has …
Trailer Park Thursday: “The Little Drummer Girl,” “Pet Sematary,” and “Burning”
While comic books and video games are certainly rising in the ranks, the truth remains that novels and short stories are still the go-to for …
Cult Films, Classified
Why have friends when you can have followers? No, we’re not talking about social media clout, we’re talking about one of cinema’s favorite subjects: cults …
A Short History of Addiction in Cinema
Cinema, more often than not, is the most sincere art form. It has the advantage over other mediums because it offers an almost complete sensory …
Peter Greenaway’s Radical Montage and Framing
“The film editor is the gatekeeper to what the audience gets to see.” Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway always wanted to be a painter. He was …
Phantom Body Horror in Cinema
When you think of “body horror” in the movies, what comes to mind? Cronenberg’s The Fly, or Lynch’s Eraserhead? Maybe Tokyo Gore Police, Ichi the …
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Shine Bright in “A Star is Born”
The hype for A Star is Born out of the Venice and Toronto film festivals made the release of the new Bradley Cooper and Lady …
Alfonso Cuarón Turns Back the Clock to Make “Roma”
In his most personal film to date, Alfonso Cuarón draws from his childhood in 1970s Mexico City to craft a gorgeous neorealist drama. The story …
A Star is Re-Born
Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born has already stolen plenty of hearts during its successful festival run. From Venice, through Toronto to Zurich, critics have …