Birdman of Alcatraz captures Burt Lancaster’s unique capacity to play both hard and soft in the same moment.
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Anton offers a short reflection on what Star Wars: A New Hope means to him.
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Anton explores the dinosaur franchise, its science fiction themes, and the nature of the reboot.
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Aren explores the stylistic, narrative, and thematic evolution of David Cronenberg’s filmmaking in his early works.
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Anders revisits the fandom-splitting film and considers its treatment of the Star Wars myth. Is it actually Rian Johnson's reverent tribute to Lucas's series?
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Featuring various techniques of defamiliarization, Hacksaw Ridge is war film that is both conventional and original, and, ultimately, deeply affecting.
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The film employs the Christ figure to explore notions of salvation and personhood.
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HyperNormalisation, O.J.: Made in America, Hell or High Water, Moonlight, and Arrival capture the tumultuous sociopolitical times of 2016.
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A discussion of how Ridley Scott's 1979 film uses science fiction to merge two kinds of horror to unsettle and disturb.
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Films like Halloween, The Shining, The House of the Devil, and It Follows rely on nostalgia to fuel their horror.
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Rather than using it for titillation or emotional revelation, David Cronenberg uses nudity to explore the unnatural psyches of his characters.
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The films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata capture profound truths about youth.
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A blinkered vision of human nature and achievement.
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The term “guilty pleasure” is antithetical to film criticism and a healthy film culture.
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Is this just another "faith-based" film?
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Running on Karma, and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin explore essential Buddhist concepts.
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Moustapha Akkad’s historical epic about the life of the Prophet Mohammad is a radical and reverent act of filmmaking.
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Many filmmakers use meals as dramatic shorthand to explore the cultural differences of their characters.
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Juzo Itami’s Tampopo is the food movie to end all food movies.
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The classic Hollywood musical captures the charm of the Golden Age of Cinema.
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