Written by Nick McCann "Robert Rodriguez is the guerilla filmmaker’s golden boy. “El Mariachi” from 1992 was a genuine success story and provided the backbone for much of the beloved director’s career. Even as budgets got bigger and concepts got … Continue reading.
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Amsterdam
Written by Taylor Baker "Steeped in postwar America and Europe it follows an unlikely troupe of a self-medicated doctor, a lawyer, and a nurse on a quest to solve a murder, and maybe the soul of the world at the … Continue reading.
The Forgiven
Written by Taylor Baker "McDonagh using this North African desert backdrop fashions a moral tale around sexuality, death, and classicism without ever really wading too profoundly in any particular genre's feeling. The central event on which the film is predicated … Continue reading.
Firestarter
Written by Patrick Hao You can tell this was written during Stephen King’s prime drug years. The original novel came out during the height of government paranoia and the unveiling of government experiments like Project MK Ultra. The updated version … Continue reading.
Redeeming Love
Written by Patrick Hao “Redeeming Love” is based on the popular Christian romance novel of the same name by Francine Rivers. The novel was originally published in 1991 at the height of Fabio romance book covers and born-again Christianity. The … Continue reading.
Zone 414
Written by Alexander Reams Ever since “Blade Runner”, androids have been a constant subject in sci-fi cinema, and often used as a metaphor for reflection on society and treatment of others… Continue reading.
8-Bit Christmas
Written by Anna Harrison 55/100 8-Bit Christmas is the greatest ad that Nintendo has ever produced. Set largely in the 1980s (when exactly is murky), it follows Jake (Winslow Fegley) in his quest to get a Nintendo Entertainment System, despite … Continue reading.
Rumble
Written by Patrick Hao 35/100 Professional wrestling’s place in the sports movie genre has always been complicated due to its status as a “sport” with a predetermined outcome. Either a movie decides to ignore the outright spectacle and behind the … Continue reading.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm: Part 2: The Break Away
Written by Alexander Reams The Year of the Everlasting Storm is an anthology film that brings together 7 filmmakers from around the world during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and shows what these filmmakers made at home and how … Continue reading.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm: Part 1: Life
Written by Alexander Reams The Year of the Everlasting Storm is an anthology film that brings together 7 filmmakers from around the world during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and shows what these filmmakers made at home and how … Continue reading.