“The best films don’t offer redemption. They understand their own artificiality and are truthful as a result.” – Todd Haynes Exploring in his diverse and boldly mosaic body of work the complexity of identity and sexual politics, Todd Haynes is a singular and staggering talent. Born January 2, 1961 in Encino, California, Haynes’ fascinating film […]
Author: Shane Scott-Travis
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7 Reasons Why “Enemy” is an Underrated Masterpiece
“Chaos is order yet undeciphered” proclaims a confounding yet explicitly authoritative title card at the beginning of Enemy (2013), Québécois filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s inscrutable adaptation of José Saramago’s 2002 novel “The Double.” It’s a film that’s chilling, sensual, eerie, perhaps at times indulgent, and yet always an artful and audacious affair. Jake Gyllenhaal, in an […]
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The 25 Best Movies of the 21st Century (So Far)
So far the 21st century has been an exciting, variable, and unpredictable period for cinema. While we’ve been seeing less and less movies being shot on 35mm in favor of now ubiquitous and widely accessible digital formats, the following list doesn’t really delve into these trends and it also eschews the gimmicks and populist movements […]
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The 25 Best Cult Movies of The 1990s
The 1990s was another strong decade for midnight movie, eccentric oddities, and out there genre films. No doubt cult films from that era were still benefitting in popularity owing largely to the home video market, cable TV, as well as repertoire cinemas and Pay per view channels. Part of the attraction with movies designated with […]
Pulling Focus: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
“A film can be like a dream. It’s a fairy tale. It’s not beholden to rules or laws of the real world. I have no loyalty to the real world. Fuck the real world. Why would I make a film to try and show you what it’s like here?” – Ana Lily Amirpour Oh, […]
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The 25 Best Cult Movies of The 1980s
Perhaps more than any decade before or since, due largely to the home video market, the 1980s was a great time for cult films. Part of the attraction with these movies designated with cult status is that they are decidedly different and much more provocative than mainstream populist fare. The cult film experience differs from […]