The 1980s was a fine enough decade for the crime cinema. Brian De Palma switched to the crime genre from his thrillers and made classics like “Scarface” and “The Untouchables”. Michael Mann and Abel Ferrara were delivering great films in the genre, even though they were still the indicator of even better films to come. […]
Perhaps no other film genre has fallen so in and out of style over the years as the Western, with reports of its inevitable demise harkening back all the way to the mid-20th century during its brief twilight and steady decline at the close of the studio era to its subsequent resurgences and revivals. Though […]
It’s not too easy to describe the main characteristics of the cinema of 2000s. Mostly because it might give a bad vibe. Especially if you’re one of those people who’s tired of the franchise-driven industry, complain about Hollywood’s safe choices, or miss the good old days when mid-budget studio dramas were profitable, then yes, unfortunately, […]
Alien fans rejoice! After seven years stuck in cryosleep, one of the longest running movie franchises of all time has come back in vogue with another heavy dose of slimy facehuggers and edge-of-your-seat thrills with Fede Álvarez’s hotly anticipated legacy sequel “Alien: Romulus” making its splashy theatrical debut earlier this summer on August 2024. Already […]
American cinema in the 1970s was so full, rich and varied that you could fill several volumes of books with overlooked and underrated gems. We all know and love the recognised masterpieces, the Oscar winners and quotable classics, but every film buff has their own list of movies that they wish more people had seen. […]
It’s true that for the last few decades, the Westerns have become less popular even though there are still occasional hits theatrically and its influence is everywhere. Kevin Costner’s recent attempt to bring the genre back to the big screen failed, but it’s admirable that there are still filmmakers who want to keep the old-school […]