There are only a small handful of contemporary filmmakers whose work can rival the buzz and anticipation that a new Yorgos Lanthimos movie generates around the globe. After bursting onto the scene with “Dogtooth” 15 years ago, the Greek filmmaker has established himself as a singular presence in world cinema and one in a select […]
Filmmakers have long explored the idea and the concept of artificial intelligence, its possible benefits and dangers for decades but recently the topic has become even more relevant. The idea of a future in which intelligence is not restricted to humans has long been a fascinating one. A future where machines can think as well […]
Cinema was changing in the 1970s and a lot of new voices were being discovered by audiences. In the genre of comedy, a lot of writers and performers from television were transitioning into films like Albert Brooks, Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. Cinema was a venue where they could try new things and test the […]
Believe it or not, pure comedies are sparse these days in movie theaters. Next time you go see a Marvel movie, a low-budget horror film or an animated movie, see how many pure comedies are at the multiplex. Maybe one but most likely none. And if there is one, it’s not selling out. True there […]
In the 90s, comedies were still going strong at the box office. In fact, Home Alone became the third highest grossing movie of all time. Film comedies were changing with the new arrivals of Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey. Both would go on to make several memorable comedies of the decade that are now deemed […]
The 1990s were a fantastic decade for action cinema. We were still getting some classics with Arnold and Sly, then we got Wesley Snipes establishing himself as an action hero, Jackie Chan and Jet Li finally breaking into Hollywood, and of course, lots of stuff with practical effects. Even Steven Seagal had a couple of […]