The 80’s was the video store era. The more indie, the less chain-y, the better. Think San Francisco’s Le Video ad LA’s Vidiots. This is where one went to crate dig for the off beat, the crass, the not-quite sure what the hell it is, the grand artistic statements, or the missed theatrical run. In […]
Ti West got his first breakthrough in “The House of the Devil”, a subtle, slow-burn horror film with a flavor of nostalgic elements. West’s film was celebrated by the critics and earned him lots of fans in the horror community. West kept making horror films. He says his sensibilities are not outrageously commercial but also […]
The year is a little more than halfway over, and of course, that means we need to count down the best of the best. As is always the case, many of the biggest festival hits and awards season slam dunks have yet to be released. That doesn’t mean there aren’t worthwhile films to see though. […]
The 1970s were a transformative decade for film, marked by innovative filmmakers and ground-breaking experiments. The decade is now widely celebrated for its significant contributions to the film-making craft, characterised by pushing boundaries in both storytelling and film-making techniques. Perhaps reflecting the cultural zeitgeist, the films became more thought provoking and socially conscious, with crime […]
“I always feel that crime films are about capitalism because it is a genre where it is perfectly acceptable for all the characters to be motivated by the desire for money.” – Andrew Dominik Since the genesis of cinema, the crime genre has been jam-packed with seminal achievements. However, the assessments of unenlightened, harsh critics […]
With eleven films under his belt, Wes Anderson has carved a niche of his own and developed one of the most stylistically distinct authorial stamps in world cinema. Symmetrical compositions, immaculate production design, elaborate sets, and dysfunctional families are only some of the usual hallmarks that run through his personal film catalog. Because of his […]