It’s inevitable. Every year a lot of great films can’t find their audience and don’t get much recognition for this reason or another. Maybe they come out at the wrong time, maybe some other film overshadowed it, or who knows what else. Critics try to support those films with awards but there are films even […]
If before the pandemic Netflix, and streaming in general, was already an indispensable force in the cinematic landscape, the last couple of years have only accelerated the inevitable; there is now a clear (and seemingly irreversible) divide between movies that are made for theater and those that can only find life in streaming services. For […]
Youth begins with a dance. A cover band on a rotating platform playing the song “You Got the Love.” The singer croons: Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air I know I can count on you Sometimes I feel like saying “Lord I just don’t care” But you’ve got the love […]
For better or worse, there’s nothing quite like an Edgar Wright movie. Ever since we were introduced to the heroic duo of misfits in Shaun of the Dead, the British director has made a career out of subverting and unapologetically poking fun at every film trope there is. Zombie slashers, teen rom-coms, buddy-cop spoofs and […]
When you think about it, martial arts cinema is not too different than musicals. We’re not here for realism much, but rather to see impressive choreographies and great physical performances. Cinema is great medium for martial arts in that sense because there are a lot of platform to explore what you can express with physicality […]
Sir Christopher Lee – the actor who stood at 6ft 4 and starred in over 200 movies – was not only a cinematic titan who towered in the literal sense, but one who reached the heights of consummate merit and tremendous skill. In his lengthy filmography he was bound to feature in a few filmic […]