Acting is a common theme within existential philosophy. It makes sense, when you think about it. When there is nothing essential or permanent underneath the constant flux of reality, is there any concrete sense of self? Or are we all just playing different parts and roles, the accumulation of which adds up to something seemingly […]
In just over twenty-five years and nine feature films, Paul Thomas Anderson has developed a body of work that’s unmatched in contemporary cinema. Where other filmmakers of the video store generation swayed towards genre (Quentin Tarantino), or some towards blockbuster actioners (Christopher Nolan), Anderson stayed true to the emotive impulses of classic cinéma vérité, all […]
Martin Scorsese is often regarded as one of the greatest directors of all time but sometimes his popular films might give you a wrong idea that he’s not versatile enough while in fact, this is the man who made films as wildly diverse like “Hugo”, “The Age of Innocence” and “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”. […]
Now that 2021 is over, we can safely say that the world is slightly more normal than it was last year. We still haven’t completely returned to normalcy, but for most people, things are looking up. There’s a lot to be thankful for, and even though cinema might be low on a lot of people’s […]
Unconditionally worshipped by many, arduously hated by others—if there’s a constant with Tarantino is that he leaves no one indifferent. Throughout his 30-year long career, his work has been scrutinized, chewed-over and mass-consumed as much as that of any modern director. Quentin Tarantino is a tentpole in his own right, a brand and genre all […]
As recently as the 1990s, American movie lovers in search of films from abroad had few options. If they lived in a sizable city, they might have enjoyed access to an independent theater or video store that carried international titles, especially those that had become hits in their native countries. Occasionally a decades-old “foreign film” […]