10 Reasons Why “Arrival” Is The Best Sci-Fi Film Of The Decade

Accomplished Québécois filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi follow-up to 2015’s Sicario, Arrival, may well be my favorite film of 2016. It’s an ecstatic and otherworldly experience, extraordinarily romantic, deeply moving, and filled with buoyancy, and wonder. Arrival is also something of a weepie––though importantly it earns its tears in an honest manner, there’s no emotional blackmail […]

5 Reasons Why “Watchmen” Is A Masterpiece of The Genre

In 2007, director Zack Snyder took on the task of adapting Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons magnum opus “Watchmen”. Famous for revolutionizing DC Comics, “Watchmen” had had a troubled history making it to the big screen, but in 2009 was finally released to the public. The movie opened up to polarizing reviews, with some critics […]

7 Reasons Why “The Neon Demon” Is A Huge Disappointment

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Nicholas Winding Refn is a director with a very fixed vision. Some people will inevitably be in awe of it. Others may reject it as ‘style over substance’. Refn’s most recent film, The Neon Demon, is an attempted examination of the modelling scene in L.A. While this has certainly been done before, Refn calls upon […]