If you love comedic films, you love Billy Wilder. It’s a given: “The Seven Year Itch”, “Some Like it Hot”, “The Apartment”. But, what is genuinely fascinating is how many subjects his films cover. What I began to realize is that when I have talked about Billy Wilder with different people, over the years, is […]
For a movie to be in the thriller genre can have numerous causes, but the one sure thing is that it will be filled with suspense. Because the term is so broad, usually it is accompanied with another genre, the most common being action, horror, or fantasy and science-fiction. With thrillers there’s often a sense […]
It’s been nearly 60 years since Francois Truffaut’s notorious statement that there was a certain incompatibility between Britain and cinema. He even went as far as to say that the country itself with its dull weather, stolid routine and understated humour was anticinematic. And this opinion, given by one of the great arbiters of film […]
This decade’s Academy Awards have had tremendous highs and tremendous lows. Some of the Oscar winning performances, such as Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), were quite deserving and worthy of recognition, while others, such as Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) or Jared Leto (Dallas […]
Unless you’ve been scavenging through the depths of countless VOD apps and websites, you’ve likely had an unusually slow year when it comes to movie-watching. With theater chains closed across the globe, it’s safe to say that blockbusters are out and indie gems are in, but even then, it’s hard to find which indie gems […]
When most people think of classics, the films that come to mind tend to be the most popular or most acclaimed flicks that we all know and love. In the sci-fi genre, a typical list of classics would probably include a Spielberg film or two, maybe a Kubrick film, perhaps even a Lucas offering if […]