HBO is often thought of as the greatest television network of the time; HBO shows like The Wire, The Sopranos, The Leftovers, Game of Thrones, True Detective, Succession, and many more weren’t just brilliant artistic achievements, but they were shows that fundamentally changed the nature of how television was seen as a medium equal to […]
The way a film ages has fundamentally changed over the last ten years. No longer does a film’s initial theatrical run and first round of DVD sales determine its longevity, as the advantageous nature of streaming services allow for more rapid critical reevaluations. Certainly, cult films exist for a reason, as they are supported by […]
While the Academy Awards have always been favorable towards English language films, it has also honored some of cinema’s most iconic international films since the Academy first created a separate category for foreign language films in 1956. Filmmakers including the likes of Almodovar, De Sica, and Kurasowa have all received the Academy Award for Best […]
When Bong Joon Ho descended from the airplane to step onto his home country’s soil, he wore no mask, while all that surrounded him did. A news reporter kneeled to him, holding a microphone to illuminate his voice. Paparazzi crowded around him, but respectfully kept their distance. There was a fear within them, a fear […]
When the word “franchise” comes to mind, many filmgoers only remember more big-budget, relatively recent Western ones like Star Wars, Fast & Furious and the superhero ones most recently dominating popular movie culture. But in the larger picture, a substantial amount of the biggest, longest-running and (by dedication of their followings rather than total numbers […]
Since Parasite hit a huge homerun at the Oscars, world cinema seems to be getting the praise it has longingly deserved. Cinema is a worldwide artform, and Hollywood only scratches the surface of what this great medium has to offer. While Parasite basks in its victory, and South-Korean cinema has its moment to shine, there […]