5 Reasons ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ is a Greater Film than ‘The Godfather’

ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA

Comparing works of art is an often self-defeating endeavour, and yet it is inherently compulsive when it comes to film. Most critics compile a list of the movies which they have most appreciated in ascending order on any given year, and the Academy Awards – arguably the most universally recognised seal of approval for any […]

Filmmaker Retrospective: The Idiosyncratic Cinema of Wes Anderson

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

The penultimate scene in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, represents what audiences feel when they look on the screen, and see the beautiful visual perfection of fusion of a specifically chosen palette of colours, whilst hearing Jeff Goldblum saying “That’s him Klaus” but instead of referring to the shark, he is referring to Wes […]

The 12 Most Visually Stunning Black and White Films of The 21st Century

best b&w films 21st century

The amount of feature films shot in black and white has overwhelmingly declined since the 1960s, being replaced by a quick growing ratio of those shot in color. From that moment on, monochromatic photography or any kind of technique that goes against digital development has been used for effect, or sometimes cost. Either it being […]