Great Movies

The Golden Raspberry Awards, also known as “The Razzies,” have been a staple of the movie fan world since their inception in 1980. Billed as the opposite of the Oscars, the Razzies celebrate the worst in film for each year, with categories such as Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Actor, and Worst Actress. Initially a […]

Since the first edition in 1929, the Academy Awards have honored 38 movies with multiple Oscar acting awards, with only five of them being made in the 21st century (“Mystic River”, “Million Dollar Baby”, “The Fighter”, “Dallas Buyers Club”, and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”). However, there was never a movie to win all of […]

Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Woody Allen, and Orson Welles are amongst some of the most well-known self-written and self-directed actors in cinema. Other names like Sylvester Stallone, George Clooney, and Tom Hanks have also proven themselves capable in making a film that they have written, directed, and acted in themselves. The concept of an auteur […]

How were film genres created? Through the more recent decades of cinema, it has become increasingly common for films to blend elements of different genres in order to tell unique, eye opening, and sometimes disturbing stories. Part of what makes a film “defy” its genre is the director’s innovative use of cinematography and musical score. […]

It seems that every weekend movie theaters are cluttered with unnecessary sequels, with some franchises continuing to rehash the same story for multiple installments that no one asked for. Unfortunately, while there are seemingly countless sequels playing at any given moment, it’s often that the films most deserving of a franchise never get past the […]

Every director has to start somewhere. Some directors discovered and figured out their style and obsessions along the way, and some have it from the beginning. For the most part, everybody has to start small and work their way up, just like in any other profession. However, it’s always unique to look back at the […]