Violence, exploitation, cultural commentary: vintage Tarantino.
It doesn’t try to be the book, which is a good thing in the long run.
Gus van Sant takes a diplomatic approach to the fracking issue, so long as you don’t watch the last twenty minutes.
Christmas movies are a staple at this time of year, whether you have your classics, your canonical, or just your personal favorites. Within each movie, there are a number of the same tropes and themes: the importance of family, encroaching consumerism, the lost recognition of the holiday, and the diminishing Christmas spirit. In addition, there are often […]
My agenda on this site is not to spout political rhetoric and sway people’s opinions to the left or right. Sure, I often dabble in Marxist theory to elucidate ways in which films poke fun of capitalism, consumerism, and social order, but I don’t do this to convince readers that they should form a socialist or communist […]
Disappointed the world didn’t end? Here are some films that are equally as disappointing.
This if 40 is ambitious, but is drowned by shallow characters and disjointed scenes.
Meticulous and without soundtrack, After Lucia is cold, eerie, and stunning.
Les Miserables is, at times, emotionally charged; at others, it goes through the motions.
Kathryn Bigelow chronicles the decade-long manhunt for America’s Most Wanted.