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Cinema's Take on The Human Condition

I just came back from experiencing Kurosawa's meditative masterpiece, Ikiru (1952). There was something that I was completely drawn to...

A Decade of Film - The Best Films from the 2010s

As the decade comes to an end, there have been so many great films that were released all throughout the 2010s. Originally I had a 50...

A New Age of Modern-Day Horror Films

I recently revisited Jordan Peele's critically-acclaimed directorial debut Get Out (2017) and each time I rewatch it, the film improves...

What is horror? - Misinterpreting a genre

This past weekend I went to go see Jordan Peele's newest film 'Us', and lo and behold, it truly blew me away as I anticipated it to....

Most overlooked films of the past decade

I've been thinking about creating a list of films that went under a lot of people's radar this past decade. I will update this list from...

Velvet Buzzsaw - Critiquing the critics

Written & directed by Dan Gilroy Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette "My disappointment is immeasurable..." -...

Whiplash - Falling into psychosis

Written & directed by Damien Chazelle Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist (Spoilers below) Before La La Land (2016) and...

91st Academy Awards predictions

This morning, the Academy announced the official nominations for the 91st Academy Awards. Here are my official predictions for the...

Wildlife - The Importance of the Inciting Incident

Directed by Paul Dano Written by Paul Dano & Zoe Kazan Starring: Ed Oxenbould, Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, & Bill Camp. (Spoilers...

Bad Times at the El Royale - Redefining Genres

Drew Goddard has proven that he is a creative and unique writer. With his new film Bad Times at the El Royale, his ambition and unique...

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