Category: Year in Film

It seems unpopular now to lay praise on Forrest Gump. It’s old fashioned, sentimental, politically confused at times, and overall unremarkable when compared to other…

When Wes Craven died, horror critic and writer Kim Newman tweeted something very succinct. “Wes Craven reinvented horror at least four times – most directors…

Where generally when it comes to Studio Ghibli and anime film in general, the majority of the attention goes towards the works of Hayao Miyazaki….

Japanese cinema from the 1950s remains one of the strongest periods in film ever. With masters in cinema such as Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, and,…

In a year of strong Best Picture contenders, there’s generally that one film (or occasionally several) that likely would have won, if it hadn’t been…

In the middle of the McCarthy communist-hunt, Charlie Chaplin ended up being exiled from the United States due to his open criticisms of the government…

From 1956 to 1960, director Budd Boetticher and actor Randolph Scott collaborated on seven westerns together. These films were made on the cheap, done fast,…

1957 was a seminal year for Ingmar Bergman. He released two films that year. The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) and Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället). Both…

We live in a society driven by attention. In the era of social media, attention is the most powerful tool and weapon that one can…

Pyaasa (1957) (literally “thirsty,” but known as The Thirsty One in English) is the cinematic triumph of the middle twentieth century that most cinema lovers…

Zero Hour! opens with a dogfight sequence as an America squad led by Ted Stryker. Their mission is to destroy a high priority target. Using fog as…

How well does this version of A Farewell to Arms hold up? Unfortunately, the answer is not very. Despite the talents of Rock Hudson and…

There’s a question that every cinephile has answered at least once in their lives. Have you ever been asked, what film made you realized that…

Few other genres describe the 1950’s cinema landscape better than film noir. The tales of crime, murder and lust are ones for the ages. Still…