Tag: Cinema
Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 10-6
In the late 1970s, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were buddies. And both were embarking on huge, game-changing science fiction epics. Believe it or not…
Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 15-11
Once upon a time, in the condition that Warner Bros. utilize a cast primarily from the UK and Ireland, J. K. Rowling agreed to sell…
Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 29-16
Okay, your votes are in and counted. Thank you all for participating. I know picking your favorite Steven Spielberg movies is extremely tricky. As is…
The Online Film Critics Society Nominees Include mother! and A Ghost Story
The Online Film Critics Society announced their annual list of nominees and not only did The Shape Of Water lead the way with eight nominations…
Fight or Flight? The Tale Of Two Lovers In Spielberg’s The Terminal
I don’t do romantic comedies, I find them predictable and cliched. But I do like Tom Hanks, because well he’s Tom Hanks. And, I adore…
Listmania – Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg is one of my all-time favorite film directors, and he’s had a major impact on me as a lover of cinema. He’s made…
Filmotomy Podcast Episode 10: Close Encounters of the Critics Awards
So here comes Episode 10 of our podcast, which we may have finally settled on a name for, given the site’s successful re-branding. But enough…
Indiana Jones and His Greatest Hits
I came across the exploits of Indiana Jones in 2008 in the form of the fourth installment of the series, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of…
Indiana Jones and the Return to Form
I’ll be honest: after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, I was wary about watching the third outing, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I wasn’t…
Indiana Jones and the Nasty, Mean-Spirited Sequel
I’m just going to come right out and say it: I really did not enjoy sitting through Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I can’t, for the…
Raiders of the Lost Ark: Spielberg's Fury Road
By the time I was born in 1990, Steven Spielberg, through triumphs like Jaws, Close Encounters, and E.T., had already cemented himself as one of…
Spielberg's Ark: The Masterful Schindler's List
In Language and Silence (1967), Cambridge University’s George Steiner famously suggested that, because the Holocaust “lies outside speech as it lies outside reason,” the proper…
Empire Of The Sun: Goodbye To Childhood
Empire of the Sun marks Spielberg’s departure from the theme of childhood and innocence and is his first step into more adult territory with films…
Masterpiece Memo: Spielberg's 'Close Encounter' With Greatness
Da. Da. Da. Da. Daaa. Those five notes are perhaps some of the most iconic in cinematic history. After all of the human drama and…