Tag: Films
Steven Spielberg's Oscar Run Heats Up With The Post Trailer
The trailer for The Post directed by Steven Spielberg was released on Wednesday. The film is based on the true story of the battle between…
Genre Blast: Brass Ringers – BizFlicks
At the core of every protagonist in this genre is the seed of origin, that thing, that career, that idea that they either love so much that they dare not take their attention away from it, or a past so traumatically unsatisfying that they can’t reinvent themselves quickly enough.
Cannes Winners Among The European Film Nominations
The European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced the nominations for the 30th European Film Awards on 4th November 2017. A few familiar films currently…
For Your Consideration: Aubrey Plaza, Best Actress, Ingrid Goes West
As those of us that follow the Oscar race know, Best Actress this year is a bloodbath with no clear frontrunner. You have Sally Hawkins…
For Your Consideration: Baby Driver, Best Film Editing
Baby Driver is easily one of my favorite films released in theaters this year, and part of the reason it is, is because of its crafts….
Writer-Director Dan Jenski Talks About His First Feature Film ADDicted
It occurred to me while watching ADDIcted, written and directed by Dan Jenski, that there are not many films these days that deal with the…
Vote Oscars: What Are The Greatest Of The 89 Best Picture Winners?
This needs little explaining. We’re heading towards the 90th Academy Awards, so a mass vote to establish a ranked list of the 89 Best Picture…
Review: Call Me By Your Name
A review by Bianca Garner “Nature has cunning ways of finding our weakest spot.” These words are profound and they sum up the power of…
GENRE BLAST: Things That Go Bump, III – Fantasy
They fracture time and space, reference our libraries of mythology and ethics, and take us far outside – or inside – of our hopes, our dreams and nightmares.
50 Films For Halloween '17 – Family Dysfunction
The Greek and I close out our series of 50 films for Halloween with a heavy dose of family values. Light relief? Not if you…
50 Films For Halloween '17 – Head Fuck
Yes, these are the horror hybrids that have you scratching your head if only you could locate it. From the sublime, the bonkers, to the…
50 Films For Halloween '17 – Women Scorned
I’m not here, as a man, to endorse the poor treatment of women, only to scan over how it does form a strong source of…
50 Films For Halloween '17 – Funny That
What do you mean there is nothing funny about a pregnant slasher? Or zombies in a classical literary setting? Or a kind of vampire The…
Frankenstein and The Cinematic Legacy of Man as Creator
It was a “wet ungenial summer” in Geneva when the 18-year-old daughter of a political philosopher and a feminist author suggested to her lover and…
