“As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in.”
Drama
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“I do what I do best: I take scores. You do what you do best: try to stop guys like me.”
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“I am nobody’s fool. Least of all, yours.”
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ComedyDramaHistory of Cinema
The Big Short (2015): The Disaster Movie That Wasn’t
by Ben Jones January 28, 2019Our Editor takes a look at Adam McKay’s ‘The Big Short’ – and makes an apocalyptic comparison.
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Victoria Danesi reviews director Damien Chazelle’s latest, starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong.
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DramaHistory of Cinema
On The Waterfront (1954): The Hollywood Blacklist
by Cleiton De Veras August 9, 2018Eli Kazan’s ‘On The Waterfront’ is a key example of how life can sometimes imitate art. Victoria Danesi examines how.
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From 1894’s ‘Fred Ott’s Sneeze’ to 2016’s ‘Ugly’ – David Khaziri provides a condensed history of one of Cinema’s oldest formats.
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Jordan O’Shea revisits an oft forgotten classic of French Cinema – Robert Bresson’s ‘Mouchette’.
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DramaFantasyHistory of Cinema
Mexican Narratives in Hollywood: Coco (2017) & Frida (2002)
by Cleiton De Veras June 5, 2018Laura Zapien celebrates positive Mexican representation in Cinema – from 2003’s ‘Frida’ to 2017’s ‘Coco’.
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Initially released to a mixed reaction, ‘Vertigo’ has since earned a place alongside some of the greatest films of all time. But why? David Khaziri investigates.