[Written by Robert Salusbury] When a director is graced with labels like the “Master of Horror” and the “Master of the Thrill,” it’s fair to assume people may be going a tad over the top with their praise. When it comes to the Italian veteran filmmaker Dario Argento though, it’s fair to say he’s earned…
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The Disaster Artist The Disaster Artist came out in 2017 and was directed by and stars James Franco, along with his brother, Dave Franco. The film surrounds the making of the hilariously awful cult classic The Room. It primarily focuses on the friendship developed between the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) and a young, aspiring…
[written by Cole Clark] A Stone in Your Shoe How can a filmmaker make anguish engaging? It takes a certain amount of confidence, and material that’s provocative enough to ruffle some feathers. Michael Haneke and David Lynch, for example, craft stirring films from tortuous content. Haneke’s The Piano Teacher and Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return are…
Like so many other billions of people, quarantine life has led me to find something to do, and I’ve settled on watching every single Best Picture nominee from all 92 years of the Academy Awards. And for fun, we’re gonna be reviewing every decade to look back at the highs and lows throughout the years…
As most of us are inside, perhaps with people we chose, or perhaps by circumstance, let us take a moment to think about one of the most interesting veins of films about being shut in. There’s so many films about what happens when two women are made to grow closer and closer while isolated together.…
Perfectly (and unintentionally, we promise) coinciding with the release of David Lynch’s latest short film What Did Jack Do? this week, our staff highlights some of their favorite short films: Goldman v Silverman (2020) “Favorite short film.” Now those are some words that filled me with a fair bit of dread. Not that I don’t…
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