Donnie Darko at 20: Why the Sky Is Still Falling
Donnie Darko (2001) Director: Richard Kelly Screenwriter: Richard Kelly Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, James Duval,…
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Shot-for-Shot Comparison: Stryker’s Dilemma in Sands of Iwo Jima
John Wayne is remembered for many films, and Sands of Iwo Jima ranks among his most enduring work. Released just four years…
Away (2019) Review: A Silent, Visually Striking Journey
Away (2019) Director: Gints Zilbalodis Screenwriter: Gints Zilbalodis Atmosphere, immersion, and emotion form the heart of Gints Zilbalodis’ debut feature, Away.…
Gone with the Wind Movie: 80th Anniversary Review
Gone with the Wind (1939)Director: Victor Fleming Screenwriter: Sidney Howard Starring: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel…
Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid: 100-Year Anniversary Review
The Kid (1921) Director: Charlie Chaplin Screenwriter: Charlie Chaplin Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Edna Purviance, Carl Miller, Walter Lynch Issues such…
Black Bear (2020) Review: Aubrey Plaza’s Unnerving Turn
Black Bear (2020) Director: Lawrence Michael Levine Screenwriter: Lawrence Michael Levine Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Sarah Gadon, Christopher Abbott Some films are built…
Across the Universe (2007) Movie Review: Beatles Musical
Across the Universe (2007) Director: Julie Taymor Screenwriter: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana…
Breach (2020) Movie Review: Plot, Ending and Verdict
Breach (2020) Director: John Suits Screenwriters: Edward Drake, Corey Large Starring: Bruce Willis, Cody Kearsley, Rachel Nichols, Kassandra Clementi, Johnny Messner There’s…
Soul (2020) Review: Pixar’s Jazz-Fueled Journey
Soul (2020)Directors: Pete Docter, Kemp PowersScreenwriters: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, Mike JonesStarring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga,…
What We Do in the Shadows Reimagines the Man-Alone Archetype
What We Do in the Shadows and the “Man Alone” in New Zealand Cinema In New Zealand film, the figure known as…
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