This Early Russell Crowe Role Remains His Most Disturbing

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This Early Russell Crowe Role Remains His Most Disturbing

Russell Crowe is one of the most inherently intimidating actors of his generation. Between the epic combat sequences in Gladiator, the pulse-pounding boxing matches in Cinderella Man, the flashes of extreme violence in L.A. Confidential, and the violent shootouts in…

Why Brick Is Still Rian Johnson’s Best Movie

Brick hails from filmmaker Rian Johnson, whose directorial debut allowed him to find later success with his Knives Out franchise, many of the best episodes of Breaking Bad (including Season 5’s “Ozymandias”), the divisively brilliant science fiction sequel Star Wars:…

Film Review: ‘The Stroll’- An Important Piece Of LGBTQ+ History

In the new HBO documentary “The Stroll”, director Kristen Lovell and her fellow trans filmmaker Zackary Drucker shine a light on the queer community who spent years walking the titular area of New York City’s meat packing district. From the…

Powerful Chronicles at Encounters Documentary Film Festival 2023

The Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival kicks off this week and runs until the 2nd July with screenings at the Labia Cinema and V&A Waterfront Ster-Kinekor in Cape Town as well as The Bioscope and The Zone in…

Best LGBTQ Romances to Watch This Pride Month

For most of the film industry’s history, LGBTQ stories were hidden away or relegated to cautionary tales or comic relief. If LGBTQ characters were featured in films, they were often just there to support the growth of the main character…

Why Gone with the Wind Still Matters

While breezy and predictable popcorn flicks are a welcome distraction, they rarely leave viewers with a lasting impression. Certain classical titles, however, have stood the test of time, and are still watched, commented, quoted, and referenced today. Whether featuring a…

The Best Films Of 2023… So Far

OK, we’re already past the halfway mark of 2023, so it’s time for a Best-Of-Year, So Far list, cool? As usual, our mid-year list contains films released right up until, well, yesterday, basically. Our “rules,” insofar as we stick to…

Film Review: ‘Surrounded’- A Western With Deeper Subtext

With the Western in extremely short supply these days, it is always exciting when a new oater rides into cinemas. 2023 began with a good one, Brett Donowho’s “The Old Way” starring Nicolas Cage. As we come to the year’s…

Beyond the Screen #36 – TCM in Dire Straits

In line with general worldwide trends, layoffs have begun across the cable TV portions of Warner Bros. Discovery. This includes Pola Changnon, who had served as TCM general manager over 25 years, overseen by the corporate hand of Michael Ouweleen,…

Here’s Why DC and Marvel Fought Over This Iconic Character

If you didn't know before, there are two Captain Marvel characters. Actually, there are more than just two, but both DC Comics and Marvel Comics each own a character best known for the name. One started off as a direct…

The Inspiration for Pulp Fiction’s Dance Scene

Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino from a story he co-created alongside Roger Avery, this is one of the most famous motion pictures ever put to the silver screen. Films fans around the world are familiar with Pulp Fiction (1994)…

Barry Jenkins Reflects On His Lo-Fi Debut & Why He Didn’t Think It Was Criterion Collection Worthy At First [Interview]

Before “The Underground Railroad.” Before “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Before his Best Picture-winning “Moonlight,” there was “Medicine for Melancholy.” The debut feature from writer/director Barry Jenkins, “Medicine for Melancholy” is a mumblecore journey through the streets of San Francisco…

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