The soft pink and beige background on the red carpet of this year’s Oscars ceremony echoed the generally much more mellow tone of the evening than we have been used to in the recent past. If last year’s event was…
Read moreYou remember Captain America: Civil War — Sokovia Accords, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) on opposite sides, heroes fighting heroes, and so on. And if you remember Civil War, then you remember that Tony Stark…
Read moreIt's no great secret that Hollywood has an overwhelming liberal bias when it comes to the values that most major industry players share. These values are often reflected in the kinds of themes and motifs that make their way into…
Read moreIt was a ceremony dominated by wins for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Telecast producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner clearly had an idea of what was in store as they slotted the…
Read moreUnlike the studio trepidation in releasing films following the reopening of theaters, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) knows when to charge like a bull head-on into a fracas. Then, once theaters opened back up and audiences were ready to head in…
Read moreEditor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Scream VI.Draw up a list of the most iconic and influential horror scenes of all time, and it's going to be tough to not include the opening sequence from the original Scream on…
Read moreThe Land Before Time is everything right about a dinosaur movie, simply due to the fact that there are no humans in it. There have been several recent movies, such as the entire Jurassic Park franchise, but there’s something pure…
Read moreBack with all 23 awards presented live, this year’s Oscars was dominated by “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which won in the most significant categories that it was nominated for, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress,…
Read moreThe 1945 film Leave Her to Heaven commands a Criterion Collection level of respect within the film noir canon. Martin Scorsese adores it; it was the highest-grossing film of the 1940s for Twentieth Century Fox; the United States National Film…
Read moreIn 2000, Dungeons and Dragons, based on the popular tabletop game of the same name, hit theaters to the excitement of longtime fans of the franchise. The film was something of passion project for director and entrepreneur Courtney Solomon, who…
Read moreIn an awards season dominated by Oscars rules discussion and the multiversal “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the night is finally here. And guess what? Everything went just about as expected. Daniels‘ “Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated the categories…
Read moreThe horror trope of the "Final Girl" has been part of the cultural conversation around horror films for decades. While it wasn't officially coined until 1992 by author, Carol J. Clover, the trope itself has been around much longer, stretching…
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