Every year around Oscar season, different folks clamor to get their hands on those films that have been nominated. Oscar-watching parties abound, instant-streaming services tax bandwidth, and workplace conversations include thoughts about that year’s contenders for cinema’s most coveted honor. Many go as far as to seek out films in the animation or foreign categories. The films in the short film categories, however, seem to be the least sought out of the bunch, and that is unfortunate considering all that the short form has to offer. Continue reading…
In an age where no film is safe from being resold to fans as a lackluster remake, you’d think that a certain apathy would have set in by now. But few films have gotten the internet’s knickers in a bigger twist than the announced reboot of Paul Verhoeven’s ’80s classic RoboCop. Continue reading…
If there were a prize for world’s most controversial film, a top contender would certainly be The Devils, Ken Russell’s scathing look at the abuse of power by the French 17th-century Catholic church. Continue reading…
If Ralph Fiennes wants to show his acting chops in roles like Caius Martius Coriolanus and Charles Dickens, then audiences should consider themselves lucky that he has the resources to make the films himself. His sophomore directorial effort, The Invisible Woman, utilizes a more reserved approach than 2011’s Coriolanus that befits its Victorian setting. It also reveals a versatility of style that feels more sincere and natural than similar Hollywood fare. Continue reading…
